Good things happen when Disney and square collide.
Were to start.. I simply love this game, All of the Disney characters kind of make this game seem like a kids game, But the combat and Final Fantasy aspects say otherwise.
You start out as a teenager named Roxas in a town called Twilight Town, The beginning takes a while to get started, you basicly find out what has happened sense the last kingdom hearts and how Roxas is connected to Sora. So for the first hour or so of the game, you are basicly watching little videos and learning the basics of the story and combat. Its hard trying to give out information without giving out too many plot spoilers. A new Threat entered the world of Kingdom hearts, These things called Nobodies, and Sora is once again called upon to seal up the worlds and defeat the Nobodies.
One of the games strong points are the graphics, down to the the littlest features, this is one of the best looking ps2 games out today. The terrain is rendered beautifully and the character models are very detailed down to the useless zippers on Sora's pants. Every hit you made with the Keyblade emits a nice looking effect depending on what Keyblade you are using, From little moons too dark little vortexes.
By far the best part of the game is the storyline, Mostly due to the fact that 60% of the game is cutscenes but unlike in most cases, This isn't a bad thing, If you were to take just one cutscene out of the game, You would be lost. Every aspect of the scenes is vital, so make sure your paying attention. The game has so many twists in the storyline, what you would expect from a SquareEnix game. One thing that takes you away from the Story is the cutesy little Disney characters in it... One minute your seeing a badass looking guy slashing a million heartless, Then the next minute you see Goofy or Donald making a joke that only a 6 year old would find remotely funny.
Sound is done perfectly, Like the little hit effects mentioned earlier, every Keyblade makes a different sound and every footstep makes a different noise depending on what environment your at. Dialogue is done extremely well, hard to tell if Jack Sparrow was actually played by Johnny Depp or not. Not to mention Goofys and Donalds voices are right on.
I would say this game is defiantly worth checking out, and now that its on the Greatest Hits list, Its even easier to recommend. Look forward to a captivating and enriching storyline along with an awesome combat system and movie like effects. The beginning takes some time to get into, so dont expect a "Pick up and play" type of game, Reserve time for this game because once you start playing, Its hard to stop.
