Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts is a video game that consists of 2 releases

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A unique mix of Disney and Square Enix characters join spiky-haired hero Sora on his journey to save multiple worlds from the evil of the Heartless.

Overview

Kingdom Hearts is an action RPG published and developed by Square Enix, and produced with the cooperation of the Walt Disney Company. The game incorporates many characters from Disney's animated works and several of Square Enix's Final Fantasy games. Kingdom Hearts sold 5.6 million copies worldwide and was critically acclaimed for incorporating the two distinct worlds of Disney and Final Fantasy into one entertaining game.

Plot

The game's story revolves around a young boy named Sora, who lives on an island with his friends, Kairi and Riku. Their ordinary lives are interrupted when dark creatures called the Heartless attack their island. Though his own home is destroyed, Sora soon learns that he has been chosen to wield the keyblade, the only weapon that can prevent the Heartless from consuming entire worlds. Sora ends up in Traverse Town, where he joins forces with Disney standbys Goofy and Donald Duck in an effort to stop the Heartless from visiting their wrath on other peoples.

Gameplay

Sora

The gameplay in Kingdom Hearts combines Final Fantasy-style RPG elements with action-oriented combat that lets you take direct control of Sora while two CPU-controlled characters attack based on specific behaviors set by the player. Donald and Goofy usually fill out the party, but they can be swapped out for other characters from the world Sora is currently visiting, such as Jack Skellington or the Beast. While most of the combat is based on physical attacks, you also have two other staples of the Final Fantasy series -- magic and summons -- at your disposal. Instead of summoning the classic mythological monsters of Final Fantasy, though, you can call in characters from the Disney films such as Aladdin, the Genie, and Simba. Kingdom Hearts also served as a who's-who of latter day Final Fantasy games, with heroes like Cloud, Squall, and Auron making notable appearances.

Side note
The secret boss Kurt Zisa in Kingdom Hearts was named by a contest held by Square in the US to promote the game.

Soundtrack

A 2-Disc soundtrack was released in Japan on March 27 2002 followed by a European release on November 25 2002 and a United States release on March 23 2003. The soundtrack contains most of the music in the game along with two bonus tracks. Yoko Shimomura composed the music, with Hikaru Utada providing the vocals for "Simple and Clean" and "Hikari". All orchestral music was arranged by Kaoru Wada and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. The soundtrack across the discs came to a length of 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Disc One

Tracklist (1 Hour 13 Minutes):

"Dearly Beloved" – 1:13
"Hikari, "Hik - KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version" – 3:42
"Hikari"/"Simple and Clean"-PLANITb Remix- (Short Edit)" – 2:31
"Dive into the Heart -Destati-" – 4:57
"Destiny Islands" – 1:49
"Bustin' Up on the Beach" – 2:01
"Mickey Mouse Club March" – 1:02
"Treasured Memories" – 1:45
"Strange Whispers" – 0:55
"Kairi I" – 1:19
"It Began with a Letter" – 1:32
"A Walk in Andante" – 1:18
"Night of Fate" – 2:06
"Destiny's Force" – 2:50
"Where Is This?" – 1:42
"Traverse Town" – 1:21
"The HeartlessHas Come" – 0:54
"Shrouding Dark Cloud" – 2:15
"Blast Away! -Gummi Ship I-" – 1:50
"Tricksy Clock" – 0:38
"Welcome to Wonderland" – 1:53
"To Our Surprise" – 2:14
"Turning the Key" – 0:16
"Olympus Coliseum" – 2:08
"Road to a Hero" – 1:30
"Go for It!" – 2:05
"No Time to Think" – 0:33
"Deep Jungle" – 3:00
"Having a Wild Time" – 2:25
"Holy Bananas!" – 2:16
"Squirming Evil" – 1:54
"Hand in Hand" – 2:26
"Kairi II" – 1:02
"Merlin's Magical House" – 1:46
"Winnie the Pooh" – 2:28
"Bounce-O-Rama" – 1:48
"Just an Itty Bitty Too Much" – 0:40
"Once Upon a Time" – 0:21
"Shipmeisters' Humoresque" – 2:11

Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack cover.
"Precious Stars in the Sky" – 1:08
"Blast Away! -Gummi Ship II-" – 1:50

Disc Two
Tracklist (1 Hour 12 Minutes):

"A Day in Agrabah" – 2:23
"Arabian Dream" – 2:04
"Villains of a Sort" – 1:32
"A Very Small Wish" – 2:16
"Monstrous Monstro" – 1:56
"Friends in My Heart" – 1:30
"Under the Sea" – 1:54
"An Adventure in Atlantica" – 2:03
"A Piece of Peace" – 1:00
"An Intense Situation" – 0:48
"The Deep End" – 2:14
"This is Halloween" – 2:22
"Spooks of Halloween Town" – 2:14
"Oopsy-Daisy" – 0:21
"Captain Hook's Pirate Ship" – 2:06
"Pirate's Gigue" – 1:45
"Never Land Sky" – 1:26
"Kairi III" – 1:35
"Blast Away! -Gummi Ship III-" – 1:51
"Hollow Bastion" – 2:26
"Scherzo Di Notte" – 1:49
"Forze Del Male" – 3:38
"HIKARI - KINGDOM HEARTS Instrumental Version" – 1:09
"Miracle" – 0:16
"End of the World" – 3:14
"Fragments of Sorrow" – 2:18
"Guardando Nel Buio" – 4:24
"Beyond the Door" – 1:08
"Always on My Mind" – 1:47
"Hikari""Hikari/"Simple and Clean" – 5:03
"March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra" – 5:13
"Hand in Hand -Reprise-" – 0:55
"Dearly Beloved -Reprise-" – 1:20
"Having a Wild Time -Previous Version-" – 1:11*
"Destati" – 2:55*

* Denotes bonus tracks.

General Information Edit

Game Name	Kingdom Hearts
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Disney Interactive, Inc. Square Co., Ltd.
Developer(s)	Square Co., Ltd.
Genres	Add a new genre Action Adventure Role-Playing (RPG)
Themes	Add a new theme Fantasy Comedy
Original US Release	Sept. 17, 2002 need a fuzzy date?
Original US Release	know the real date?
Aliases	KH
CERO	CERO: A
ESRB	ESRB: E