Back in 2002, a revolutionary video game came out to the Sony
Playstation. A game that not many gamers had high expectations for. A
game that saw the unlikely combination of Disney and Square Enix. A
game that is know one of PS2's top ten selling games ever. This is the
games sequel. Kingdom Hearts 2 has certainly lived up to the hype it
has been getting as of late. It takes every element from the original
game and improves on it two-fold. Though the gaming experience isn't
quite as challenging as the original, this game deserves a spot in your
most cherished RPG's.
The game play is quite enjoyable this time around. The Camera system
has been tweaked and is know better. Many new features has been added
to make gameplay smoother. With the reaction commands, you truly feel
as if you are Sora in this game. Everything you wished he could do in
the past two games he can do now. The Reaction Commands is also a
welcome knew feature. Though it adds power to Sora, it's truly a
double-edged sword, with the fact that you lose an additional party
member. You'll also run the risk of going into anti-form (heartless
form), for abusing drive form. Gameplay does suffer however because
it's not quite as challenging as the first game. The boss battles can
also prove to be fairly challenging this time around, especially the
Organization battles. While Proud mode will test your skills, standard
is a little to much on the easy side. To those who decide not to master
the new system, can also get through by simply button mashing. One of
the biggest approvements goes to the gummi ships. What was a waste of a
couple of minutes last game is now an enjoyable journey. In the end the
gameplay remain a gem.
This game is simply a master piece. Just watching the intro movie has
my heart pounding. This games graphics pushes the PS2 to it's limits.
At the momment, it's probably the best graphical game on the PS2. The
facial expressions of the characters are perfect. The graphics is a
true jewel for this game. The voice acting is simply amazing. Majority
of the original cast returns to reprise their roles. The voice acting
this time around is top notch and the dialouge is more modernize
(diffinitely since KH1's dialouge was pretty plain). The dialouge stay
true to both the Disney and Final Fantasy characters (Seifer keeps his
chickwuss insult). While not all of the voices are to be desired
(Aerith's and Rai's), this voice actors did a tremendous job.
The main story will give you around 30 hours of gameplay. Like the
original game there are a lot of side quest and minigames to be played.
There's a load of mini games this time around, including a more
challenging set of tournaments, Gummi ships missions, Struggle battles,
and much more. The only hidden boss this time around is Sephiroth. He
is a lot more challenging this time around. The mini games this time
around are actually enjoyable. There are mini games to be played in the
various worlds, such as the magic carpet challenge or the present
challenge. With all of this Like the previous their are multiple modes
of difficulty, but with standard mode being easy, proud will be the
only one to give you a challenge. In the end, you'll have a good 60
hours to look foward to.
What more can I say? After waiting for four years for the title, it gets top honors
