Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts (Japanese: キングダムハーツ Kingudamu Hātsu) is a hybrid action/RPG that was released in Autumn of 2002, which is notable for being the result of a collaboration between the video game developer and publisher Square and Disney.

Overview

Kingdom Hearts begins on lush tropical islands called "Destiny Islands", home to the main characters Sora, Riku, and Kairi. The three children wish to leave the island that they have been confined to all their life, so they build a raft to escape. The night before the voyage, a storm sweeps through the island, and evil creatures called the Heartless appear. The three friends are separated. Then, when Sora finds Riku surrounded by darkness, Riku disappears and Sora has to fight the Heartless. Afterwards he receives his weapon, the mystical Keyblade. Using the Keyblade and teaming up with various Disney characters, such as Donald Duck and Goofy, he seeks to defeat the Heartless and be reunited with his friends.

Related Topics:
Sora - Riku - Kairi - Heartless - Disney - Donald Duck - Goofy

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It is an action-based RPG, featuring realtime rendered backgrounds and scenery. The music is composed by Yoko Shimomura, the ending credits theme {{audio|Kingdom Hearts - March Caprice For Piano And Orchestra.ogg|sample}} and opening orchestration {{audio|Kingdom Hearts - Hikari (Orchestrated Instrumental).ogg|sample}} is by Kaoru Wada, and the main vocal theme is "Hikari" {{audio|Kingdom Hearts - Hikari.ogg|sample}} (light) known as "Simple and Clean" {{audio|Kingdom Hearts - Simple And Clean.ogg|sample}} in Western releases. Both versions of the song were composed and performed by Utada Hikaru.

Related Topics:
Yoko Shimomura - Kaoru Wada - Simple and Clean - Utada Hikaru

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