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.

Positive criticisms

Kingdom Hearts received a generally positive response from reviewers upon release. Most lauded the game's unique battle system, graphics (both in an artistic and a technical sense) and storyline, which, despite being somewhat simple for RPG standards (Although that will be changed in the game's sequels), managed to successfully combine classic Disney characters with a darker, Squaresoft-style story (However, it should be noted that Who Framed Roger Rabbit attempted to combine Disney characters with a dark storyline before Kingdom Hearts but failed due the fact that the cartoon characters (Not just Disney) were kept the same, which didn't blend consistenly whereas Kingdom Hearts had to change Donald and Goofy's personalities a little to fit with the more serious tone.). The game also received good notices for the voice acting used, as it is an aspect of video games that is considered difficult to do well (Although this game could be considered an exception in that department, seeing as Disney was the one in charge of the voice acting and most of the cast reprised their roles from the original movies/animated series.).

Related Topics:
Graphics - Storyline - Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Voice acting

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