Did you ever think this was possible!?! The wonderful world of Disney meets square? Oh it's possible all right and it's done a la Squaresoft style.
The story begins with three kids, Sora, Riku, and Kairi who live on an island world called Destiny Island. In their world they would laugh and play but always wondered what other worlds existed outside their own. Then one day fate takes a turn in that direction, darkness invades their land and Sora wakes up in another world, traverse town with his two friends gone.
Meanwhile in the world of Disney castle, Donald and Goofy are set out on a quest ordered by King Mickey to find the missing "key" so they travel to traverse town also. Sora and the Disney crew meet paths and the journey begins. Kingdom hearts defines the meaning of cameo appearances. As the crew travels across worlds they encounter a lot of familiar Disney faces like: Tarzan, Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, Dumbo, Bambi, Aladdin, and final fantasy characters like: Cloud, Squall, Aeris, Yufie, Tidus, Sephiroth, and more, more, more!!!

 

Sora and the gang

Although some people might get turned away because of the fact that Disney is apart of the game this does not in any way mean that it's a game for kids. This game will test your fingers to the max. Kingdom Hearts gameplay is similar to games like brave fencer musashi, but is done completely 3D. Everything in Kingdom Hearts is real-time, so battles appear right on the same screen and don't switch. The system mimics the N64 Zelda game, Ocarina of Time, but with a few adjustments. There is a battle menu that lets you cast magic, equip weapons, and use items. Also as you progress threw the game you learn how to use character summons, and Sora and the gang even get new battle skills and team moves. Even though there is a lot of characters in this game, one of the problems is the fact that you only get to control Sora. The other Disney people in the game help aid you in the quest but you never get to manually control them aside from you setting some automatic gameplay actions. It would have been cool to actually "use" some of the Disney and Final Fantasy characters instead of just Sora. To travel to different lands Sora, Donald, and Goofy, use a gummi ship. What is a gummi ship? No it's not made out of candy! Well it's a Lego looking space ship...Yeah...my thoughts exactly! Why Squaresoft choose to do this is beyond me, but it fails to leave a lasting appeal on me. Gummi ships are customizable Lego planes that allowed the team to travel to different worlds, this was meant by Squaresoft to obviously be a fun mini game, but it fails to do just that. The ships are weird looking and hold no purpose to even be in the game. Squaresoft must have run out of ides to make the team travel but still wanted the smaller kids to enjoy the game with, with...THIS..ideal..Booooo!
*puts thumbs down*

 

Yes, that is cloud!

Kingdom Hearts has great looking graphics. When you view the opening CG cut-scene, you'll understand why. There is a booming soundtrack performed by a famous Japanese pop star in the background of a beautifully done CG scene. This scene really kick starts the game because of the emotion that is portrayed in it.
Aside from that, the in-game movies flow well. The great animation lets you think, "Am I playing a videogame or watching a Disney movie?" The characters interact smoothly in movie scenes and the voices in the game are not fake, every character's voice is the real actor that plays that character in the Disney cartoons. The music in this game was incorporated well. As you move to different worlds the soundtrack matches that of the Disney character you are presently trying to help.

Kingdom Hearts is a fun action RPG that deserves a rental at first. It's only worth buying to a selected audience, FF Fans, and Disney fans. Aside from that, other RPG players may want to examine this game first before pulling out their debit card.