Review: Kingdom Hearts Part 2

Now the controls are possibly the worst point in the Kingdom Hearts game and I'm not only talking about the slightly annoying navigation of the menu what I am talking about is the fact that the entire game is more or less your average button masher. Sure you're given a wide variety of magic and other attacks but when it comes down to it there are only a few cases where you will actually be required to use these abilities and through most of the game you will find yourself just slamming the X button trying to complete combo after combo. Due to this fact the game play will often get very repetitive to the point where you're fighting enemy after enemy only continuously hitting the X button the entire time. There are still other problems with the controls including blocking which is more useless then helpful due to the fact that it is close to impossible to time perfectly and it is often easier to just dodge. Now as I mentioned another bad point of the controls is the menu which you will often need to scroll through quickly in order to pull off certain combo attacks and even for much of your magic. Sure there is the L1 shortcuts but you're only able to put four abilities in the shortcuts when you get far more then four.

The graphics throughout the game fit the Disney theme nicely as they give the game a cartoon feeling and that along with the large amount of comedy relief throughout the game makes the feel a perfect Disney crossover feel. All Disney characters in the game share the original voice actors from the Disney moves that they stared in and this along with a few new voice actors for the original characters and many of the Final Fantasy characters which were never voice acted before giving the game an authentic yet all new feel from anything ever done before.

You can expect a challenge from this game but you can also expect to die at least a few times especially later in the game but one thing you will learn throughout the game as if you've played other game with role playing elements, if you can't win at first then leveling up it the best option. The game contains quite a few extras for the experienced players, including an secret ending and a variety of optional bosses which will prove to be the most challenging bosses in the game.

Overall Kingdom Hearts is a good game even though the controls and game play can get repetitive yet the mixture of colorful characters works nicely with the innovative storyline and catchy tunes both new and old. You'll enjoy exploring the many world all with familiar faces as well as all new ones.