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Walt Disney was a genius in cartooning. Why? Because he had a talent no one else could possibly have. He had the power to create magic. Not magic as in Bibbidy-Bobbody-Boo. No. This magician's magic was to create another world. A world with magic and where dreams come true. Where creatures could come and go as they please. Where good always triumphs evil. He touched other people's hearts with his characters, ideas, and films. I believe those films came from the heart. It was amazing to watch Alice discover Wonderland or Peter Pan fly or to see Snow White kiss the prince. Then there's Mickey Mouse and his pals. The famous trio of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy always having their funny moments. Disney then brought a miracle to Earth. He brought Disneyland. It's not a miracle just for it's fun entertainment. But because that's the only place where I feel that I don't live in a cruel, demented world and where I can live in the world Disney lived in in his imaginations. He has inspired the whole world to keep his legacy alive. Disney is the kind of man who will live immortally. His imaginations and ideas will always stay in the heart of mine and Disneyland. Fantasia was the classical musical that inspired me totally. But the thing that inspired me the most, was Kingdom Hearts. I said Disney inspired the whole world. Well, he inspired Japan and the USA to team up together to join Disney with Final Fantasy. I must say, the mixture created something sweet. Something I have craved for all my life. Kingdom Hearts has a story that no one could have thought of in their wildest. It took the inspiration of Disney for it to work. Kingdom Hearts has a musical score that makes my inner self cry. The trailer for Kingdom Hearts made me excited but depressed at the same time. Kingdom Hearts is a world with nothing compared to Earth. In Kingdom Hearts, there's darkness, but there's always a happy ending. In the trailer, when Sora was attacked by Sabor, my heart pounded. Then, Tarzan made his heroic appearance. In real life, no one will care for you. But the new trio of Sora, Donald, and Goofy makes a true friendship that will last forever. But why is it that peace and happy endings are found in other worlds? But Kingdom Hearts has taught me to appreciate what I have and appreciate where I live and make the best out of it. Kingdom Hearts was bound to exist. I'm glad it did. The sequel will be just the same, or better. I have a fuzzy, happy feeling in my gut. The bravery conflicts of Sora vs. the Heartless and the malicious Disney villains that are swallowed by darkness. Kingdom Hearts has also taught me that the heart is powerful. As Sora said, "The heart may be weak. And sometimes, it may even give in. But I know deep down there's a light that never goes out!" That's what Kingdom Hearts has taught me. Aside from my family, Kingdom Hearts' story is something I will treasure forever. Maybe, Heaven will be the world I think of about Kingdom Hearts. Where friendship always lasts. Where dreams come true. Where the heartless are banished and the golden hearts are welcomed. The battles are daring and the graphics are real enough to convince me that real life can be like Kingdom Hearts. We just need to make the world a better place. But I suppose not many people will agree. I'm sick of the evil in this world. Disney has inspired me to think that happiness is found in what you can achieve in for yourself. Kingdom Hearts will live forever in my heart just like Walt Disney's legacy of dreams and hope. I'm sure those who are reading this may think I'm a mushy person. So what if I am?! Only I can see what Kingdom Hearts really is. It's not just fun, it's magical. I don't care what anyone else thinks. I believe that Disney and Kingdom Hearts is what life should truly be. Happy endings and magical dreams and inspirations. Walter Elias Disney and Kingdom Hearts will be immortal. Everyone else appreciates Kingdom Hearts as a game. I appreciate it as a miracle to imaginations. Kingdom Hearts always gives me a happy, fuzzy feeling in my cheeks that I love. May Walt Disney Rest In Peace and may Kingdom Hearts live forever! One of the greatest hits of fantasy history. If you have any comments for me, please e-mail me at tylerripen@yahoo.com. I give Kingdom Hearts a solid 100. It's perfect. That's my honest opinion. Honesty is a quality that makes us live longer. Walt Disney, you have done a great job on the inspiring to create such a tale as Kingdom Hearts. Rest In Peace.

Kingdom Hearts, I'm saying this straight out, it is one of the best video games ever created. Video Games don't get much better than this, it is absolutely magical. The kind of magic you got from Disney 50 years ago with movies like Bambi or Snow White. The imagery is way ahead for its time. (2002) If you don't like this game, I have no clue what to say to you expect good luck ever liking a video game.

This movie is enchanting to the point you want the characters to be real. I mean it is quite an addicting game. It soothes your mind and takes all the problems you have on the real world. I give this movie a 10/10. I would rate it way higher if I could.

Kingdom Hearts exudes a pure child-like sense of wonder, amazement, and mystery that I have yet to find again in gaming 16 years later.

Like most other Square Fans, I was extremely skeptical when I first heard that the RPG legend would be teaming up with Disney, of all people, to produce a game. However, as time went on and more screenshots and gameplay tidbits were released, Kingdom Hearts became more and more appealing. Thankfully, When the big release day finally arrived, I was not disappointed. Square had managed to perfectly intergrate the Disney mythos along with the Final Fantasy universe to create a game of a game. Square has once again shown its talent for creating magical RPGs.

Kingdom Hearts is truly a stunning accomplishment and may very well be the game of the year for 2002. The biggest problem with Kingdom Hearts is that many gamers are bashing it because of the inclusion of the Disney characters without even playing the game. This is very short-sighted. Kingdom Hearts is a classic game, and if you own a PS2, this is one game that should absolutely be in your collection.

I first played this game when I rented it from the local video rental back in 2003, when I was nine years old. I loved it so much that I received it for Christmas and became utterly addicted. To this day, the original Kingdom Hearts remains one of my favorite video games of all time.

The sequels aren't bad, but for me nothing can replicate the warmth, charm, and simplicity to be found in the first game. It seems the first KH was the only game that managed the perfect balance between the Disney and Final Fantasy elements. Nowadays, it seems like both of them are window dressing with little relation to the overarching plot. KH's story is quite good, championing themes of friendship and love without feeling cheesy or preachy.

The game play is standard button-mashing, but there are tons worlds to explore. The ability system isn't confusing to get a handle on, and the side quests are great and numerous.

Is it perfect? No. The camera is wonky, the Gummi Ship levels are rather dull, and the Monstro level is torture with its outright awful level design. Still, none of that takes away from an otherwise excellent game, one that can still please children and adults alike, just as the great Disney films continue to do.

OK well let me just say this game is one of the most brilliantly made games i have ever had the privilege to play. It had good graphics, an amazing story filled with memorable characters and amazing emotional dialouge. This series is the best series ever created in my opinion and i love it more than any other game I've ever played. If you're not a fan now you should become one it is truly an amazing game. Story-10 why: Emotionally gripping and it is very well written not to mention the brilliant acting. Gameplay-10 why: Smooth physics and intense fighting scene. overall-10/10 Brilliant. Other notes-nothing really this game is amazing a must have. MUST

Now. Disney as a child was just fantastic. But as a child, I had never played this game. With Disney placing magic memories that I know I will remember for all my life, I thought this was another Final Fantasy. Now I don't like FF. So outdated.

I just picked up the 1.5 Remix, and have pretty much completed it already in about a total of 50+ Hours and I will tell you. I wish I played this game. I now await the 2.5 remix of the game, to play KHII.

Sora is my favourite character (yeah, big surprise) he relates a lot to me and I really think he's a great protagonist. But in games released AFTER the Kingdom Hearts series, those characters are considered bad. But not in my eyes. A hero needs to be caring, helpful, cunning, cocky, and so on. It's what makes heroes fun.

The story is fantastic and really is timeless.

Now the flaws: Sometimes it's easy to get lost in the amazing worlds S.E and Disney have crafted.

Some Boss battles can be very frustrating as you really have to force tactics upon yourself. But once you get passed them, you feel rewarded.

Lack of save points towards the end. Especially when you reach the actual final stage of the game, the save points do lack in times when you feel like you need to save it.

But those problems are VERY minor. I am starting a new play-through, and this time I'm changing my play-style.

When I first played Kingdom Hearts, I was astonished with the graphics, the plot, the game play and the story because it was very well written and very well published, and you can also travel into different worlds in the Gummi Ship! You might want to consider renting or buying Final Fantasy too, since Kingdom Hearts is a blend of Final Fantasy and Disney! I'll be looking forward to getting the sequel for my birthday! Kingdom Hearts is a very fun game for kids, teens and beyond because it is a truly stunning, breath-taking, emotional and memorable game that everyone can enjoy. No Playstation 2 game collection will be complete without this amazing masterpiece!

I simply love this game, its challenging in some parts, sad and its shows that the heart is the strongest weapon of all.

I like how they added all the Disney characters and their evil villains and you have to fight them. This is one of the better games Square Enix has made along with Final Fantasy 10 and Final Fantasy 7.

My Favorite character is Sora. A brave young boy who stands against the Heartless and he is only like 14, 15 years. It first caught my interest when I saw It at the movie Store, because of all the Disney characters on the front and back. I thought wow this looks like a interesting game. To tell you the truth I thought this would be a RPG because it was made by Squae Enix since they make lots of RPG's. So I tried it. At first I thought the beginning was boring but then when I found Wakka and Tidus. I am thinking these guys are from Final Fantasy 10! Then when I got to Traverse town I found Leon, Yuffie, Aeris, and I found Cloud at the Olimpus Coliseum!!! It was puzzled for a while but it said there was going to be some final fantasy characters. I love this GAME!

It was a quiet September night when my mother and I were watching Cartoon Network and that's when we saw it. It was a promo for probably the most interesting and entertaining video game ever to be developed. I had the money, I had the intuition in video games to never give up but there was one problem. I didn't have a PS2. But then in May of 2003 we traded in my old N64 and we bought a PS2 and what was the first game I would buy? Kingdom Hearts has to be the greatest video game from Disney Interactive and Squaresoft. It has comedy, adventure and an ending that will guarantee us a sequel. Who ever gets this game will have the time of their lives.

DISNEY AND SQUARESOFT HAVE MADE ONE OF THE GREATEST VIDEO GAMES IN RPG history. The Disney characters, undoubtably, have the same tradional voices. Haley Joel Osment did a great voiceover on Sora. Mickey Mouse appears only at the end of the game, after you have defeated Ansem, the evil Master of the Heartless. I will give this game 10/10.

I really enjoyed this game back in the day as I was a huge fan of Final Fantasy and anything Squaresoft made for the most part. This game would spawn a sequel; however, as of the time I have written this review, still no third game. A few filler games have been released, but no official third game yet. Of course, this really shows how different Japanese game makers are, as compared to American ones. We try to rush out games every year and build franchises that usually consist of a rehashed game each year, Call of Duty anyone? The Japanese, on the other hand, take it in the completely opposite direction and this series is like an extreme example as it has been 13 years since the second game! Come on now! I prefer Japanese games because of their quality and because they take their time, but this is just ridiculous! Still, this one is still a very fun game as I have revisited it on the PS4, playing the remix. The graphics are a bit up to date; however, still are PS2 graphics. Which is fine by me, honestly, I like game play as opposed to seeing a super detailed world. Here we get several different worlds to traverse, some variations of game play and so on, thus being a very good example of a fun game during a time role playing games were in kind of their high point.

The story has a boy named Sora who lives on an island with his childhood friends Riku and Kairi. One day, though, strange dark beings appear and Sora finds himself taken from his home. Meanwhile, Donald and Goofy are charged with finding the person who wields the Keyblade. They end up in place called Traverse Town and join up with Sora who now is in possession of the Keyblade. They must go to many different worlds and seal the keyhole in each world to try and stop the spread of darkness which is threatening to engulf all worlds. A few Disney villains led by Maleficent have plans to use the dark beings known as the Heartless for their own purposes. Thankfully, many Disney heroes and a few Final Fantasy ones will help Sora, Donald and Goofy on their journey which spans several worlds.

The game play is that of an action role playing game. You are doing real time combat and fighting a lot, but you visit towns here and there and try to find items and such. I almost think the game play is harder in the PS4 version as I was having a difficult time with it and I don't remember it being that hard back in the day. I loved the whole finding dalmatians quest and finding the trinity marks throughout the game. I also like the very varied amount of levels; however, some of them are so strangely connected you can get quite lost even though no level is all that long. The story is pretty good, but while Maleficent's motives are quite clear, the main antagnoist's is a bit vague.

Overall, I found this game really good. I would like the motives of the main villain a bit more clear and while I enjoyed the interjection of the Final Fantasy heroes, other than one villain from the FF universe who is not integral to the plot there is a lack of FF villains. It would have been cool to see a bad guy who was important to the plot and not just an optional boss. This is more of a Disney game so I understand it is not about the FF characters and they are basically cameos, but come on, just one villain within the ranks of the Disney villains? So this game was great, going to revisit the second game too, but who knows if I will ever see a third game. Not sure if the fact that they became Square Enix has anything to do with the fact they have yet to deliver a third game, but even when they do, I do not expect too many FF characters from the games that have come out since this one as there have not been all that many memorable ones.

I bought this game for my girlfriend two weeks ago and I don't get near my PS2 that much these days. I have watched her play it since day one and I must say that the story and action are first rate. The interaction between the "Disney Universe" and the "Square Universe" works perfectly. The game never ceases to amaze me with it's graphics, presentation and top notch voice acting (The list of talent in the Instruction Book is astonishing).

I have started my own game during the few minutes my girlfriend is away from the television and I do enjoy it. So if you only have enough money to get one game, get "Kingdom Hearts" You get hours of gameplay, and you get every penny's worth. To the "Serious Gamers" out there, don't be fooled by the Disney characters in the game, this is no "Kiddie Game", this will challenge even the most hard core of RPG players out there. In closing I guess I would have to say this game has a little something for everyone.

here is my music tribute for kingdom hearts just because it is a damn good game, i am a rapper and work with a backing singer, we are from the UK and are on Facebook, my name is KAOS RAIN and my backing singer is ELEKHTRA, we have tracks all over the internet, and we have fan pages that you can join and like, please feel free to leave likes and comments, thank you, also i have grown up playing kingdom hearts and also all of the final fantasy games, Square Enix are genius creators for creating masterful games like these, so big respects to them for putting all their hard worked effort into making the best games for our entertainment

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This is a game that you wouldn't really have much expectations for, when it was first announced every one I talked to was saying it was going to be one of the worst games ever because it is a mixture of Final Fantasy and Disney, and who can blame them it sounds completely absurd. However it might of been crazy but it worked. Tetsuya Nomura created one of the best games ever.

The game play is wonderful, the characters are lovable, and the story is far from stupid. We start out on an Island called Destiny Islands as a boy named Sora. We meet his friends Kairi and Riku and together they all have a plan to leave the island in search of new worlds. Meanwhile Donald Duck at the Disney Castle finds the King is gone and with the help of Goofy they go out to find the key that the King instructed them to find so they can save their worlds. That is where Sora comes in. When his world is sucked into darkness he escapes to Traverse Town and meets Donald and Goofy then learns the blade he carries is known as the Keyblade a blade that can lock any lock or unlock. So now he goes on many adventures with Donald and Goofy to many Disney worlds to stop the Heartless and to find his friends and stop the darkness that threatens all worlds, and maybe learn who is behind it.

The game is filled with great CGI effects, we see all these great battles and are just plainly fun. Anyone who plays this game can tell you that this game is great, you get to fight all these villains Disney and new alike and get to enjoy the story which includes Final Fantasy characters like Leon, Yuffie, Cid, and more. If you get this game then you can have a great time. You will find yourself immersed into a great game with many worlds that bring the story to life, filled with great battle sequences, and loving characters. Kingdom Hearts is one of the best games ever made.

If they intend to continue appeasing the console RPG populace with its stories and so on, they need to take this game and remind themselves that THEY can not write, and only through the assistance of others not in Square can they come up with entertainment. The last time Square trusted anyone outside their company to help with their games ended in disaster with Square of America. However, this is only a result of the megalomaniacal grip Square so loves to keep. Now that they've decided to relinquish that grip, and welcoming the idea of partnership with another company, perhaps in the coming future Square can come up with better games.

Onto the game itself... Kingdom Hearts, although it's nothing new (we're taking Disney characters everyone and their brother recognizes combined with certain Final Fantasy characters only fans will know of) is kind of fun but easily forgettable. It's definitely not the grandiose self-important stuff Square shells out prolificly since SNES but it's okay. You play a character drummed up by Square who finds himself in an alien world (Disney) where he has to go through a myriad of quests to find Mickey for example, while aided by characters from both Disney and Final Fantasy. It's an okay RPG, and worth a rent.

...let Square (sorry, Square Enix) do it. A lot of people groaned when they heard the words "Disney" and "platform game" put together when this game was first described, although a lot more interest was spawned when people heard that several Final Fantasy (the best game series ever) characters would be appearing. People demand a lot more from games these days - plot, story, character, action. People would never have dreamed of this when they were sitting playing KABOOM on their old Atari 2600s. The old platform game is now dead hopefully, make way for a new breed of platform game.

I can only describe this game as a masterpiece of entertainment. It had action, drama, coherent plot that got typically complicated towards the end (very Japanese sorta thing). It was well worth the money I paid for it, although the problem with Final Fantasy-esque games is their lack of replayability. Everyone likes surprises in plots, but they only work once. I wish I had some sort of operation to make me forget certain specific things so I could play FF9 again...

This is my second-favorite video game of all time (my first is the sequel, Kingdom Hearts 2). It has a really great storyline and was easy to get into. However, the game can be very confusing if you don't have the game guide. The layout of certain worlds was extremely hard to follow, especially Hollow Bastion and Wonderland. If you thought Wonderland was crazy in the movie, it's 10 times worse in Kingdom Hearts! The animation is a little lacking, but it gets better in the second game. The different Keyblades make it really fun, allowing you to customize Sora's strengths. I personally like to have a lot of magic, but there are other Keyblades that maximize strength. Basically it's an awesome game. But seriously...get the game guide!