Nerdy Knight
04-02-2008, 07:01 PM
Thanks for checking this out! I decided to do my 2nd review about one of the best Action/RPGs for the PS2: Kingdom Hearts II.
http://oathkeeperspassion.com/kh2/boxart/uskh2cover.jpg
In this amazing game, you play the role of Sora, the boy from Destiny Isle who was magically swept away from home by a great storm, and ended up becoming the wielder of the legendary KeyBlade. This game takes place where Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the GBA left off...except not immediately. The first few hours of the game, you will be playing as Roxas, a boy from Twilight Town who seems to be having some odd things going on with him thanks to the Nobodies, a mysterious group of white monsters that seem obsessed with capturing him. As the events start to get stranger for Roxas, he begins to learn more about the REAL him, and about Sora, the boy who he seems to have a strange connection with. Soon enough, his friends stop noticing him, and he decides to go to the mysterious mansion where the trouble seems to be coming from. After having a confrontation with an old friend of his named Axel, he comes upon Sora inside a sleeping chamber. Then you get to play as Sora! Only now has your journey truly begun...
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Plot/Storyline...8.5/10
Lemme get this out of the way right now. If you don't play the first game, you won't understand ANYTHING that's going on. Playing Chain of Memories isn't necessary, but it helps A LOT. Even if you play both of these games, there are several moments that are confusing at times, and can leave you saying "WTF was that?" However, the story is very interesting and charming, including a large cast of Final Fantasy and Disney characters to give the game variety and personality. I fell in love with it, and I'm sure you will too.
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Graphics...9.5/10
These have got to be the best graphics I have ever seen on the PS2. Never have I seen such character detail and background design. Everything is so rich and colorful, and will keep your eyes filled to the brim with liveliness. Just make sure to blink every now and then. It might hurt your eyes after a while. Here's some screenshots! Make sure to blink:
http://www.clubskill.com/downloads/Kingdom%20Hearts%20II/kingdomhearts2-29.jpg
http://static.videogamer.com/videogamer/images/pub/large/top10rpg10.jpg
http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/rdonlyres/E9A27EEA-F8B6-4BA6-9560-EC65492A4C8E/8842/KH21.jpg
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Gameplay...9.5/10
So close to perfection, yet so far away! It still needs a few minor tweaks, but besides that, this gameplay is EXCELLENT. They have plenty of combos and magic spells to make it less repetitive than the last game. You can do a large variety of combo attacks, summons, limits, fusion, and magic attacks that will keep you playing from beginning to end! Once you play II, you will NEVER want to go back to KH1.
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Overall...27.5/30
This game is one not to miss out on! It's been out for a few years, so the price has been reduced to a much lower price now, so for those of you who haven't cracked into the Kingdom Hearts games yet, DO IT NOW. You will be missing out on some of the best RPG action ever made into a video-game. You can't go wrong with this one at all! You'll want to play it again...and again...and again.
http://oathkeeperspassion.com/kh2/boxart/uskh2cover.jpg
In this amazing game, you play the role of Sora, the boy from Destiny Isle who was magically swept away from home by a great storm, and ended up becoming the wielder of the legendary KeyBlade. This game takes place where Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the GBA left off...except not immediately. The first few hours of the game, you will be playing as Roxas, a boy from Twilight Town who seems to be having some odd things going on with him thanks to the Nobodies, a mysterious group of white monsters that seem obsessed with capturing him. As the events start to get stranger for Roxas, he begins to learn more about the REAL him, and about Sora, the boy who he seems to have a strange connection with. Soon enough, his friends stop noticing him, and he decides to go to the mysterious mansion where the trouble seems to be coming from. After having a confrontation with an old friend of his named Axel, he comes upon Sora inside a sleeping chamber. Then you get to play as Sora! Only now has your journey truly begun...
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Plot/Storyline...8.5/10
Lemme get this out of the way right now. If you don't play the first game, you won't understand ANYTHING that's going on. Playing Chain of Memories isn't necessary, but it helps A LOT. Even if you play both of these games, there are several moments that are confusing at times, and can leave you saying "WTF was that?" However, the story is very interesting and charming, including a large cast of Final Fantasy and Disney characters to give the game variety and personality. I fell in love with it, and I'm sure you will too.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Graphics...9.5/10
These have got to be the best graphics I have ever seen on the PS2. Never have I seen such character detail and background design. Everything is so rich and colorful, and will keep your eyes filled to the brim with liveliness. Just make sure to blink every now and then. It might hurt your eyes after a while. Here's some screenshots! Make sure to blink:
http://www.clubskill.com/downloads/Kingdom%20Hearts%20II/kingdomhearts2-29.jpg
http://static.videogamer.com/videogamer/images/pub/large/top10rpg10.jpg
http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/rdonlyres/E9A27EEA-F8B6-4BA6-9560-EC65492A4C8E/8842/KH21.jpg
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Gameplay...9.5/10
So close to perfection, yet so far away! It still needs a few minor tweaks, but besides that, this gameplay is EXCELLENT. They have plenty of combos and magic spells to make it less repetitive than the last game. You can do a large variety of combo attacks, summons, limits, fusion, and magic attacks that will keep you playing from beginning to end! Once you play II, you will NEVER want to go back to KH1.
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Overall...27.5/30
This game is one not to miss out on! It's been out for a few years, so the price has been reduced to a much lower price now, so for those of you who haven't cracked into the Kingdom Hearts games yet, DO IT NOW. You will be missing out on some of the best RPG action ever made into a video-game. You can't go wrong with this one at all! You'll want to play it again...and again...and again.