Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories: Disney meets Square, again
Blade238
100% score
The original Kingdom Hearts was one of the strangest ideas ever. A melding of Final Fantasy and... Donald Duck? Despite its odd idea it was a great game. Chain of Memories is another fabulous game. The first thing you will notice is the sound quality, right at the new game screen it plays that good old tune from the first game's menu screen. The you are launched into an incredible 3D cutscene thats ends with you in a strange castle, being guided by a mysterious hooded figure. Your task is to play through Sora's old memories from the first game to make your way through the castle and rescue Riku and Mickey. Finally, the game's strongest attribute is the battle system. Much like the old one it is in an action enviroment, however now you have a deck of cards with wich to beat down your enemies. Cards include standard attack cards, magic cards, item cards and friend cards. You have complete power over your decks too, you can build and store up to three decks and are allowed to stack them so that certain combos called "Sleights" can be performed. Last but not least is the return of all your favorite heartless and disney villians, such as Hades, the giant heartless and more (yes even the Fat Bandit enemy). All in all, this game rocks, with complete customization of Sora, a great battle system and memorable characters, you really cant go wrong with Chain of Memories.
