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Kingdom Hearts is a RPG that was released in fall of 2002, which is notable for being the result of a collaboration between the video game manufacturer and producer Squaresoft and The Walt Disney Company.
Kingdom Hearts begins on a lush tropical island, home to the main characters Sora, Riku, and Kairi. One night, a storm sweeps through the island, and evil creatures called the Heartless appear. The three friends are separated. It is then Sora receives his weapon - the Keyblade. Using the keyblade and teaming up with various Disney characters, such as Donald and Goofy, he seeks to defeat the Heartless and be reunited with his friends.
It is an action-based RPG, featuring realtime rendered backgrounds and scenery. The music is composed by Yoko Shimomura, the ending credits theme and opening orchestration by Kaoru Wada and the main vocal theme is Simple and Clean composed and performed by Utada Hikaru
In Kingdom Hearts, an evil villain has used The Heartless to tear down the walls between the many worlds. Lead character Sora, as well as popular Disney characters Donald Duck and Goofy must travel to each of these, using the mighty Keyblade sword to seal the entrances to the hearts of the worlds before The Heartless can destroy them. The villain himself seeks to find the door into utter Darkness. Sora's friend, Riku, has been bewitched by the Darkness, and makes several attempts on his life.
In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, the Japanese re-release of the game, several events and a number of gameplay tweaks are added. Various new enemies, abilities and weapons are created, and slight changes have been made to affect the game's difficulty. The game ends with what many fans assume to be the teaser trailer for Kingdom Hearts II, a sequel which has recently been announced. In this teaser, titled Deep Dive, Mickey and four other cloaked figures are shown. One of the Unknowns carries two keyblades, and the other has been confirmed as Riku.
The many "worlds" in which the game takes place include various Disney settings, as well as some original ones.
The Disney-based worlds:
The original worlds:
Sora is the hero of the game. His voice was provided in the game by actor Haley Joel Osment.
Sora is 14 years old and on a quest to save his world from The Heartless. He carries a peculiar weapon, the Keyblade, and travels with the Disney characters; Donald Duck and Goofy.
As a teenager he has his share of concerns, but overall, he manages to keep an upbeat attitude. He seems too simple-minded at times, but he has a strong sense of justice.
The main weapon in Kingdom Hearts, the Keyblade is wielded by Sora and is the only thing that can lock the worlds, thus preventing the Heartless from consuming the heart of a world. It is the only weapon that can destroy the Heartless completely, though because of it, the wielder, Sora, is constantly pursued by the Heartless, however, they are drawn to Sora's heart, not the keyblade.
It's upgradable via keychains, each of which change its appearance and powers.
List of Keychains
Final Mix Keychains
The Heartless are mysterious beings that hunt Sora (the main character). There are many types of Heartless. All of the monsters that the player fights are the Heartless. They are people who opened their heart to darkness.
The secret boss 'Kurt Zisa' is named after the winner of a contest held by Squaresoft to promote the game.
"Chain of Memories", the Game Boy Advance sequel to the original game, takes place directly after the plot of Kingdom Hearts, and creates the link between Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2.
A second sequel Kingdom Hearts 2 is in the works. Its planned release date is confirmed to be in 2005, but no release date has yet been officially announced.
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