This game is one of my favorite PS2 games besides the first game. ThiS game had had very good story, acting, gameplay, and graphics. I be brief as best as I can or maybe not. I hope this review will help your choosing of this game
Story- The story was very interesting to watch while I was playing. I mean with Sora Donald and Goofy and the King and the Worlds and nobodies & heartless also having Sora and Roxas being connected to each other and Riku and the two Ansems and Roxas and the Organization XIII and also Kiari. I liked how Square Enix still blended with Disney characters in Hollow Bastion. It was great to bring back many Disney characters from the first game with also new characters from other good Disney movies. 9.2/10
Acting- When I played this game I saw some great acting in this that I normally don't hear in other games. It was great to hear Haley Joel as Sora, the lovely Hayden Panettiere as Kiari, and David Gallagher as Riku. Of course having the three main Disney veterans back: Wayne Allwine, Bill Farmer, And Tony Alsemo as the cool trio: King Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck & Goofy. It was great to have many actors reprising their roles from many Disney films like Robby Benson as Beast and Jonathan Freeman as the great villain Jafar also Ken Page as the cool bag of bugs; Oogie Boogie and James Woods as the fiery underworld leader: Hades. I liked how they got Christopher Lee as Ansem since he was Saruman from and Jesse McCartney as Roxas did okay as did Brittany Snow as Naminé did good as well. Although I never played any final fantasy games the actors did a fine job. The only character I liked was Steve Burton as Cloud. The guys who played Organization did good too. Also hands off to the actors who played the characters of the originals that died R.I.P. 8.9/10
Gameplay- The gameplay did better in this game. The camera view backed on all three people. The drive forms were cool to play with the 2 keyblades. I really didn't get the heartless form but oh well. I didn't like how they got any good summons like Chicken Little and Stitch. Zach Braff and Chris Sanders shouldn't have voiced their characters in the game. I think the group attacks were useful for good occasions with specific enemies. The gameplay did very good. 9/10
Overall- When I first heard about the sequel it was 2004. I pre-ordered it and after many delays of the release date it was worth the wait. The best way I think to play the game is to play the first two games and then play this game or if you don't have the first two then never mind.
Like I said, this game is a great sequel for the Kingdom Hearts series. Too bad about the other ones being released only in Japan. Now I guess we'll see how the PS2 version of CoM will be like then I'll write a review for that too. It's a great game if you like Disney or Final Fantasy or just killing heartless just for the hell of it. So I hope you enjoy the story, characters, and the gameplay of the game: Kingdom Hearts II. Final grade 9.5/10
Story- The story was very interesting to watch while I was playing. I mean with Sora Donald and Goofy and the King and the Worlds and nobodies & heartless also having Sora and Roxas being connected to each other and Riku and the two Ansems and Roxas and the Organization XIII and also Kiari. I liked how Square Enix still blended with Disney characters in Hollow Bastion. It was great to bring back many Disney characters from the first game with also new characters from other good Disney movies. 9.2/10
Acting- When I played this game I saw some great acting in this that I normally don't hear in other games. It was great to hear Haley Joel as Sora, the lovely Hayden Panettiere as Kiari, and David Gallagher as Riku. Of course having the three main Disney veterans back: Wayne Allwine, Bill Farmer, And Tony Alsemo as the cool trio: King Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck & Goofy. It was great to have many actors reprising their roles from many Disney films like Robby Benson as Beast and Jonathan Freeman as the great villain Jafar also Ken Page as the cool bag of bugs; Oogie Boogie and James Woods as the fiery underworld leader: Hades. I liked how they got Christopher Lee as Ansem since he was Saruman from and Jesse McCartney as Roxas did okay as did Brittany Snow as Naminé did good as well. Although I never played any final fantasy games the actors did a fine job. The only character I liked was Steve Burton as Cloud. The guys who played Organization did good too. Also hands off to the actors who played the characters of the originals that died R.I.P. 8.9/10
Gameplay- The gameplay did better in this game. The camera view backed on all three people. The drive forms were cool to play with the 2 keyblades. I really didn't get the heartless form but oh well. I didn't like how they got any good summons like Chicken Little and Stitch. Zach Braff and Chris Sanders shouldn't have voiced their characters in the game. I think the group attacks were useful for good occasions with specific enemies. The gameplay did very good. 9/10
Overall- When I first heard about the sequel it was 2004. I pre-ordered it and after many delays of the release date it was worth the wait. The best way I think to play the game is to play the first two games and then play this game or if you don't have the first two then never mind.
Like I said, this game is a great sequel for the Kingdom Hearts series. Too bad about the other ones being released only in Japan. Now I guess we'll see how the PS2 version of CoM will be like then I'll write a review for that too. It's a great game if you like Disney or Final Fantasy or just killing heartless just for the hell of it. So I hope you enjoy the story, characters, and the gameplay of the game: Kingdom Hearts II. Final grade 9.5/10