Disney Interactive? Yes, Disney. Shut the fuck up and keep reading.
Squaresoft, publishers of the legendary Final Fantasy series and Disney, purveyors of all that is cutesy and sweet collaborate on Kingdom Hearts released this September on the PS2. Understandably most of you are either horrified that the creators of one of gaming’s most respected series are working with the fucking Mouse people or just wondering why you should give a shit about Disney anymore. Just give me a minute before you click back to the chick blowing the horse. Let me tell you, this game is the real fucking deal.
You play as Sora, a young boy (Disney and little boys....I understand if you click back to the horse chick now) whose island is destroyed by an unknown force and finds himself thrust into battle alongside some unlikely companions.
The game lets you explore many worlds, most of which are based on Disney’s popular movies such as Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland and the Nightmare Before Christmas. You control Sora as he travels through these worlds with Donald and Goofy (both A.I. controlled) following close behind. All the fighting in this game is pure button mashing fun. As stupid as you might have felt at the beginning of this game, TRUST me, as soon as you start busting heads with Donald and Goofy you’ll be loving it as much as I was.
There are some bad points to this game, one of which being the camera. The game allows you to lock onto enemies so that you can circle around them and not lose track of them. Unfortunately this proves to be more of a bother than a help. You’re going to find a LOT of points where the camera gets stuck behind a wall or isn’t at the right angle for you to make a jump. Nothing to completely write the game off for, but it’s a considerable annoyance.
Also there are tons of mini-games and diversions to keep yourself busy. If you’re Mr. “I have to finish everything 100%” you’ll love fighting through the Coliseum on Hercules’ world, hunting down all of the 101 Dalmatians or even leading around the young retarded child known as Winnie the Pooh.
All in all, the game is GREAT fun with alot of diversions. If you can deal with the murder-inducing camera movement, you’ll be feeling nostalgic in no time.
