Add this to your Kingdom Hearts collection!!!
The game is redone in beautiful 3D and has great gameplay. Addicting card playing combat that really makes you think before just smashing the attack button is challenging and fun all on its own.
The only downfall I think this game has is repetitive gameplay (hence 9.5), but the story and boss battles will make up for it in the long run.
The story bridges Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 together for that missing link This is the game that was packaged with Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix+ sold in Japan and also is the remake of the original Gameboy Advance Chain of Memories with added features. Once you have beaten Soras story you will unlock Reverse/Rebirth mode and then you get to play as Riku. Now that sells it in itself I think and Rikus story and gameplay is just as intense as Soras but not as complicated to some.
All in all this game is well worth playing and trust me once you get the hang of it it is very addicting and fun to play.