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Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Publisher: Square Enix | Release: 07 Dec 2004 (US)

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Publisher: Square Enix | Release: 11 Nov 2004 (JP)
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (Greatest Hits)
Publisher: Square Enix | Release: 09 Mar 2006 (JP)

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Publisher: Square Enix | Release: 06 May 2005

Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
(The "+" refers to the 3D remake of CoM)
Publisher: Square Enix | Release: 29 Mar 2007

"Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories bridges the gap between Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, continuing Sora's tale where the original left off. With features never before seen on the Game Boy Advance, Chain of Memories promises to deliver an unsurpassed gaming experience." ~Square Enix

STORY

On the night his island home is besieged by a mysterious storm, Sora is whisked to an unfamiliar burg known as Traverse Town.

There he meets Donald and Goofy and learns of the world's strange goings-on. Donald and Goofy set off to look for their missing king, and Sora joins them to search for his missing friends Riku and Kairi.

After a long journey, that takes them accross numerous worlds, Sora and friends find Riku and the king at last. But to save all worlds, Sora must use his keyblade to close the door to darkness even though Riku and the king are on the other side.

Believing the king's parting words-that there will always be a door to light-Sora locks the door, and he, Donald and Goofy set out on a new journey...

CHARACTERS

Sora
Donald
Goofy
Riku
Kairi

LOCATIONS

Traverse Town
Wonderland ("Alice in Wonderland" world)
Olympus Coliseum ("Hercules" world)
Agrabah ("Aladdin" world)
Monstro ("Pinnocchio" world)
Halloween Town ("Nightmare Before Christmas" world)
Atlantica ("The Little Mermaid" world)
Neverland ("Peter Pan" world)
100 Acre Wood ("Winnie the Pooh" world)
Hallow Bastion
Twighlight Town
Destiny Islands
Castle Oblivion

RE:CHAIN OF MEMORIES

The game was given a full 3D remake into a PlayStation 2 game titled Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, which was released in Japan as a second disc packaged with Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix in March 2007.

It was released as the second disc of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ in Japan on March 29, 2007. The remake includes polygonal 3D battles and worlds using the same graphics as Kingdom Hearts, as well as voice acting and an improved soundtrack. While the card based battle system and room synthesis aspects of the gameplay stayed mostly the same, there were additions, such as the Reaction Command function from Kingdom Hearts II.

The voice acting is only in the hallways between the world floors and in the Destiny Islands and Twilight Town worlds. The remake also includes new cutscenes and battles that were not in the original game such as a fight with Zexion in Reverse/Rebirth. When the game is completed, the player has the option of watching cutscenes in "Theater Mode".[

MANGA

Like the first Kingdom Hearts, Chain of Memories was also adapted into a manga by Shiro Amano, following the same plot as the video game. It was serialized in Square's Monthly Shonen Gangan in Japan, then released in two volumes in Japan and later in the United States by Tokyopop.

The first volume was released in Japan on October 22, 2005. A year later, the first volume was released in English on October 10, 2006. The second volume was released on February 6, 2007. The series was followed by a third manga series, Kingdom Hearts II. The series was re-released in a boxed set in the United States on October 9, 2007

SALES

As of December 2006, Chain of Memories has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, with 200,000 units in PAL regions, 400,000 units in Japan, and 900,000 units in North America.

IMAGES

VIDEOS

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Gameplay Video 1
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Gameplay Movie 2
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Gameplay Movie 3
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Trailer
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Intro

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