A game that features characters from the Disney and Final Fantasy universe. Let's see how this goes.
Story: 10/10. I found the story to be quite good and reliving some of my favorite Disney's movies worked quite well for a game. They managed to incorporate the Disney's movie plot to the "Heartless" taking over quite well. Favorite Disney movie's such as "Aladdin" and "The Little Mermaid" were quite nice to revisit (Even though Atlantaca wasn't my favorite world).
Gameplay: 8/10. The game is in an action-RPG that involves some button-mashing and magic. With the RPG element, you gain experience as you defeat more enemies and you level up (to a maximum of Lvl. 100). Magic, you can use spells like Fire, Thunder, Blizzard, Cure, Aero (raises you or your allies defense) and other spells. Some of these spells upgrade as you progress through the game (ex. Fire upgrades to Fira, and then to Firaga). The Cure is handy is handy for restoring your main character or his allies health, was is pretty useful and recommended for later Boss fights. For the most part, you attack through-out the game, whch can get a bit repetitive and does get tedious towards the end but I think Squre-Soft pulled it off nicely. As for your allies, Donald and Goofy, while they do help out sometimes, most of the time (especially towards the end of the game), they take a lot of hits and find yourself curing them or using potions way too much as they keep getting damaged a lot. Although they're not absoluteness useless, sometimes you get that feeling quite a bit (more so towards the end of the game).
Graphics: 9.5/10. These graphics are amazing! Some of the best I've seen on the PS2.
Music: 7/10: The music didn't truly standout too much for me. Although most of the music fits well with the world, most of them aren't that memorable. The "Under the Sea" song fits well with "The Little Mermaid" world, although the song gets a little annoying afterwards after you've played the world for a few hours... Best songs in the game I think are "Halloween Town," "Hollow Bastion," and the Boss music. (Titled "Squirming Evil")
Difficulty: The game offers two different difficulty's: Normal and Expert. I've only played it on Normal and will attempt on Expert later since I've just gotten into this game recently, I think the difficulty is about 6 out of 10. Some Boss battles are challenging *cough* Sephiroth cough* but once you play them a few times, you get the hang of of it.
Overall: 9/10. If you're a PS2 fan, this game is worth it. You won't be disappointed with the Disney and Final Fantasy characters.