Review NaN of 4
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$50.00
from EB Games Summary:
Anyone who’s played Metal Gear Solid 2 can attest to the confusion that runs rampant when a game switches gears—and lead characters—in the heat of the action. When Konami decided we’d had enough with Solid Snake and would finish off the rest of the PlayStation2 masterpiece as Raiden, Master of Peroxide, many were caught off-guard, some so much so that they refused to finish playing the game.
Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts II offers a similar tactic in the first few hours of the game, but the shock value is nowhere near as disconcerting as it was with Konami’s mega-hit. In fact, the confusion between where Sora, the first game’s hero, is and who the character we’re introduced to, Roxas, is adds to the game as a whole. Fortunately, the pluses don’t stop there.
To be entirely truthful, I wasn’t sure Kingdom Hearts needed a sequel. The first game worked better than expected, given the unorthodox marriage of the Final Fantasy universe with everything Disney. I wasn’t convinced lightning could strike twice, and that Square Enix was looking to do nothing more than make itself—and the big mouse—some more quick cash.
Then again, this is Square Enix we’re talking about, and one should never underestimate these guys when it comes to RPGs. Report this review >>
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