Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days - Nintendo DS

If you're a big KH fan, who wants to know the back-story of Roxas' time in the Organization and who the 14th member is, then you might want to check this out. If you're a newbie KH player, you might survive understanding this without playing any of the other KH games. Several people's testaments say they haven't had much of a problem. It is recommended though, if you want to completely understand everything, you play the PS2 games first. But, it's not bad for stand-alone players either. I got my younger cousins hooked right away with it. (And for those who haven't touched this game but reviewed it anyways, like the one below me, I can only say that you intentionally want to lower the ratings...)Pros:+ Vibrant colorful transition from its PS2 predecessors. It's like you're staring at a PS2 game inside a DS. Not bad for pushing the system to its limits.+ The difficulty level is just right, because the Panel system affects it greatly. You can be 10 hours into the game and still be level 6.+ Platforming is back compared to KH2. You'll be doing a lot more pushing columns and jumping around.+ Beautiful FMVs (even though, they're just a few)+ Dodge roll is back!+ Some new orchestrations by Yoko Shimomura. Don't expect majority of the game to have new ones because you're going back to the same worlds from the PS2 games.+ New parts of the PS2 worlds created. Meaning, even though we go to the same worlds as before, a lot of them have new environments made for them. So, we're not always completely in the same familiar area i.e. Agrabah's marketplace area and outside Cave of Wonders.+ This is a long DS game. At least 25 hours and up, depending on what you do. (Not including multi-player so just consider that extra.)+ The new Panel system, which you can customize how many things you want. It also limits what you have in your inventory. You gain a new panel piece for every mission you beat. It gives you the strategy on how you want to do your battling. Picture the Chain of Memories cards but not in a card deck. Also, you'll be using potion a lot more at the beginning of the game so it'll go quickly. You have to constantly add to the Panel deck and alter it several times.+ New Secret Reports are added for this game. I've yet to come across them so I can't wait to read them.+ Roxas' diary entries are interesting to read.+ The game's script is witty and good. Good enough that it makes me dislike Larxene 10 times more now.Neutralo The tutorial is long but it's not as long as KH2's.o In the Panel system, they give you level-up panels, which allow you to obviously, as the name says, level up. You have to keep collecting them to increase your level but sometimes, you won't have any place to put them.o The story will start off very slow but it gets better as you go along. Everyone recommends the 250th day and up to 300th for the story to really pick up. For me, I don't really care. It's already good as it is. I'm less than 80 days in at this point. Unfortunately, I'm playing this game already spoiled so I know what happens. Plus, the secret behind the 14th member...o You'll only be using the stylus to control the camera to look left, right, and up. Which, I don't have too many qualms about.o You have customizable options on your camera control and other things.o Yes, you might find some parts of the worlds/scenes repetitive, but the ice cream eating has a somber meaning behind it.o There is a meaning behind the title! If you still don't understand what it means, go look it up! :PCons- The camera can get a bit shaky at some times when you're up against something.- The D-pad will hurt your thumb at the beginning so please, take a break in-between playing it!- When locking onto an enemy, I wish they allowed you to switch from one enemy to another like in the PS2 games.That's all I really have to say about it for now. Be prepared for a slow moving story but a well-worth reward ending. :D

I have only been able to play 3 Kingdom Hearts games until this point. Obviously KH1 and KH2 along with the PS2 version of Chain of Memories. Kingdom Hearts as a whole is in my top 10 for gaming franchises. Due to all the KH games released after KH2 being on portable consoles, I have missed out on some of them. However, I wanted to play 358/2 Days really bad because Roxas is one of my favorite characters and I need to experience more of him. I finally dusted off my old DS Lite and got this game. For a DS game lets just say I was extremely impressed with the graphics and gameplay. However, the hallmark of the game is its story. KH2 introduced us to Roxas who had a short but pivotal role in the game's story. 358 provides us with how Roxas came about and his experience with Organization XIII. It is a strong story that hits all the emotions. Even though I never cry playing games, when Xion fades away into Roxas, it almost gave me tears. This game was designed very well. It was linear, but it felt right since you were a member of the Organization and you are mainly tasked with carrying out missions. As the story progresses, Roxas becomes more and more powerful. It hit its peak at the end when he fights Riku. My much anticipated part of the game, and while it was short, it was a blast. This my just be my 2nd favorite KH game behind KH2. Only thing that could top it is Dream Drop Distance which I will be playing shortly or even Chain of Memories simply due to the Riku campaign. If you are KH fan, and have yet to play 358 find a way to. It is a fantastic game which adds more to the universe and gives you another opportunity to play as Roxas. Got it memorized?

This game was fun, I like the panel system but it's not perfect. The challenge missions are really hard and can be frustrating as hell, but they aren't necessary to complete all of them. Music is nice, some familiar songs and some new ones. My son and I enjoyed this game. We bought two so we could play head to head when we get another DS system, but I haven't got to try that yet. The game gets tedious at times, and between this and Recoded, I think Recoded is a better game, but I like how Nintendo and Square Enix build on previous games to make new ways to interact with the structure of the game, like the panel system, where you earn powerups and have to plce them into your characters panels. My son who is 5 was able to beat the game last night, which is pretty cool, after I helped him level Roxas up to level 56 or something. Some of the missions are rather tedious, but the graphics and gameplay on the whole are great.

Kingdom Hearts 358 days /2 or KH358/2 is a Nintendo DS game with ground breaking graphics and plot depth for its time. The game starts off as a prequel to Kingdom Hearts 2 on the Ps2 and takes place during Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories on the Gameboy Advance. You are a character named Roxas who has many questions about his past and future in a mysterious organization that he became a part of suddenly. The majority of the game is mission oriented as you revisit world's from past games and a couple new worlds to find out about the unknown heartless and nobodies. You will fight using combos that you put together with panels that can be manipulated from your Head Quarters. Basic playing mechanics are the same as kingdom Hearts 1 and 2. You will also get a chance to replay any of your dozens of missions using several previously unplayable characters in multi-player mode. You have missions that go from such things as reconnaissance to destroying giant heartless as you find out slowly about the unspoken secrets of Nobodies and Heartless. The game will take at the the very least, 20 hours to complete if you go straight through it just to beat it. Parts of the game can become a bit repetitious but the character development and relationships are growing and fun to witness; some of which are shown via high definition cut scenes. KH 358d/2 is definately a game to try out!

Lo jugué hace años en mi ds Lite. Ahora lo juego en mi 3ds y es una gran adición para la colección

Elegí este producto frente a otros ya que supuestamente estaba en todos los idiomas son embargo solo esta en ingles

Gioco comprato su richiesta di mio figlio. Lui molto soddisfatto, io anche per aver speso molto meno rispetto alla cifra nei negozi specializzati.

I absolutely love this game, I've never played a Kingdom hearts game before, so I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I love Disney and RPG games, so this is amazing. The story line is cute, and fun. The gameplay is fun, it isn't too easy, and it isn't impossible either. I want to get my hands on more kingdom hearts games.

最高に面白いです。国内版より難易度低いのでサクサク進めます☆敵もウザくないし、何より、ロクサス、アクセルとシオンの英語音声が聞けるのが嬉しい。輸入版なので、もちろん全て英語なんですが、そんなに難しくないので理解出来ると思います。戦闘にイライラせず楽しく出来るので、私は国内版よりこっちのがオススメです。