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Rating:  203 reviews
Sales Rank: 1797
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5 x 5 x 1
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MPN: 90417
Model: 662248904177
UPC: 662248904177
EAN: 0662248904177
ASIN: B00068O278
Release Date: June 15, 2006
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Condition: Game only, no box or booklet. Never been played! Perfect condition! Free upgade to first class shipping!!
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Showing reviews 16-20 of 203
 It's OK, but... February 25, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Well, It's OK. I think that the best part is the card battling system. you have a deck of cards. Each card has a value from 0-9. Enemies also have and use cards for attacks, the same way you do. When you use a card while someone else is, the card with the higher value succeeds and the lower valued card is "broken" and the user is stunned. that's probably the most interesting part of the game. The rest is kind of boring. The awesome graphics that have been advertised on the site only occur a few select times and look pixelated. Another down in this game is that all the rooms in the game follow a random predefined structure, but still have different colors. (in English: all the rooms have the same structure but different color schemes. Don't imagine this game to be anything like KH1, there are no trinity spots, space flights, or items. Even in Atlantica, there is no difference in game play. But I do have to admit, the companies idea was great. Make Sora loose his memories for an excuse to have to do the story over. This was a way to let people with only a GBA play, what they think, is a GBA version of KH. They also made it a continuation of the old game to force veteran players into getting it to complete the story. And to top it off, the ending ids a cliffhanger, forcing you to buy KH3. Even though the scheme was perfect, I wish that Square Enix could have put more work into game play. The bosses are extremely easy and take a long time to complete, thanks to the enormous amount of health that was given to them. The conversations take a long time to complete, and it gets annoying when an enemy constantly breaks your cards. I don't advise buying this game as it is a waste of money. My friends tell me that you can easily get KH2 and pick up on the story line without even getting KH1. I hope that you don't make the same mistake i did and get lured into Square Enix's trap.
 One of the better reasons to get a GBA December 20, 2004
Ryan Pritchard (Mesa, AZ United States)
8 out of 22 found this review helpful
Let me start off by saying that I don't like the Gameboy Advanced. I am waiting for the Sony PSP. With that said, I'm glad I bought the GBA so that I could play this game. the play style is somewhat similar to Kingdom Hearts, but the magic and combat system are really new and unique. I like the build your own dungeon motiff. I can decide what lies behind most doors, that's pretty sweet. The storyline is kind of weak, but I expect that from a hand held. The graphics are pretty good for being a Nintendo game. And this just whets my appetite for Kingdom Hearts 2 next year.
Another reason to get a GBA December 22, 2004
Sean (Aurora, Colorado)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories is a fantastic GBA release. This is one of the games that makes you glad you have a GBA in the first place.
More geared towards people who are already fans of the series, Chain of Memories takes place right where the original PS2 title left off. It's meant to connect Kingdom Hearts to its inevitable sequel.
The game begins with Sora, Donald and Goofy in the field. They run off through the field to a place called "Castle Oblivion". Inside Castle Oblivion are where Sora's memories are held. As Sora traverses the castle his memories will be revived and he'll have to face them. You'll go through all the world you visited in Kingdom Hearts. There are no new worlds which may discourage some people. Sora will eventually have to face the leaders of the castle (a group known as the organization) and face his memories.
The castle is divided up into thirteen floor. Each floor represents a world from the original game. Fans of the original will quickly recognize the different worlds and find themselves rekindling a few memories themselves.
The combat in Chain of Memories is a little different. Rather than take the premise of the first game, Chain of Memories introduces cards. The way your cards are stacked up makes a difference in the action you can take. If you shuffle your cards right, the ones you need will be right on top. But the problem with a card is it can only be used once and then it'll go back to the bottom of the deck. The cards justify your actions. Whether you can use items and spells or whether you can just physical attack. If you have your cards stacked up right you can use devastating combos.
Your enemies have cards as well. If your card outweighs theirs (Say you have a nine and they have a four) then you striek succesfully. If you get Zero, you can parry attacks and block them.
However, the entire card system is flawed in some ways. If you run out of all your good cards then you can virtually do nothing in combat. Not only that, but you can only use each card ONCE per battle. You'll also find yourself shuffleing through the cards constantly just to find the card you want, leaving you vulnerable to attacks.
Bosses have cards too. Often bosses will put their best cards on top as well and use devastating attacks in the beginning. But much like you they can only use the card once. This means you could simply wait a boss out and then go for the stirke. You can make bosses much too easy by using this tactic.
But the combat aside, the other aspects of the game are unbelievable. The graphical presentation is among the best the GBA has to offer! There are even a few 3D scenes. The character sprites look incredible as well.
Then there's the audio. Any fan of Kingdom Hearts will be familiar with some of the tunes. Several are borrowed from the original game. There is no spoken dialogue but there are voices. In battle you'll hear Sora scream when he uses an item, attacks or any other combat action.
The game is mostly geared towards those who have played and enjoyed the first game. It's an excellent game if you can have patience with the tedious card system fused into the combat.
The Good
+Beautiful Graphics
+Great sound
+Innovative battle system but...
The Bad
-The combat system is overall flawed
-No new worlds!
A great game for KH fans December 20, 2004
B. Foster (Seattle, WA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Played Kingdom Hearts for Playstation 2 did you? You also plan on playing Kindom Hearts 2 when it comes out don't you? Yeah. You do. And if not, you should. Kingdom Hearts is a great game; it's one of my favorites on the Playstation 2. And I, along with many others anxiously await the release of it's follow-up, Kingdom Hearts 2. But what happens as Sora begins to run along the grassy fields with Donald and Goofy at the end of Kingdom Hearts? What happens out there? Who is the cloaked figure in the road that our friends meet? Will we ever know? No need to fret. This game, Kindgom Hearts: Chain of Memories will fill you in completely.
First off, let me make something clear. YOU REALLY SHOULD CONSIDER PLAYING KINGDOM HEARTS FOR PLAYSTATION 2 BEFORE YOU PLAY THIS GAME. That being said, CoM is a great game, and someone who has never played Kingdom Hearts before could probably play it and enjoy it, but I would highly recommend playing Kingdom Hearts first. Without first playing Kingdom Hearts, you would be fairly lost as to the plot, only recognizing the Disney characters. Again, you'd probably have some fun with the game, but not near the great experience that Kingdom Hearts players would experiece.
That being said, let's get down to business.
OK guys, this game is tight. I'm talking tighter than Jared Fogel's pants around his waist when he used to be fat. By all means, if you liked Kingdom Hearts and have a GBA, you need to have this game. Why? Lemme tell you.
The Story:
This game fills in stuff that you would never know if you just went straight from the first Kingdom Hearts right to #2. If you are at all a Kingdom Hearts fan and are planning on playing the next installment, then you should play this game. You will enjoy the game for this reason alone.
The Gameplay:
At a first glance, the style of fighting and exploration appears the same as the other game, but ain't, my friend. The gameplay is actually more challenging than the Playstation version. This is because it is more like an RPG as opposed to an action game like the Kingdom Hearts for Playstation 2. In short, you use cards to damage and guard against your opponents. In the same way, you use cards to open doors and control the atmosphere of what lies behind the doors. This is was a new type of system to me, but I quickly adapted to it and began to enjoy it.
The Graphics:
Dude, the FMV in the beginning says it all. Yeah, that thing is great, but unfortunately the whole game is not an FMV. Don't worry though, the in-game graphics rule as well. Not only does the game do a good job of creating a 3D feeling, but the characters are all very recognizable and their facial expressions in the text window when they talk are all convincing and beautifully done.
The Sound:
Hearing Dearly Beloved on the starting screen made me very warm and fuzzy inside, let me just say that. As for the rest of the music, you will recognize all the tunes from the original Kingdom Hearts, with some new music added as well. For a GBA, this game has a great sounding tracks.
"Wow, man!", you exclaim, "It sound like this game has it all. But is there anything wrong with it?"
Well, the answer is that there are a few little things, but they are small. First off, I'll say that the sound that they have when the text is rolling out is kind of annoying, but you get used to it after a while. Second, there is not a real wide variety of ways you can explore the world around you or ways you have the plot revealed to you. Basically, you do the same thing over and over for each world. Not that it ruins the story or anything, everything just always happens in the same predictable sequence.
So basically, there are a few little things about this game that peeve me, but they aren't that big of a deal compared to the rest of the game.
So in case you totally blew off all those other paragraphs above and are only reading this one, here is the gist: This game is wicked if you like Kingdom Hearts. It's strong points far outweigh it's few weaker ones and it doesn't fail to please all throughout. Don't hesitate to buy this bad boy.
 oooooooooooohhhh.... December 16, 2004
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
the card thing is a little weird....but its still great!!!!!!this is how the story goes:ther is this weird dark organization...and they are trying to make sora forget his memories with the help of a new character,namine.namine was a friend of sora's(maybe more?????!!!)along with riku and kairi.its confusing,but COOL!just play it!bye!P.S.:if you beat the game once you CAN play as riku!!!!
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