I've always been a lover of Kingdom Hearts games, but this one was really good for its making. What made the original Kingdom Hearts for the PlayStation 2 wasn't really its action game play than it was the fascinating world (Or worlds, I should say) of fantasy that the player is thrust in to upon playing, utilizing characters from Disney and Final Fantasy. In many ways, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories was done the same way. the Active Time Card Battle system may be a little shaky, and many of the worlds explored are familiar in the previous game. However, the game is mostly aimed at fans of the Kingdom Hearts series, who can probably get the most out of this game. An example of this is evident in the very beginning, as it picks up exactly where the original Kingdom Hearts left off: The main character, Sora, is crossing an open field with his two friends- Donald Duck and Goofy. They approach an abstractly shaped castle (Later learned to be Castle Oblivion) and are approached by a black-cloaked individual who speaks to the three in riddles. You control Sora in this three-dimensional environment on a mission to find King Mickey and Sora's childhood friend, Riku. A bonus added twist is that all the worlds Sora visits are drawn directly from his memories- giving reason to the familiar territory flaw. Later in the game you find out that Sora's memories are actually being manipulated by a group of people known only as the Organization, or Organization XIII, a shady, mysterious group with unknown ulterior motives. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of memories is actually a direct sequel of Kingdom Hearts, but takes place before Kingdom Hearts 2, so it can be called sort of a Kingdom Hearts 1.5; tying the games and their respective stories together. I find that the game makes more sense if you've already played Kingom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 2. However, the player soon distracts from the story due to the dazzling, colourful graphics and animations. The graphics of this game are actually much better than one would expect... The three-dimensional aspect keeps players on their toes as they are constantly being chased by "Heartless", the monsters of the game. The sounds are of amazing quality- the music and voices are all the same from the original Kingdom Hearts game, and aren't old sounding at all (One would normally expect the music/voices to be below par, sounding 8-bit). The story goes very in-depth... sometimes it can become very mysterious and confusing, and leave the player sitting there and thinking "What?", only to have their answers presented much later in the game, after the dialogue has already been forgotten. The game has many worlds to explore, and each world with very many rooms, there is much to be explored and left at the player's fingertips. The game can be very very challenging at times- especially if you don't know ho to use the battle system to your advantage. Average players can get stuck on a boss battle very easy, and getting the right "Card Value" to unlock a door can be a bit of a pain. Overall, the game offers nice, smooth game play and wonderful graphics and sound, to give any Kingdom Hearts fan a truly excellent game experience.

Decent review. In the future it might be better to organize your review a bit but all in all it's an okay review. I do like the Kingdom Hearts franchise.