Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days revolves around Roxas, the "other" hero from Kingdom Hearts II. Players follow Roxas through his days among Organization XIII's ranks, unraveling the events that took place during the…

77 30 May 2009

Quiz/Trivia Role-playing (RPG) Action

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is a quiz/trivia developed by h.a.n.d. Inc., released 30 May 2009 on Nintendo DS. The main story takes about 20 hrs to finish.

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What Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is a quiz/trivia game developed by h.a.n.d. Inc. and released in 2009. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game covers the story of Roxas before the events of Kingdom Hearts II. On the day he is born as Sora's Nobody when Sora transforms into a Heartless in the original Kingdom Hearts, Roxas is found by Xemnas in Twilight Town, the leader of Organization XIII, who names him its thirteenth member. Each day he is sent on missions to other worlds, either alone or accompanied by his fellow members, to destroy Heartless with the Keyblade and release captive hearts, with which the Organization can fulfill their goal of summoning Kingdom Hearts and become complete beings. Roxas is placed under the care of Axel, who he befriends and spends his spare time with at the end of each day, sitting atop the…

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Kingdom Hearts series

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is the 17th of 63 entries we hold in the Kingdom Hearts series. The next entry was Kingdom Hearts Rhythm Parade in 2009. Its critic score of 77 is 3 points below the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Kingdom Hearts II at 90.

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How it was received

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 116 rated quiz/trivia games in our database, which average 64. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 130 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 20 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 35 hrs, roughly 1.8 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days launched on 30 May 2009, within three weeks of Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Infamous and The Sims 3. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Infamous, The Sims 3.

Cheats and codes

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