Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
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Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 5, released 9 January 2010 on PlayStation Portable. The main story takes about 23 hrs to finish.
What Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 5 and released in 2010. It was published by Disney Interactive Studios. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep begins in the Land of Departure, where three Keyblade wielders and close friends—Terra, Aqua, and Ventus (more commonly known as Ven)—train to become Keyblade Masters under Master Eraqus. To achieve this rank, Keyblade Apprentices must take the Mark of Mastery exam once they come of age. Terra and Aqua take this test together and in the first round Master Xehanort sabotages the exam, forcing Ventus to intervene. In the second round Terra and Aqua fight each other, but while Aqua passes the test, Terra is deemed unfit to become a Keyblade Master due to the abundant darkness in his heart. Afterward, a group of mysterious creatures called the Unversed begin to…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 3 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Kingdom Hearts series
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is the 20th of 63 entries we hold in the Kingdom Hearts series. The next entry was Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep: Special Edition in 2010. Its critic score of 83 is 3 points above the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Kingdom Hearts II at 90.
How it was received
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 84, across 165 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 23 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 30 hrs, roughly 1.3 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep launched on 9 January 2010, within three weeks of Mass Effect 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Darksiders and VVVVVV. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Mass Effect 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Darksiders, VVVVVV.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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