Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II is an action role-playing game, and the primary entry to the series since the 2002 Disney Interactive and Square collaboration. The game's setting is a collection of various levels (referred…
Kingdom Hearts II is an adventure developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 1, released 22 December 2005 on PlayStation 2. The main story takes about 32.7 hrs to finish.
What Kingdom Hearts II is
Kingdom Hearts II is an adventure game developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 1 and released in 2005. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
One year after the events of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Sora, Donald and Goofy awaken in Twilight Town. Bent on the quest to find Riku and King Mickey Mouse, the three begin their journey. However, they soon discover that while they have been asleep, the Heartless are back. Not only that, but new enemies also showed up during their absence. Sora, Donald and Goofy set off on a quest to rid the world of the Heartless once more, uncovering the many secrets that linger about Ansem and the mysterious Organization XIII.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Kingdom Hearts series
Kingdom Hearts II is the seventh of 63 entries we hold in the Kingdom Hearts series. It arrived a year after Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. The next entry was Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix in 2007. Its critic score of 90 is 10 points above the series average of 80. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
Kingdom Hearts II holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 23 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 89, across 864 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 32.7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 54.5 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Kingdom Hearts II launched on 22 December 2005, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection and Yakuza. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Yakuza.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Kingdom Hearts II yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Characters
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Dlc
Quick answers
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