Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep dated for 2009 in Japan

by Alan Tsang { Aug 4th 2008 at 3:30PM }

Not only did those who were invited to the ultra-exclusive DKΣ3713 Private Party get a chance to play Dissidia, they also played through two levels of the upcoming Kingdom Hearts prequel Birth by Sleep. As we predicted, Square announced that a Japanese release will occur some time in 2009.

IGN had a chance to play through the two stages, and here's what they had to tell us, after the jump:

The two playable stages are the land of Sleeping Beauty and the land of Snow White.
Maleficent appears to be the principal baddie, but knowing Square, there's probably some greater evil pulling the strings in the background.
Three Keyblade apprentices, Terra, Ven and Aqua, set out to search for the missing Keyblade master, Master Xehanort.
Terra, the only character IGN managed to get some hands-on time with, had a Command meter that builds up with every normal attack. When fully-powered up, he can utilize four different attack modes, three of them corresponding with an element: fire, rock thunder and Fatal Mode.
Terra could target enemies with a reticle and attack them with homing shots that are more powerful than standard attacks.
The boss Terra faces in the Enchanted Castle is a large enchanted weaving machine that required multiple areas to be weakened before it can be completely defeated.

Tags: birth-by-sleep, kingdom-hearts, kingdom-hearts-birth-by-sleep, square-enix

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Charles @ Aug 4th 2008 3:37PM

Awesome! Can't wait for this game. It'll be the first kingdom hearts I ever played :D!

Saigon @ Aug 4th 2008 6:14PM

If you think this game looks good, then you have to at least try the first one on ps2. It's a great action rpg, and you'll enjoy it even more if you're a Disney and FF fan.

Glad to see we won't be waiting 4 years for this and Dissidia, like we did for Crisis Core. But still, the rest of us are gonna be waiting for a while for localization.