Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep dated for 2009 in Japan
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:
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.
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.
strike @ Aug 4th 2008 4:21PM
I'm not too hyped up about this game, especially with dissidia on the way, but its still a great addition too any psp libraby.
Where did nick go again? Is he sick again, I noticed he hasnt been blogging. Andrew also blogs a lot less than usual.
supa_s @ Aug 5th 2008 3:27AM
2009? could be december 2009 for all we know. Anyway, it looks great. I haven't had a chance to go thru Crisis Core yet but I'll make sure to make time for BbS
Rapsody @ Aug 6th 2008 8:03AM
Does this game have a possibility of coming to America?
Zic @ Oct 10th 2008 9:08AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwK32-3Md8s