Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Sony PSP

Its an ok game: the graphics are nice and the battle system is fun. But i find it awkward to play with the one analog stick on my psp...

Excellent Title. This is a replacement for a copy I owned previously so I knew I’d love it. Mine arrived in good condition.

A great installment to the Kingdom Hearts series. Good Storyline, Voice-Acting, and Music The battle system is similar yet revamped for the title. No need to have played the others to enjoy, but definitely would add to the experience. Good replay value having 3 different story modes. All the good parts of what you would expect from a Kingdom Hearts game. A good play.

I have played every single Kingdom Hearts game on the market and this one is one of the best. Choose your character and experience the wonders of the Kingdom Hearts world. Play through classic Disney stories while discovering the mysteries of the keyblade wielders! A must have for any fan of the series, or anyone who just wants a fun game to play!

I hope you are patient enough to sit through the load times. There are sections where you can watch a cut scene, move a step or two, then wait...and wait...and wait (sometimes as long as 35 seconds, Ive time it). I agree with other reviews that the graphics are beautiful, the story is good, the concept of playing through the game as three characters is intriguing. When I play a game, I want to play the game, not sit through grueling load times. I understand that with such well defined and detailed graphics that it is going to take time to load the next scene, but I really just want to get on with it and play.

Having played Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 years ago, I skipped most of the other iterations of the Kingdom Hearts series either because I didnt have the console (DS) or because the games just didnt seem to have the same appeal (Chain of Memories). Shortly before picking up my PSP I heard a lot of really great things about this game, with most reviews saying it had a good story, graphics, and an improved combat system, but a quirky camera. Having put almost 43 hours into the game, over the course of 10 days (having completed it yesterday), I can honestly say this game has been one of the most enjoyable Ive played in the last year. The game features a combat system similar to the first two Kingdom Hearts games, and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. The story, while a little confusing because we follow three (playable) characters, is pretty good. I only wish I had remembered more about the first Kingdom Hearts, since its a prequel to the events that take place there (although if you havent played the other games in the series youll still do fine). Im once again a little embarrassed that Im enjoying a game featuring Disney characters, but Square once again merges the different characters together very nicely. Voice acting for all characters is decent to great. As noted above, Ive put at least 42 hours into the game, completing each characters stories, and the final episode, but could easily put a dozen hours more into the game getting further completion and in the arena (which is still enjoyable, even though I dont know anyone else with a PSP). All-in-all, I give this game 5 stars across the board. Square and Disney have really hit the mark with this game.

Such a fun game. Better than the first game after its remaster on ps3. The fighting is pretty easy to get the hang of and the graphics are cleaner than the first one. I have really enjoyed it so far.

This is the next installment in the Kingdom Hearts Series... Or I should say, this is the First Installment in the Kingdom Hearts Series. Like all the past series, you travel between Disney-Created Worlds and Stories, helping the story out so that the ending we all know comes true. No surprise there. Not like Disney would actually let someone else rewrite the story for Sleeping Beauty and have Maleficent kill or otherwise imprison for all eternity, Prince Phillip. But this one is different in many aspects from some of the past games. First of all, remember the horrible Deck of Cards system back from Chain of Memories. Well, this game uses something like it, but BETTER. How? Well... you have a list of abilities and a set number of Command Slots. Usually one ability takes up one Slot, but some of the bigger and more powerful abilities can take up 2 or 3 slots. Now, instead of using the ability and its gone unless you have multiples in your Deck like Chain of Memories did. When you use the ability, it gets put on a Cool-Down Timer. and you have to wait for the ability to cool-down before you can use it again. This also removed MP or Magic/Mana Points from the game. Since ALL abilities, (Fire, Fira, Firaga, etc.) use this same method. You just have to unlock the more powerful spells and insert them into your Command List. Also, Kingdom Hearts 2 gave us the Limit-Breaks. In Birth By Sleep, theyre BACK! Remember how in KH2 you unlocked certain limit-breaks by using certain abilities in a row. Same deal here. However, it goes more in depth. For example, if you use nothing but Fire-Based attacks, you wont unlock the Fire-Breaker. You also have to utilize some Attacking Abilities (Rush, Blitz, etc.). But if you use Thunder-based attacks you get the Thunder-Break, and if you use both Fire and thunder you get the Spell-Breaker. To complicate things even more, there are ways to unlock a Limit-Breaker, for a Limit-Breaker! It gets pretty in-depth. Unlike most of the previous games, I think someone finally listened to the fans. Goofy and Donald are obnoxious and out-right not wanted (At least in my opinion), and in any case... They are NOT in your party! They do make a small appearance in the game, but you have little to no interaction with them. What does this mean, it means that throughout this game you are playing a SOLO character. Every now and then you get a partner, but they are usually essential when trying to get through that area of the game, but for the most part your solo. Thank GOD~! Ok... now, the last thing I want to talk about in this game is the Command Board. This is ONE of the few small mini-games that can be played in the game. But unlike the other mini-games, this one has the highest potential for abuse of a PSP. Remember Mario Party? Yeah, thats the first impression youre gonna get when you look at this. Thankfully someone was smart and decided that the mini-game bull crap was not needed. In case you dont follow, heres a painted picture. You have a board made out of blocks. You and up to 2 other people occupy this board. You hit a floating die above your head and it rolls a number from 1-6 and you move that many spaces. When you stop on a space, if it is Vacant you can purchase the spot. If it is owned by an opponent, you pay them rent. But if it is already owned by you, you can upgrade the spot so it costs more. (Hmm... sounds like Monopoly now~) It gets better, If after youve paid Rent on an Opponents square, and you have 10x the rent amount, you are given the opportunity to purchase said square from your opponent! As you travel around this board there are 4 waypoints that you must crossover, and then return back to start. As you cross the waypoints youll receive more money, with start giving you an added bonus on top of the normal Waypoint average. There are several boards and each one does something unique to it. Now why would this be abused. Well, simply put. The Abilities that you use in combat level up individually until a certain level when they become Maxed. By using the Command Board you can Max Out a TON of your abilities in one 5-10 minute sitting. Overall, The story is split up into 3 different Viewpoints. Kinda-like the movie Vantage Point. You play through the game as one of three different characters. Once chosen you cant switch to another character until you have played that persons story-line all the way through. Which is kinda cool. Cause on your first time through you interact with characters who might have met one of the other 2 already and theres a conversation about it. And its just enough to let you know that they were there, but not enough to tell you what they did. So you end up playing the game 3 full times, all the way through to see each persons storyline. Which is one hell-of-a-way for Square-Enix to get you on the Replay value of the game. In short, if you enjoyed any of the previous Kingdom Hearts installments. I am willing to bet you will enjoy Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep. Its worth it!

This game is really fun, and is not a disappointment. Its one of the better games on the psp, and the graphics are really good.If u enjoyed kingdom hearts 2, then this game is worth the buy cause the gameplay is pretty much the same thing. I cant think of any negatives to this game, other than not liking some of the characters but thats just a personal opinion. I just wish Square Enix will make a kingdom hearts 3 soon and lessen the side stories games.

I like the game. If youre a kingdom heart fan then youll like it. If you dont understand why this game is here, its part of the story line you can say. Look it up if you dont understand the story of how this adds into the kingdom heart series.