Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Sony PSP

I absolutely love the game so far! If youre a fan of the KH series like myself then you know all the games from this series are awesome, at least in my opinion, and this one is no exception. The soundtrack is amazing, the graphics are great as usual as well as the color! The minigames, most of which take place in a certain world, with the exception of a few, are super fun, my particular favorite, and the most challenging, once again in my humble opinion, being Ice Cream Beat! There is just so much to do for each of the three characters that youll never run out of things to do to acomplish 100% completion if you like doing that sort of thing like myself! The battling system is great! It is pretty much a button masher. Itll take some getting used to but once you get it down battling is easy as pie and you guessed it...FUN! There are a new set of enemies, some TOUGH bosses, awesome new characters, the worlds leave much to be desired, at least from the particular character Im playing as, and the cutscenes and the stories are wonderful! In conclusion: Great game and I know if youre a fan of the KH series youll love this one equally as much as the other games, maybe even more so. I recommend purchasing it! Its worth your money!

The battle before kingdom hearts, it is the start of it all. Before the Nobodies and the heartless (Oh, and Sora & Riku) Birth by Sleep follows 3 keyblade carrying fighters who are trying to find the cause of a new threat to the world. This prequel is short but you must play each characters story to understand what is happening. The boss battles are shorter then Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 but dogging, blocking, and one cure will be more critical as the wrong move = quicker lost. The combat is different with the ability to customize attacks and skills. The story is a bit dry and repetitive (If you play all three characters at once) but this PS2 looking game would not be missing from any KH Fan library. One more thing, no Sephiroth fights. :(

This is a great addition to the kingdom hearts story. It is a prequel to the first kingdom hearts game and has 3 different playable characters each providing their own sides of the story. It isnt until you play all three characters are you able to reveal the entire story. I was extremely disappointed when the kingdom hearts game started going onto the portable systems and not on PS2 or PS3 systems and vowed not to play them on the other systems. I however broke my vow for this one only, and I have to say that I am glad that I did. It has the same feeling as the original games, great storyline, beautiful graphics and on a screen that is large enough to have it be appreciated. Over all I am very impressed and satisfied with the purchase of this game and cant wait for them to make another kingdom hearts game for PS3!

Love the game, have been wanting it for a while. Everything came as described, came in the game case with the instruction booklet and a code for a PSP theme I believe.

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.

Birth by sleep takes place before the events of the first game. The scenario revolves around three characters: Terra, Aqua, and ventus. You play as each character and see their point of view of the story such as what they were doing and what happens to them. By beating each story, you can unlock a fourth scenario. There are pros and cons to the game but overall I enjoyed it. The pros to this game is that it is challenging which was good for me because after playing kingdom hearts 2 I thought future titles would be more easier but I was impressed by the tough boss battles. The new battle system is different from the previous titles and it does get annoying that I have to wait a few seconds to cast cure when Im at the point of dying. The story is good but it repeats a lot of scenes which get annoying. I was impressed with the final fight scenes and the appearance of a certain someone from final fantasy 7!! Overall the game is great and any kingdom hearts fan must have this game.

This game is awesome! Explains a lot of the story telling of how characters became who they are and how they relate to the ten years between this game and the first Kingdom Hearts. Ties in really well with everything and get to see characters before they meet Sora, yet kind of do at the same time.

I admit Im never very good at finishing games, but when I grabbed my existing copy to play around in the world again I noticed the crack in the case surrounding the UMD disc was so impacted that it prevented the disc from loading. So I needed another one. Birth By Sleep is one of those games in the series that goes almost TOO light on the actual cooperation between Square Enix designs and Disney characters, but remains one of the most polished in combat and options. If you want a look at how things started BEFORE Kingdom Hearts 1 happened... its a must-buy. And thankfully by this time price has gone down enough that I didnt feel bad at all for just getting a second (working) copy.

First off, im a Huge Disney, Final Fantasy & Square Enix Fan. The presentation is amazing, it looks smooth, Runs Smooth (and thats without using the Extra 16-32 bit & Color palette options) The Kingdom hearts game series has increasingly great Final Fantasy Cameos & Fun disney worlds and thats no different with Birth By Sleep. i was kinda wary of Worlds like Cinderella & Sleeping beauty when i heard they were in this (Well theyre not exactly action based disney titles) But actually theyre Jolly Good fun. If i had more time id be more descriptive, but im short on time, So, all i Can say, is This game will Grip your Heart, & Take your breath away, its definitely worth the $39.99 (& Ignore the reviewer who rated one Star, theyre biased) My Verdict: 10/10

Just might be the best Kingdom Hearts game. Ever. Made. There are 3 different characters & storylines to play through, the new gameplay mechanics are fun and the graphics are great! The multiplayer arena is a blast with friends and its nice to see some older protagonists come into play. It had me going for a 100% completion rating. Classic.