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|title=Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
|japan=キングダム ハーツ メロディ オブ メモリー
|romaji=Kingudamu Hātsu Merodī obu Memorī
|image=[[File:Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory Logo KHMOM.png|center|300px]]
|developer={{w|Square Enix}}
|publisher={{w|Square Enix}}
|release=[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] November 11, 2020<ref name="jp">[https://twitter.com/_KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1298625003131297793 @_KINGDOMHEARTS on Twitter]</ref><br>[[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]]/[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px]] November 13, 2020<ref name="int">[https://twitter.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1298627469914906626 @KINGDOMHEARTS on Twitter]</ref><br>[[File:Flag of European Union.png|20px|Europe]]/[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px]] November 13, 2020<ref name="int"/><br>'''PC:{{note|Digital only via Epic Games Store}}'''<br>[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] March 30, 2021<br>[[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px|United States]]/[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] March 30, 2021<br>[[File:Flag of European Union.png|20px|Europe]]/[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] March 30, 2021
|genre=Rhythm-action
|modes=Single player, local co-op, online multiplayer
|ratings= {{w|Computer Entertainment Rating Organization|CERO}}: N/A<br>{{w|ESRB}}:[[File:Ratingsymbol e10.gif|12px|Everyone 10+]]Everyone 10+<br>{{w|PEGI}}:[[File:PEGI 12.png|12px|12+]]12+
|platforms={{w|PlayStation 4}}<br>{{w|Xbox One}}<br>{{w|Nintendo Switch}}<br>{{w|Personal computer}}
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{{Q|Experience the music of Kingdom Hearts like never before.|Tagline}} 
'''''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory''''' is the fourteenth game in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series. It was officially announced in the ''Kingdom Hearts 2020'' trailer on June 16, 2020<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-bxIhQMaRU ''Kingdom Hearts'' 2020 Trailer]</ref>, and released later that year on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch and released on March 30, 2021 for PC via the {{w|Epic Games Store}}.<ref>[https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/kingdom-hearts-melody-of-memory/home Epic Games Store's page]</ref>

The game takes places after the events of ''[[Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind]]'', as following the disappearance of [[Sora]], [[Kairi]] attempts to go through her memories to find clues to look for Sora.

==Development==
The game was first hinted by series creator {{w|Tetsuya Nomura}} on January 22, 2020 in a Q&A to celebrate the release of ''[[Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_kingdomhearts/status/1219954323951517696?s=21 ''@_KINGDOMHEARTS'']</ref><ref>'''Tetsuya Nomura''': "We still need some time with regards to main line Kingdom Hearts, but first up the KH UX team will have a surprising announcement tomorrow." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Nomura-discusses-Kingdom-Hearts-3-Re-Mind-new-teams-and-future-projects-in-Twitter-Q-A-16466 Translation via Goldpanner]</ref>

Disney proposed the idea for a ''Kingdom Hearts'' rhythm game.<ref>[https://jpgames.de/2020/09/kingdom-hearts-melody-of-memory-interview-hazama-suzui/ '''''JPGames interview with Ichiro Hazama and Masanobu Suzui''''']: '''Ichiro Hazama/Masanobu Suzui''': "It was even Disney who came up to us and came up with the idea for a rhythm game for Kingdom Hearts."</ref>

On June 15, 2020, after the launch of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]'''s website, the game's logo was discovered in the website's data.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-melody-of-memory-leak-logo '''''IGN''''': Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory Leak Logo]</ref>

''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory'' was official announced on June 16, 2020 in the ''Kingdom Hearts 2020'' trailer for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One and will feature over 140 songs and 20 characters from across the series. ''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory'' mark the return of a ''Kingdom Hearts'' game to appear on a Nintendo system since ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'' in 2012.

On August 26, during the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, the game was announced with a release date of November 11, 2020 for Japan and November 13, 2020 for the rest of the world.<ref>[https://press.na.square-enix.com/EXPERIENCE-THE-MUSIC-OF-KINGDOMS-HEARTS-AS-NEVER-BEFORE-IN-KINGDOM-HEA '''''Square Enix Press Site''''': EXPERIENCE THE MUSIC OF KINGDOMS HEARTS AS NEVER BEFORE IN KINGDOM HEARTS MELODY OF MEMORY, LAUNCHING THIS NOVEMBER]</ref> The Nintendo Switch version of the game will have a exclusive Free-For-All mode, for up to eight players to compete in local multiplayer.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKXn9V9-OBU KINGDOM HEARTS Melody of Memory – Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase | August 2020]</ref>
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==Story==
In search of Sora's whereabouts, Kairi allows herself to be put into a deep sleep in order to search her heart for clues. She spends a year slumbering in [[Ansem the Wise]]'s computer lab this way while he, [[Even]], and [[Ienzo]] study her. Recounting the events of her past and Sora's adventures as a [[Keyblade]] wielder, Kairi eventually finds herself in [[The Final World]], causing the equipment Ansem is using to monitor her to fail. Kairi remembers being taken by [[Terra-Xehanort]] as a child as their world was being overrun by [[Heartless]]. He sent her to the outside world on a [[lifeboat]] in the hopes of using her power of as a [[Princess of Heart]] to find a Keyblade wielder. Before being sent off, Terra-Xehanort tells her, "If you arrive in a world that's neither light nor darkness but somewhere on the other side, your task will be far from easy."

After recovering pieces of her shattered heart, Kairi is confronted by a manifestation of [[Master Xehanort]] created from her heart. Kairi attempts to defeat Xehanort, but she is overpowered by the latter. Before Xehanort can deal the finishing blow, Sora takes over her body to save her, though Xehanort notes his voice cannot reach them from where he is. Sora defeats Xehanort, freeing the final fragment of Kairi's heart. Before disappearing, Xehanort reminds Kairi of the words he had said to her before he had cast her from [[Radiant Garden]] as a clue to Sora's whereabouts. Kairi awakens in Radiant Garden and relays Xehanort's final words to [[Even]], [[Ienzo]], and [[Ansem the Wise]]. Ansem the Wise surmises Xehanort is talking about a world beyond reality; a fictional world. [[Riku]] arrives to check on Kairi and to share their findings, but they are interrupted by the [[Fairy Godmother]], who reveals that Riku and Kairi are two of three keys to Sora's disappearance. The Fairy Godmother transports herself and the two Keyblade wielders to The Final World, where they meet the third key, the [[Nameless Star]], who tells them of her past encounter with Sora. Based on Riku's descriptions of his dreams, the Nameless Star informs them that Sora must be in the city of [[Quadratum]]. Riku uses the star as a portal to go to Quadratum while Kairi stays behind.

In a post-credits scene, Kairi returns to the [[Mysterious Tower]] to relate recent events. Yen Sid tells [[Donald]] and [[Goofy]] to inform their allies of what they've learned and have them halt their own searches. Kairi chooses to continue her training under Master [[Aqua]]'s tutelage. Yen Sid tasks [[Mickey]] with investigating the new world and how it relates to the ancient [[Keyblade Master]]s, starting with [[Scala ad Caelum]].

==Worlds and characters==
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*[[Kairi]]
*[[Sora]]
*[[Donald]]
*[[Goofy]]
*[[Roxas]]
*[[Xion]]
*[[Axel]]
*[[Aqua]]
*[[Ventus]]
*[[Terra]]
*[[Riku]]
*[[Meow Wow]]
*[[Komory Bat]]
*[[Mickey Mouse]]
*[[Fairy Godmother]]

;[[Radiant Garden]]
*[[Ansem the Wise]]
*[[Even]]
*[[Ienzo]]
*[[Aeleus]]
*[[Terra-Xehanort]]

;[[Mysterious Tower]]
*[[Yen Sid]]

;[[The Final World]]
*[[Master Xehanort]]
*[[Nameless Star]]

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;[[Dive to the Heart]]

;[[Destiny Islands]]

;[[Traverse Town]]

;[[Wonderland]]

;[[Olympus Coliseum]]
*[[Hercules]]

;[[Agrabah]]
*[[Aladdin]]

;[[Monstro]]

;[[Halloween Town]]

;[[Atlantica]]
*[[Ariel]]

;[[Neverland]]
*[[Peter Pan]]

;[[Hollow Bastion]]

;[[End of the World]]
*[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]

;[[Castle Oblivion]]

;[[Twilight Town]]

;[[The Land of Dragons]]
*[[Mulan]]

;[[Beast's Castle]]
*[[Beast]]

;[[Timeless River]]
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;[[Pride Lands]]
*[[Simba]]

;[[Space Paranoids]]

;[[The World That Never Was]]
*[[Xemnas]]

;[[Land of Departure]]

;[[Dwarf Woodlands]]

;[[Castle of Dreams]]

;[[Enchanted Dominion]]
*[[Maleficent]]

;[[Disney Town]]

;[[Deep Space]]
*[[Stitch]]

;[[Keyblade Graveyard]]

;[[System Sector]]

;[[La Cité des Cloches]]

;[[The Grid]]

;[[Prankster's Paradise]]

;[[Country of the Musketeers]]

;[[Toy Box]]

;[[Kingdom of Corona]]

;[[Monstropolis]]

;[[Arendelle]]

;[[San Fransokyo]]
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==Music==
''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory'' features over 140 songs from across the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.<ref>[https://twitter.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1307355400623345666 @KINGDOMHEARTS on Twitter]</ref> Disney songs that have not been used in ''Kingdom Hearts'' are also available.<ref>[https://jpgames.de/2020/09/kingdom-hearts-melody-of-memory-interview-hazama-suzui/ '''''JPGames interview with Ichiro Hazama and Masanobu Suzui''''']: '''Ichiro Hazama/Masanobu Suzui''': "More precisely, it will not only be possible to play songs that have been heard in previous Kingdom Hearts titles, but also other songs from the Disney originals that were not used in Kingdom Hearts! We are very happy about that."</ref> 
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!Source||Songs
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!''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''
|[[A Day in Agrabah]]<br>[[A Very Small Wish]]<br>[[An Adventure in Atlantica]]<br>[[Arabian Dream]]<br>[[Bustin' Up on the Beach]]<br>[[Captain Hook's Pirate Ship]]<br>{{c|Destiny Islands|track}}<br>[[Destiny's Force]]<br>[[Dive into the Heart -Destati-]]<ref name="tutorial">Tutorial only.</ref><br>{{c|End of the World|track}}<br>[[Fragments of Sorrow]]<br>[[Go for It!]]<br>[[Guardando nel buio]]<br>[[Hand in Hand]]<br>{{c|Hollow Bastion|track}}<br>[[Kairi I]]<br>[[Monstrous Monstro]]<br>[[Night of Fate]]<br>{{c|Olympus Coliseum|track}}<br>[[Pirate's Gigue]]<br>[[Scherzo Di Notte]]<br>[[Shrouding Dark Cloud]]<br>[[Simple and Clean]]<br>[[Spooks of Halloween Town]]<br>[[Squirming Evil]]<br>[[This is Halloween]]<br>[[To Our Surprise]]<br>{{c|Traverse Town|track}}<br>[[Under the Sea]]<br>[[Welcome to Wonderland]]
|-style="{{style|text|a}}"
!|''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]''
|[[Another Side]]<br>[[One-Winged Angel (from FINAL FANTASY VII)]]
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!''[[Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories]]''
|{{c|Castle Oblivion|track}}<br>[[Forgotten Challenge]]<br>[[Lord of the Castle]]<br>{{c|Naminé|track}}<br>[[The Force in You]]
|-style="{{style|text|a}}"
!''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''
|[[Adventures in the Savannah]]<br>[[Byte Bashing]]<br>[[Dance of the Daring]]<br>[[Darkness of the Unknown]]<br>[[Deep Drive]]<br>[[Desire for All That Is Lost]]<br>[[Fields of Honor]]<br>[[Lazy Afternoons]]<br>[[Magical Mystery]]<br>[[Monochrome Dreams]]<br>[[Old Friends, Old Rivals]]<br>[[Part of Your World]]<br>[[Reviving Hollow Bastion]]<br>{{c|Riku|track}}<br>[[Rowdy Rumble]]<br>{{c|Roxas|track}}<br>[[Sacred Moon]]<br>[[Sanctuary]] -opening version-<br>[[Savannah Pride]]<br>[[Scherzo Di Notte]]<br>[[Sinister Shadows]]<br>[[Sinister Sundown]]<br>{{c|Sora|track}}<br>{{c|Space Paranoids|track}}<br>[[Tension Rising]]<br>[[The 13th Dilemma]]<br>[[The 13th Struggle]]<br>[[The Afternoon Streets]]<br>[[The Home of Dragons]]<br>{{c|The Underworld|track}}<br>[[Vim and Vigor]]<br>[[Waltz of the Damned]]<br>[[What Lies Beneath]]<br>[[Working Together]]
|-
!''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]''
|[[Fate of the Unknown]]<br>[[Happy Holidays!]]<br>[[Rage Awakened]]<br>[[The Other Promise]]<br>[[What A Surprise?!]]
|-style="{{style|text|a}}"
!''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''
|[[Another Side -Battle Ver.-]]<br>[[Crossing to Neverland]]<br>[[Fight and Away]]<br>[[Musique pour la tristesse de Xion]]<br>[[Secret of Neverland]]<br>[[Vector to the Heavens]]
|-
!''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]''
|[[No More Bugs!!]]<br>[[Wonder of Electron]]
|-style="{{style|text|a}}"
!''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''
|{{c|Aqua|track}}<br>[[Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo]]<br>[[Black Garden]]<br>[[Black Powder]]<br>[[Castle Escapade]]<br>[[Daydream upon Neverland]]<br>[[Dismiss]]<br>[[Enter the Darkness]]<br>[[Future Masters]]<br>[[Hau'oli, Hau'oli]]<br>[[Mákaukau?]]<br>[[Mickey Mouse March]]<br>[[Neverland's Scherzo]]<br>{{c|Radiant Garden|track}}<br>[[Rage Awakened -The Origin-]]<br>[[Risky Romp]]<br>{{c|Terra|track}}<br>[[The Encounter -Birth by Sleep Version-]]<br>[[The Promised Beginning]]<br>[[The Rustling Forest]]<br>[[The Secret Whispers]]<br>[[The Silent Forest]]<br>[[The Tumbling]]<br>[[Up Down Adventure]]<br>{{c|Ventus|track}}
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!''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''
|[[Access the Grid]]<br>{{c|All for One|track}}<br>[[CALLING -KINGDOM MIX-]]<br>[[Deep Drop]]<br>[[Digital Domination]]<br>[[Hand to Hand]]<br>[[La Cloche]]<br>[[Le Sanctuaire]]<br>[[L'Impeto Oscuro]]<br>[[L'Oscurità dell'Ignoto]]<br>[[Majestic Wings]]<br>[[One for All]]<br>[[Prankster's Party]]<br>[[Sacred Distance]]<br>[[The Eye of Darkness]]<br>[[The Fun Fair]]<br>[[Traverse in Trance]]
|-style="{{style|text|a}}"
!''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]''
|[[Wave of Darkness I]]
|-
!''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''
|[[Dark Domination]]<br>[[Don't Think Twice]]<br>[[Graveyard Labyrinth]]<br>[[Happy Hair Day]]<br>[[Let It Go]]<br>[[Monster Smash!]]<br>[[Rise of the Union]]<br>[[Robot Overdrive]]<br>[[You've Got a Friend in Me -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-]]
|-style="{{style|text|a}}"
!''[[Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour-]]'' Album
|[[Destati]]
|-
!''[[Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts]]''
|[[Hand in Hand]]<br>[[Sora - Allegro con brio]]<br>[[Working Together - Allegro vivace]]
|-style="{{style|text|a}}"
!''[[Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts Field & Battle]]''
|[[Medley of Conflict]]
|-
!Other Titles
|{{w|A Whole New World}}<br>{{w|Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|Beauty and the Beast}}<br>{{w|Circle of Life}}
|}

==Demo==
A demo of the game was released worldwide on October 15, 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The demo contains 4 solo stages, and 2 co-op stages, with all three difficulties and styles available. The party consists of Sora, Donald, and Goofy at level 30. Progress isn't saved, so all scores and EXP are lost upon closing the demo.

====Featured songs====
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!Source||Solo stages||Co-op stages
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!rowspan="3"|''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''
|[[Dive into the Heart -Destati-]]<ref name="tutorial"/>
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|[[Hand in Hand]]
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|[[Welcome to Wonderland]]
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|-style="{{style|text|a}}"
!''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''
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|[[Sinister Shadows]]
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!''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''
|[[The Rustling Forest]]
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|-style="{{style|text|a}}"
!''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''
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|{{c|All for One|track}}
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!''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]''
|[[Wave of Darkness I]]
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==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*[https://www.kingdomhearts.com/melody-of-memory/en-us/ Official English Site]
*[https://www.jp.square-enix.com/kingdom/kh_mom/ Official JP Site]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/kingdom-hearts-melody-of-memory-switch/ Nintendo Switch Page]
*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/kingdom-hearts-melody-of-memory/9n3sdl8mwh6k?activetab=pivot:overviewtab Microsoft Page]
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