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| |title=Kingdom Hearts coded | | |title=Kingdom Hearts coded |
| |japan=キングダムハーツ コーデッド | | |japan=キングダムハーツ コーデッド |
| |romaji=Kingudamu Hātsu kōdeddo | | |romaji=Kingudamu Hātsu kōdeddo |
| |image=[[File:Kingdom Hearts coded Logo KHC.png|300px]] | | |image=[[Image:CodedLogo.jpg|300px]] |
| |developer={{w|Square Enix}} | | |developer=[[wikipedia:Square Enix|Square Enix]] |
| |publisher=Square Enix | | |publisher=Square Enix |
| |release=[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]]June 3, 2009<!--Episode 1--> | | |release=[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]]June 3, 2009 |
| |genre= Console role-playing game | | |genre= Console role-playing game |
| |modes= Single player | | |modes= Single player |
| |ratings= {{w|ESRB}}:N/A | | |ratings= [[Wikipedia:ESRB|ESRB]]:Rating Pending |
| |platforms= {{w|Mobile phone}} | | |platforms= [[Wikipedia:Mobile phone|Mobile phone]] |
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| '''''Kingdom Hearts coded''''' is the fifth game in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series, taking place just before the epilogue of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. It was released in eight episodes from 2009 to 2010 on the Docomo PRIME Series mobile phones via the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Mobile]]'' service. As of April 20, 2013, the app is no longer available for download and the website is no longer accessible. | | '''''Kingdom Hearts coded''''' is a game in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts series]]'' that was released on the mobile phone as a puzzle game using 3D backgrounds. It is an installment in the best-selling ''[[Kingdom Hearts series|Kingdom Hearts]]'' series that focuses on [[King Mickey]]. The game was announced at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show. |
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| The title was only available in Japan. However, a remake, released in Japan, North America and Europe, was developed for the Nintendo DS,<ref>''[http://release.square-enix.com/na/2010/06/09_01.html SQUARE ENIX BRINGS AN UNRIVALED LINEUP OF FRANCHISES TO E3 2010]'': "For handheld platforms are The 3rd Birthday™ and KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, a prequel that will unlock the secrets to the beloved franchise, as well as KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded and FINAL FANTASY: THE 4 HEROES OF LIGHT™ for Nintendo DS™, a charming new adventure by the creators of the FINAL FANTASY III and IV remakes."</ref> under the title of ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]''.
| | Currently, the title is only available for a Japanese release, though Square Enix has plans for releases in other territories. ''Kingdom Hearts coded'' has been confirmed to be released on the Panasonic phone - the Docomo Prime Series-P-01A. The game will be released in downloadable "Episodes" that will come out throughout the year. |
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| There are two special demo episodes for ''Kingdom Hearts coded'', the first of which came pre-installed on the P-01A. Titled '''''Olympus Coliseum -Side Episode-''''', it features a unique story that was not included in ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''. The second demo episode, '''''Traverse Town -SPECIAL EDIT VERSION-''''', was a simply a preview of the [[Traverse Town]] level.
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| ==Development==
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| Tetsuya Nomura mentioned a desire to develop a ''Kingdom Hearts'' spin-off title in mid-2007. He specifically wanted to create a title for mobile devices with slightly different gameplay to the mainline entries. Nomura was initially met with resistance, with Hajime Tabata considering the idea "terrible," but acknowledged the concept had potential and greenlit the project anyway. Nomura wanted the game to be like a playground for fans. While initially intended to be a non-canon entry with a floating storyline, the game being developed concurrently with ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' caused the game to eventually be canonized with a definite place on the timeline. Gameplay was a mixture of 2D and 3D to work better on mobile devices.
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| The game was very ambitious for a mobile game at the time, being designed for speculative devices that did not exist yet. It did not push boundaries as hard as other [[Square Enix]] developed mobile games like ''Final Fantasy Agito'', as the company wanted to publish this game internationally where the mobile market was not as sophisticated as the market in Japan. Examples include the ability for players to wirelessly communicate between each other and the canceled wide screen support.
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| This game was officially revealed alongside ''Birth by Sleep'' and ''358/2 Days'' on September 20, 2007 at the Tokyo Game Show behind closed doors. New trailers debuted at Jump Festa in December 2007 and the DKΣ3713 Private party in August 2008, as well as demos and more new trailers debuted at Playable demonstrations, as well as new trailers, were available at the next Tokyo Game Show in October 2008 and the next Jump Festa in December 2008.
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| The pre-install demo episode released on November 8, 2008 in Japan on the Docomo PRIME Series "P-01A" mobile phone. The first full episode was released on June 3, 2009, with seven more episodes releasing monthly until January 28, 2010. The international release was quietly canceled due to mobile technology not improving at the rate it needed to for international players to feasibly play the game at the time. This game was an experiment into the free-to-play business model, as all episodes were included in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Mobile]]''. All episodes were taken down on April 30, 2013 and are currently unavailable, though the game lives on with ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]''.
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| |1: Destiny Islands||June 3, 2009
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| |4: Olympus Coliseum||September 17, 2009
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| |6: Hollow Bastion Part I||November 26, 2009
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| |8: Castle Oblivion||January 28, 2010
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| ==Story == | | ==Story == |
| [[File:Traverse Town 02 KHC.png|thumb|left|250px|Data-Sora fights Shadows in Traverse Town.]]
| | The story starts after the events of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', [[Jiminy Cricket]] returned to [[Disney Castle]] to organize his journal. While he arranged his records, his eyes fell upon a page with a mysterious message. |
| The game takes place preceding the finale of ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and follows the story of [[Jiminy Cricket]], [[King Mickey]], [[Donald Duck]] and [[Goofy]] in [[Disney Castle]]. While organizing the records in Jiminy's journal from his travels with Sora and his friends, [[Jiminy Cricket]]'s curiosity about the line "Thank [[Naminé]]" results in him finding a message that he did not write: "We must return to free them from their torment." To investigate this message, King Mickey digitizes the contents of the journal and goes into the simulated world to investigate; awakening a virtual [[Data-Sora]] on the virtual Destiny Islands to carry out the contents of the journal to uncover the identity of "them". | |
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| As Data-Sora awakens on Destiny Islands, he encounters numerous "bugs", which take the form of red and black blocks, covering the whole world. Upon eliminating the Heartless and destroying the bugs, Sora traverses to other worlds infected with bugs to return them to normal, following the cloaked figure upon orders from King Mickey.
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| Meanwhile, [[Heartless]] begin appearing within Disney Castle, and everyone finds themselves trapped in the room. To their surprise, they are saved by Data-Sora. Suddenly, the cloaked figure reveals himself to be Jiminy's Journal taking the form of [[Riku]], and explains that they are no longer in the real world, but the data world. Sora is sent off by the Journal to discover his true identity, only to encounter [[Maleficent]] and [[Pete]] from the real world. Maleficent destroys Data-Sora's Keyblade and summons Heartless to attack him. Mickey and the Journal arrive to save Sora, but the Journal is abducted by Maleficent, with Mickey giving chase. Sora makes his way through Hollow Bastion, aided by Donald and Goofy. They encounter Pete, who summons the Journal and takes control of him with the bugs to fight them, but Sora still manages to defeat the Journal, who falls unconscious.
| | ''"We must return to free them from their torment".'' |
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| Mickey arrives and informs Sora that unless the bugs are destroyed, the Journal will never awaken. Sora decides to find a way to awaken the Journal, and enters Riku's data world, losing his abilities in the process. The two visit various worlds from the Data-Riku's memory and find their way back to Hollow Bastion, where they fight and defeat Maleficent. Meanwhile, King Mickey discovers that he will be returning soon to the real world, but the Journal, once completed, will have to be erased, which will mean the end of Data-Sora's memories. When the time comes, Sora requests more time in order to save Pete and Maleficent, who are still in the data world. Sora finds them fighting Sora's Heartless, but Pete and Maleficent are seemingly erased before he can intervene.
| | However, no matter how hard Jiminy tried to recall the source of the text, he couldn't remember. So the King digitized the contents of the journal and started an investigation. Within the world traced from the contents of [[Jiminy's Journal]], a boy had awoken on [[Destiny Islands]]. It was the beginning of a new quest for a virtual [[Sora]]. |
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| Sora defeats Sora's Heartless, and finds that Pete and Maleficent were rescued by the Journal through a "rift in the data". They leave the Data world shortly before Mickey returns to the real world, erasing the Journal. A new message appears claiming that a new door to a new world has been opened, which is the data of the data world added into the Journal. Mickey, realizing that this quest may be too dangerous for Data-Sora as he has no memory of it, requests to be taken into the Data World once again. | | ===Episode 1=== |
| | The first episode takes place on Destiny Islands. Sora helps out Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka around the island while trying to figure out why there are mysterious blocks all over the island. As he is trying to find out, he ends up meeting a figure in a black cloak, who creates a keyhole. Sora goes through the keyhole and fights Darkside, which rids Destiny Islands of the blocks, but ending up getting caught in the darkness consuming the island (in this area, reminiscent of the first game). A new message, "Their torment has been lessened" appears in the journal and the crew in Disney Castle see a scene with Riku meeting with a cloaked figure before disappearing into a black portal. |
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| Finding Data-Sora in Traverse Town, Mickey takes him to Castle Oblivion where Data-Sora is confronted by a young man wearing a black coat. He tells Sora that if he wants to know the truth, he must move forward on his own through the previous worlds he visited destroying bugs. During this time, he realizes that even if he doesn't remember someone he's met, there's still the sadness of having forgotten them which the figure attempts to warn not to let it consume him. Sora disregards this message and fights the figure, revealed to be Roxas. After losing to Sora, Roxas gives him a card as Mickey appears.
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| | The second episode is in [[Traverse Town]]. Sora wakes up there after the events in Destiny Island and decides to help out Cid by searching the town for Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Each of them has found a mysterious fragment. After find them all, Sora realizes they are shaped like a keyhole. The black cloaked figure appears again (after a silent appearance earlier, where Sora wonders if he is creating the blocks, or bugs) giving Sora the last fragment. This fragment becomes a keyhole and Sora then fights Guard Armor. The message "Their torment has been lessened" appears once again and a scene is shown, from the first game, where Sora, Donald, and Goofy first meet. The scene shifts to show Pluto in the background running into a black portal. Being the second scene shown to them, and a scene they don't remember, Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy are confused, and soon Heartless show up in the room and Mickey defeats them, but him and the others are trapped in the room. |
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| Sora opens the next door to find Naminé, who reveals the bugs to have been an unintentional side effect of her attempt to restore Sora's memories. She then reveals Sora's nature as the "Key that connects everything" through his ties with herself, Roxas, and Xion. Furthermore, Naminé tells Data-Sora about three figures ([[Terra]], [[Ventus]], and [[Aqua]]) also tied to Sora's heart who are the ones referred to in the message and need his help. Mickey bids farewell to the Data-Sora and promises Naminé that he will inform the real Sora of this.
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| | The third episode is in [[Wonderland]]. They are still trapped in the library in Disney Castle, and a new message appears saying "No doors are barred to those who heal?". In the journal, Sora runs into Alice and helps her out. After his adventures there, Sora runs into the black cloaked figure, and both end up in the real world in Disney Castle. |
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| In the final scene, Mickey sends Sora a [[Mickey's Letters#Third Letter|bottled letter]] (the same one sent by Mickey at the end of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''), which Sora reads with Riku and Kairi.
| | ===Episode 4=== |
| | The fourth episode takes place in [[Olympus Coliseum]]. A new scan shows that Sora teams up with [[Cloud]] and [[Hercules]] to fight against the Heartless and [[Cerberus]]. |
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| | The fifth episode will take place in [[Agrabah]]. A new scan has shown Sora talking to [[Aladdin]]. |
| Data-Sora visits [[Olympus Coliseum]] to give [[Hercules]] a [[paopu fruit]], as he had heard that Hercules is in love with [[Megara|a woman]]. When he arrives, Hercules is out with the woman, leaving Data-Sora to defend [[Phil]] and the Coliseum from waves of Heartless.
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| When the hero returns, Data-Sora finds that his gift is missing. He explains the situation, and Phil chastises Hercules for spending time on relationships instead of training. On his way out of the Coliseum, Phil finds the paopu fruit lying on the ground. Unaware of what the fruit is, Phil decides to eat it; he describes it as salty, but sweet, and notes that he would like to share some of it with Hercules.
| | After the events of an episode are over, the player can buy new items for ''[[Kingdom Hearts Mobile]]''. Any more plot details after this are currently kept under lock and key by Square Enix. |
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| ==Gameplay== | | ==Gameplay== |
| [[File:Olympus Coliseum 01 KHC.png|thumb|250px|Data-Sora fights with Cloud and Hercules.]] | | [[File:Coded_OlympusColiseum.jpg|thumb|250px|Sora fighting with Cloud and Hercules]] |
| ''Kingdom Hearts coded'' utilizes the traditional action-based combat of previous games condensed into a mobile phone-friendly isometric format. Data-Sora can jump, [[Dodge Roll]], [[Guard]] and attack with his [[Keyblade]]. Only the "[[Attack]]" command is available by default as the [[Command Menu]]'s only selection. Players can expand the command menu at any moment to select [[Debug Ability|Debug Abilities]] or [[Items]]; doing so pauses the game.
| | Gameplay will use red and black blocks floating in mid-air. These blocks will be used to solve puzzles and reach higher ground. A debugging mode is also featured. In this mode, you remove the blocks, to progress to enemies. There will also be times when you just fight opponents like in Olympus Coliseum. There will be times when Sora fights alongside other characters like Hercules and Cloud in the Olympus Coliseum episode. |
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| The gameplay makes heavy use of [[Bug Blox]] as an environmental and combat mechanic. These blocks are used to solve puzzles and reach higher ground. Some areas are sealed off by the Bug Blox and require the usage of certain [[Debug Ability|Debug Abilities]], like Area Debug, to progress further. Players can obtain Debug prizes to fill the gauge by defeating enemies and smashing Bug Blox.
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| The game also features "gimmick stages" for certain parts of the worlds. Near the end of [[Traverse Town]], the game temporarity turns into a [[Side-scrolling|side-scroller]]; in [[Wonderland]], a [[3D Shooting|rail-type shooter]] is available in the end, and [[Labyrinth|turn-based combat]] is found all throughout the [[Olympus Coliseum]].
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| After the events of an episode are over, the player can buy new items for ''[[Kingdom Hearts Mobile]]''.
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| ==Characters==
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| ;[[Disney Castle]] {{note|World only seen in cutscenes}}
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| *[[Mickey Mouse]]
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| *[[Donald Duck]]
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| *[[Goofy]]
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| *[[Pluto]]
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| *[[Jiminy Cricket]]
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| *[[Chip and Dale]]
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| ;[[Destiny Islands]]
| | ==Main Characters== |
| *[[Data-Sora]]
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| *[[Data-Riku]]
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| *[[Sora]] | | *[[Sora]] |
| | *[[King Mickey|Mickey Mouse]] |
| *[[Riku]] | | *[[Riku]] |
| *[[Kairi]] | | *[[Kairi]] |
| *[[Tidus]] | | *[[Donald]] |
| *[[Selphie]] | | *[[Goofy]] |
| *[[Wakka]] | | *[[Jiminy Cricket]] |
| | *[[Pluto]] |
| | *Unknown [[Black Cloak]]ed Figure (Which takes the form of Riku in Episode Four) |
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| | ==Worlds== |
| *[[Cid]]
| | This game features worlds that were previously visited in the earlier games. |
| *[[Huey, Dewey, and Louie]] | | *[[Disney Castle]] |
| *[[Moogle]]s | | *[[Awakening]] |
| | | *[[Destiny Islands]] |
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| | *[[Traverse Town]] |
| ;[[Wonderland]]
| | *[[Wonderland]] |
| *[[Alice]] | | *[[Olympus Coliseum]] |
| *[[Queen of Hearts]] | | *[[Agrabah]] |
| *[[White Rabbit]] | | *[[Neverland]] |
| *[[Cheshire Cat]] | |
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| ;[[Olympus Coliseum]]
| | ==Video== |
| *[[Hercules]]
| | <center><youtube>_yEUD0SfPAM</youtube> <br /> |
| *[[Philoctetes]]
| | <big>'''Kingdom Hearts Coded DKS3713 trailer'''</big></center> |
| *[[Hades]]
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| *[[Cerberus]]
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| *[[Cloud]]
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| ;[[Agrabah]]
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| *[[Aladdin]]
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| *[[Jasmine]]
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| *[[Genie]]
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| *[[Jafar]]
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| *[[Iago]]
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| *[[The Peddler]]
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| *[[Cave of Wonders Guardian]]
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| | ==Gallery== |
| ;[[Hollow Bastion]]
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| *[[Maleficent]]
| | File:CodedChar.png|Characters in Kingdom Hearts coded |
| *[[Pete]]
| | Image:The_"New_Unknown".png|Screenshot of Donald, King Mickey, and a Black Cloaked figure. |
| | Image:KHcodedjournal.jpg|Message left in [[Jiminy]]'s Journal |
| | Image:imgKHC.jpg|A screenshot of real game play |
| | Image:Wonderland in Kingdom Hearts Coded.jpg|Wonderland in ''Kingdom Hearts coded'' |
| | File:Coded_episode_4.jpg|Scan from Famitsu featuring Olympus Coliseum |
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| ;[[Castle Oblivion]]
| | ==Trivia== |
| *[[Data-Naminé]]
| | * The DKS3713 Trailer revealed the game will feature a figure in a black coat in [[Traverse Town]], as well as in Disney Castle. Whether this may connect events to [[Organization XIII]] or [[Castle Oblivion]] (as the mysterious message in Jiminy's Journal is in the same volume the message for [[Naminé]] is written) has yet to be revealed. |
| *[[Naminé]] | | * [[Cid]], [[Cloud]], [[Tidus]], [[Wakka]], [[Selphie]] and the [[Moogle]]s are the only ''Final Fantasy'' characters confirmed to appear in the game thus far. |
| *[[Data-Roxas]]
| | * In an interview, Tetsuya Nomura claimed that "at the moment, ''coded'' does not have any connections with ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days|358/2 Days]]'', but ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep|Birth By Sleep]]'' is deeply linked." |
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| *[[Yuffie]]
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| ;[[The Mysterious Tower]] {{note|World only seen in cutscenes, Re:coded exclusive}}
| | ==External Links== |
| *[[Yen Sid]] {{note|Re:coded exclusive}}
| | [http://www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom/coded/ Official JP website] |
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| ;[[Radiant Garden]] {{note|World only seen in cutscenes, HD 2.5 ReMix version of Re:coded exclusive}}
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| *[[Young Xehanort]] {{note|HD 2.5 ReMix version of Re:coded exclusive}}
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| *[[Braig]] {{note|HD 2.5 ReMix version of Re:coded exclusive}}
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| *[[Dilan]] {{note|HD 2.5 ReMix version of Re:coded exclusive}}
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| *[[Even]] {{note|HD 2.5 ReMix version of Re:coded exclusive}}
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| *[[Aeleus]] {{note|HD 2.5 ReMix version of Re:coded exclusive}}
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| *[[Ienzo]] {{note|HD 2.5 ReMix version of Re:coded exclusive}}
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| *[[Isa]] {{note|HD 2.5 ReMix version of Re:coded exclusive}}
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| *[[Lea]] {{note|HD 2.5 ReMix version of Re:coded exclusive}}
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| *[[Disney Castle]] (cutscene only)
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| *[[Dive to the Heart]]
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| *[[Destiny Islands]]
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| *[[Traverse Town]]
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| *[[Wonderland]]
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| *[[Olympus Coliseum]]
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| *[[Agrabah]]
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| *[[Hollow Bastion]]
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| *[[Disney Castle]]
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| *[[Castle Oblivion]]
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| *[[Neverland]] (cutscene only)
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