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Chronologically, ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is the ninth game in the timeline, after ''[[Kingdom Hearts χ]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]'', ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', and before ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. | Chronologically, ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is the ninth game in the timeline, after ''[[Kingdom Hearts χ]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]'', ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', and before ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. | ||
An enhanced version, ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' featuring more enemies, additional scenes, and many other elements like expanded worlds was released in Japan on March 29, 2007. | |||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
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While the original game hinted at the possibility of a sequel, ''Kingdom Hearts II'' was officially revealed alongside ''Chain of Memories'' at the 2003 Tokyo Game Show. The game also appeared at the 2004 at the Square Enix E3 showcase, where they confirmed that "many mysteries of the first game would be answered." A Japanese website was launched in May, 2005, with an English website launching in December of that year. The game finally released on PlayStation 2 on December 22, 2005, with it releasing in the rest of the world throughout 2006. | While the original game hinted at the possibility of a sequel, ''Kingdom Hearts II'' was officially revealed alongside ''Chain of Memories'' at the 2003 Tokyo Game Show. The game also appeared at the 2004 at the Square Enix E3 showcase, where they confirmed that "many mysteries of the first game would be answered." A Japanese website was launched in May, 2005, with an English website launching in December of that year. The game finally released on PlayStation 2 on December 22, 2005, with it releasing in the rest of the world throughout 2006. | ||
In the English version, Sora's [[Wisdom Form]] slightly differs between the official artwork and in-game; in the artwork, his sleeves and pants bear a flame emblem, while in-game the sleeves erroneously bear [[Master Form]]'s emblem. This is corrected in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]''. | |||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
A boy named [[Roxas]] wakes up in his room at [[Twilight Town]]. Roxas has dreams of Sora's adventures while increasingly mysterious activities begin taking place in Twilight Town during Roxas's summer vacation with his friends [[Hayner]], [[Pence]] and [[Olette]]. After obtaining the [[Keyblade]] to defend himself from strange white creatures, Roxas comes in contact with a young man in black named [[Axel]]. Axel appears to know Roxas, though Roxas has no recollection of him. | A boy named [[Roxas]] wakes up in his room at [[Twilight Town]]. Roxas has dreams of Sora's adventures while increasingly mysterious activities begin taking place in Twilight Town during Roxas's summer vacation with his friends [[Hayner]], [[Pence]] and [[Olette]]. After obtaining the [[Keyblade]] to defend himself from strange white creatures, Roxas comes in contact with a young man in black named [[Axel]]. Axel appears to know Roxas, though Roxas has no recollection of him. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== |