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|romaji = Kingudamu Hātsu Re: Chein obu Memorīzu
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'''''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories''''' is a full remake of ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', released on the PlayStation 2. In Japan, it is part of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+]]'' compilation and has connectivity features with ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]''. As there were no plans to release ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' internationally, these features were modified for the North American release.


'''''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories''''' is a full remake of ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''. It was first released on March 29, 2007 in Japan, and imported to North America almost two years later, on December 2, 2008. It has not been confirmed that there will be a European release. In Japan, it is part of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+]]'' compilation, and has connectivity features with ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]''. As there were no plans to release ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' internationally, these features were modified for the North American release.
The game was remastered in HD and released as part of ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX]]'' for the {{w|PlayStation 3}}. This edition of the game further alters the previous connectivity bonuses by instead allowing additional content from watching the collection's scenes from ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''. It was later released as part of ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX]]''.


==Major Changes==
==Development==
While many changes were made between the two versions, by far the most important was the total redesign of the game to be a three-dimensional computer-rendered game for the Playstation 2, in the same style as the other released entries in the series, ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II''. This revamp included changing the battle arenas from two dimensional screens without "height" into full three-dimensional arenas, allowing enemies to rise out of the player's range. [[File:Kingdom_Hearts_Re_Chain_of_Memories.jpg|thumb|left|An example of a scene redone in 3D]]Additionally, these arenas can be aesthetically varied, even within the same world, while in the original game there was only one arena design per world. The "Duel" system, based on the game of [[wikipedia:War (card game)|War]], was added to Riku's battle mechanics, and the [[Reaction Command]] system of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' was incorporated into both Sora and Riku's battle mechanics, generally to replace instances where the player would press the "A" button to continue a combo attack.
[[File:Traverse Town 01 KHRECOM.png|thumb|left|An example of a scene redone in 3D.]]
Due to the original Game Boy Advance release being on a different platform than the other mainline games and selling worse than the first game, many ''Kingdom Hearts'' fans skipped that entry and waited until ''Kingdom Hearts II''. This caused issues with the coherency of this next game, as playing ''Chain of Memories'' was crucial to understand the plot. The opening movie of ''Kingdom Hearts II'' offered a very brief recap of the previous two games, but many were still met with confusion over the plot of the game. Due to these complaints, a remake of this game was decided to be made for PlayStation 2 so the entire series would be on one system.{{fact}}


A smaller but still important change was the conversion of many of the game's scenes into fully voice-acted full motion videos, and the use of voice-acting within gameplay. While the dialogue for the game was recorded using the voice actors used in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the voicing and sound effects within gameplay relied largely on existing clips. In some cases, such as the Sora's invocation of the [[Stop]] spell, these clips were only available using the ''Kingdom Hearts'' voice-actors. As the scenes were now fully rendered, rather than being acted out with sprites, the violence within the game was more apparent, and the game's rating was raised from E to E10+, for Fantasy Violence.
''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' was a total redesign of the game into a three-dimensional computer-rendered game for the PlayStation 2, in the same style as the other released entries in the series, ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II''. This revamp included changing the battle arenas from two dimensional screens without "height" into full three-dimensional arenas, allowing enemies to rise out of the player's range.


The game's card system and overall plot remained the same as the original ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', and "[[Simple and Clean]]" is the game's theme song. However, there were many small tweaks to the storyline, as well as the addition of new [[Cards]], [[Sleight]]s, [[:Category: Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories bosses|bosses]], and a Theater Mode to re-watch the game's full-motion videos.
Additionally, these arenas can be aesthetically varied, even within the same world, while in the original game there was only one arena design per world. The "Duel" system was added to Riku's battle mechanics, and the [[Reaction Command]] system of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' was incorporated into both Sora and Riku's battle mechanics, generally to replace instances where the player would press the "A" button to continue a combo attack.


==Other differences==
The game now has fully voice-acted full motion videos and the use of voice-acting within gameplay. While the dialogue for the game was recorded using the voice actors used in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the voicing and sound effects within gameplay relied largely on existing clips. In some cases, such as the Sora's invocation of the [[Stop]] spell, these clips were only available using the ''Kingdom Hearts'' voice-actors. As the scenes were now fully rendered, rather than being acted out with sprites, the violence within the game was more apparent, and the game's rating was raised from E to E10+, for Fantasy Violence.
===Story changes===
 
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The game's card system and overall plot remained the same as the original ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', and "[[Simple and Clean]]" is the game's theme song. However, there were many small tweaks to the storyline, as well as the addition of new {{c|Cards|com}}, [[Sleight]]s, [[:Category: Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories bosses|bosses]], and a Theater Mode to re-watch the game's full-motion videos.
*Flashbacks from the first Kingdom Hearts are included in cutscenes.
 
*[[Axel]] finishes off Vexen by immolating him with a snap of his fingers. In the original, he just struck Vexen with his chakrams a second time to eliminate him.  
Quick Save option and Link Mode had been removed.
*In the original, Goofy knocks away [[Larxene]] when she tries to kill Sora. In the remake, he just throws his shield at Larxene to temporarily distract her.
 
*In the original, the Riku Replica is seen lying on the ground on Floor 12, and moving to him will trigger a cutscene (followed by a boss fight). In the remake, he is standing up, and a Reaction Command triggers the cutscene and boss fight.  
==Changes==
*When Sora was hurt by Larxene in the original ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', Donald used Cure to heal him, but in ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'', he uses Curaga to heal him.  
===New features===
*In the original climax of Sora's storyline, when [[Axel]] attempts to execute Marluxia for his betrayal, Marluxia used Naminé as a shield after hearing Axel's threat. In the remake, they have a brief fight before Marluxia uses Naminé as a shield. Marluxia also never leaves the room until the end of the fight.
====Features====
*Instead of dragging Riku into the dark depths using his final strength, [[Lexaeus]] is killed when Riku's body is temporarily taken by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]].
*Sora can now collect [[Moogle Point]]s during battle.
*In the original game, Zexion teleports away when his disguise as Sora is uncovered. In the remake, Zexion directly battles Riku but is defeated and, fearful for his life, teleports away.
*New Sleights: [[Magnet Spiral]], [[Lethal Frame]], {{c|Freeze|ability}}, [[Firaga Burst]], [[Raging Storm]], [[Stardust Blitz]], [[Goofy Tornado Lv2]], [[Goofy Smash]], [[Wild Crush]], [[Furious Volley]], and [[Lucky Bounty]].
*The scene from ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]'' that involves [[Sora]] fighting [[Xemnas]] as the unknown is put into the opening FMV.
**Removed Sleights: [[Gravity Raid]], [[Stop Raid]], [[Homing Fira]], [[Firaga Break]], [[Blazing Donald]], [[Goofy Charge]], and [[Ferocious Lunge]]
*An extended scene of [[Roxas]] is shown along with [[Hayner]], [[Pence]], and [[Olette]] at the ending of the game.
*New cards:
*At the ending to the game, a scene of the Organization's unseen members is shown.
**Keyblades: [[Hidden Dragon]], [[Follow the Wind]], [[Monochrome]], [[Photon Debugger]], [[Bond of Flame]], and [[Star Seeker]].
***In ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix'', the first four of the Keyblades listed above were replaced with [[Maverick Flare]], [[Midnight Roar]], [[Total Eclipse]], and [[Two Become One]], respectively.
**Enemy: [[Zexion]], [[Demyx]], [[Roxas]], [[Luxord]], [[Xemnas]], [[Xigbar]], and [[Xaldin]].
***Sora can no longer obtain the [[Darkball]] Enemy Card, due to its new effect revolving around Riku's newly introduced Card Duel system.
**Friend: [[Pluto]]
**Map: [[Bottomless Darkness]], [[Roulette Room]], and [[Random Joker]]
***Riku can now obtain the [[Black Room]], [[Martial Waking]], and [[Meeting Ground]] Map Cards.
**Special: [[Gold Card]] and [[Platinum Card]].
*The Journal now keeps track of minigame scores.
*The various color categories of map cards have a small symbol ("R", "B", "G", or "!") indicating their color.
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*[[Theater Mode]] was added.
*Jiminy's Journal and the D-Report now includes journal entries on world cards. In addition, the D-Report also now includes entries on Map and Item cards.
*Riku's decks have been altered.
*Riku cannot level up his DP before he acquires Dark Mode from [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]] (unless he has obtained all HP bonuses).
*The music is updated to utilize the PlayStation 2's synthesizer, and three new tracks have been added: "[[Dash-A-Long]]", "[[March-A-Long]]", and "[[Lord of the Castle]]".
*The enemies that appear in the overworld are now more various.
 
====Gameplay====
[[File:Stopga KHRECOM.gif|thumb|Sora fighting Heartless.]]
*In the Japanese version, having a cleared ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' save file on the memory card will allow Sora to obtain a second set of treasures from the [[Room of Rewards]] on each floor, plus some extra Bounties on some floors.
**In the North American release, these were unlocked upon clearing Reverse/Rebirth.
**In ''Kingdom HD 1.5 Remix'', these were unlocked upon watching the collection's scenes and viewing all Journal-based entries from ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''.
*The [[High Jump]], [[Glide]], and [[Superglide]] support abilities are available for Sora.
*The Swing Speed stat for Sora's Attack Cards have been removed.
*The effects of several Sleights were modified such as Cloud's Omnislash, several of Sora's Keyblade Sleights (Blitz, Sonic Blade, Ars Arcanum), and several Friend Card sleights (Spiral Wave, Hummingbird) to where {{button|t}} prompts appear in order for them to be fully used, akin to [[Reaction Command]]s.<!--which?-->
*Many new props feature throughout the field, such as flowers in Wonderland which block doors and projectile-firing obstacles. They can inflict damage on the player character, inflict Confuse on them, cast Stop on enemies, or stun them depending on the prop.
**[[Props]] are no longer reset when re-entering the same room. The room needs to be recreated consequently.
**Due to this new feature, the first battle in ''Sora's Story'' will now take place before he uses his first Map Card as a result of the tutorial.
*[[Zantetsuken]] and [[Sonic Blade]] are now available to learn at levels 22 and 27 respectively (the reverse was true previously). [[Ars Arcanum]], [[Tornado]], [[Holy]], [[Ragnarok]], and [[Mega Flare]] are now available to learn at 5 levels higher than before at levels 37, 42, 47, 52, and 57, respectively, due to the new sleight [[Lethal Frame]] being learned at level 32.
*Riku's battle mechanics now include the [[Duel]] system and its Sleights, and now have the [[Holy Burst]] and [[Inverse Burst]] Friend Sleights.
*Due to the removal of Link Mode, the effect of the [[Darkball]] has been modified. In addition, as it is now designed to work with Riku's Duel system, it is no longer available in Sora's Story, and has been added to Riku's deck as a secondary regular Enemy Card for the Atlantica floor other than Sea Neon.
*Riku can use The King card in [[Destiny Islands]] and [[Twilight Town]] after the battle against Lexaeus.
*The Hidden Chamber which is accessed with the Key to Rewards card has been renamed as the Room of Rewards. In addition when viewed on the map, it is now counted as a special room instead of a regular room.
**A Room of Rewards has been added for the Castle Oblivion floor, unlike the original, which was the only floor that did not have a Hidden Chamber.
*The special rooms when viewed on the map now glow white to identify which one to open, making it easier to know which one to go to in worlds that use multiple Keycards. Also, when Sora has a Key to Rewards card in his possession, the Room of Rewards location is revealed by a blue glow.
*The attack and magic cards played by [[Axel]], [[Larxene]], [[Vexen]], [[Marluxia]], [[Lexaeus]], [[Zexion]], [[Captain Hook]], [[Hades]], [[Cloud]], Ansem, and the [[Riku Replica]] depict different facial expressions, depending on their type.
*During his final battles with both Sora and Riku, the Riku Replica's left hand is immersed in an orb of darkness.
*When transforming into Dark Mode, Riku now says "Darkness" instead of simply screaming.
*The health bar the enemies use has been altered to resemble the one from ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
*There have been changes in the musics.
**The piece "The 13th Floor", played outside of Worlds, is melodically different. Instead of handbells playing an ascending interval, chimes now play a descending interval.
**The piece "[[Go for It!]]" plays when Sora battles against Cloud, instead of "Face It", and the piece "[[Face It!]]" plays when Riku battles against Ursula, instead of "[[The Fight for my Friends]]".
*[[Level]] Ups now restore HP only if the HP Bonus is selected, instead of any bonus.
*Changes related to [[Prizes]]:
**All dropped prizes are automatically collected when any battle ends.  
**The cards acquired from a boss battle only appear after the other prizes had been collected, as they now appear automatically to be grabbed.
**Experience prizes no longer vary in size, and are only differenciated by their blue, red, or grey appearances.
**Prizes no longer keep bouncing all over the area, and stay still after bouncing a few times before becoming collectable afterwards.<!--Meaning you have to wait for a few seconds after a prize is dropped before they're collected-->


===Mechanical changes===
====Battle====
*While battling the [[Parasite Cage]], the stomach acid will not inflict damage if Sora is reloading his deck.
*While battling the [[Parasite Cage]], the stomach acid will not inflict damage if Sora is reloading his deck.
*The final Marluxia battle has been split into two sub-battles — the first is generally the same as the original final battle, while the second is set entirely on top of Marluxia's Specter, and features him as much more aggressive, with several powerful Sleights.
*Several bosses that use sleights have new and/or removed sleights.
*As in his [[Absent Silhouette]] battle in ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', Lexaeus can enter a temporary state of invulnerability and increased strength.
*Enemies have different stats compared to the original game.
*As with [[Roxas]] and Sora's fight in ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', the scene in which Riku confronts Zexion has been converted into a full boss battle. During this battle, Zexion can steal Riku's cards, though Riku remains within Dark Mode for the duration of the fight.
*The final Marluxia battle has been split into two sub-battles. The first is generally the same as the original final battle, albeit on a standard circular arena instead of in a sub-space-esque field, while the second is set entirely on top of Marluxia's Specter, and features him as much more aggressive, with several powerful Sleights.
*The final battle in [[Monstro]], while playing the same, is now recorded within the Journal as a mini-game. Also, the Shadows defeated during it drop EXP, unlike in the original GBA version.
*Lexaeus can enter a temporary state of invulnerability and increased strength via his Charge technique.
*[[100 Acre Wood]] has been modified to be a mini-game world, as in ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'', as opposed to a single mini-game composed of helping Pooh find the other inhabitants of that world.
*Ansem's first battle has been converted into a tutorial of Riku's new abilities (Rapid Break and Duel Sleights).
*The Journal now keeps track of mini-game scores, as in ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
*Riku now confronts Zexion in a boss battle. During this battle, Zexion can steal Riku's cards, and Riku remains within Dark Mode for the duration of the fight.
*In the Japanese version, having a cleared ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' save file on your memory card will allow Sora to obtain a second set of treasures from the [[Map Cards#Room of Rewards|Room of Rewards]] on each floor. These include [[Attack Cards]] modeled after certain ''Kingdom Hearts II'' Keyblades, and [[Enemy Cards]] modeled after the seven of the eight [[Organization XIII]] members which were not available in ''Chain of Memories''. In both versions, this feature can also be unlocked by clearing "Reverse/Rebirth" on ''Re:Chain of Memories''. The [[Zexion]] card, while added to the game, is available as soon as it is obtained in "Reverse/Rebirth".<!-- I don't think this can be unlocked simply by having a KH2 save file, as I had one and I still had to beat Reverse/Rebirth-->
*Bosses with vulnerability to stun remain stunned for much longer.
*The [[Gold Card|Gold]] and [[Platinum Card]]s are now available in Sora's Story, and can be obtained from Bounties after obtaining every other card.
*If any regular hit from an Attack Card within a card stack gets blocked, the entire card stack is cancelled, wasting the subsequent cards of the stack.
*Barrels and [[Barrel Spider]]s no longer reappear if you re-enter a room.
*The player's deck now displays four cards instead of three, making the currently selected card, the second, and third cards visible for the player for sleights.
*The [[Pluto]] [[Friend Card]] and [[Lucky Bounty]] Sleights are now available.
*Riku's decks in each world have been altered.
*The [[Bottomless Darkness]], [[Roulette Room]], and [[Random Joker]] Map Cards have been added.
*The [[Gravity Raid]], [[Stop Raid]], [[Homing Fira]], [[Firaga Break]], [[Blazing Donald]], and [[Goofy Charge]] Sleights have been removed, and replaced with [[Magnet Spiral]], [[Lethal Frame]], [[Freeze]], [[Firaga Burst]], [[Raging Storm]], [[Stardust Blitz]], [[Goofy Tornado Lv2]], [[Goofy Smash]], and [[Wild Crush]].
*Riku's battle mechanics now include the [[Duel]] system and its Sleights, and now have the [[Holy Burst]] and [[Inverse Burst]] Friend Sleights.
*The [[High Jump]], [[Glide]], and [[Superglide]] support abilities are available.
*The effect of the [[Darkball]] card, which would have been useless thanks to the removal of Link Mode, has been modified to work with Riku's Duel system. As such, it is no longer available in "Sora's Story".
*The effects of several Sleights were modified.<!--which?-->
*The Ansem, Seeker of Darkness card is now available as a Bounty within [[Twilight Town]], not [[Castle Oblivion]].
*[[Jack Skellington]]'s Friend Card is now available from the first battle in Halloween Town, rather than immediatly ''after'' it.
*[[Zantetsuken]], [[Sonic Blade]], [[Tornado]], [[Holy]], [[Ars Arcanum]], [[Ragnarok]], and [[Mega Flare]] are now available to learn at levels 22, 27, 42, 47, 37, 52, and 57, respectively, as opposed to levels 27, 22, 32, 37, 42, 47, and 52.
*[[Warpinator]] is now a Twilight Town Bounty, instead of a reward for defeating the [[Riku Replica]].
*[[Warp]] is now available in the Agrabah Room of Rewards, rather than the Twilight Town Room of Rewards.
*[[Bind]] is now available in the Halloween Town Room of Rewards, rather than as a reward for finding Eeyore.
*[[Synchro]] is now available in the Wonderland Room of Rewards, rather than as a reward for finding Rabbit.
*[[Idyll Romp]] is now available as a reward for clearing [[Tigger's Bounce-A-Thon]], rather than as a reward for finding Tigger.
*[[Cross-slash+]] is now available as a reward for clearing [[Veggie Panic]], rather than as a Hollow Bastion Bounty.
*The effectiveness of Riku's strength is slightly amplified from the original game.<!--fact?-->
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===Visual and audio changes===
====Storyline====
*The multi-player Link Mode was removed and a Theater Mode was added.
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*Flashbacks from the first ''Kingdom Hearts'' are included in cutscenes.
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*The scene from ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]'' that involves [[Sora]] fighting [[Xemnas]] as the Unknown is put into the opening cutscene.
*Sora's voice in this game is just as heard from ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', where he was 15 years old, as opposed to his 14-year-old voice from the first two ''Kingdom Hearts'' games.
*[[Axel]] finishes off Vexen by immolating him with a snap of his fingers.
*The various color categories of Map Cards now have a small symbol ("R", "B", "G", or "!") indicating their color.
*Goofy throws his shield at [[Larxene]] to temporarily distract her when she attacks Sora.
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*When Sora was attacked by Larxene, Donald uses Curaga to heal him.
*The Attack and Magic Enemy Cards played by [[Axel]], [[Larxene]], [[Vexen]], [[Marluxia]], [[Lexaeus]], [[Zexion]], "Ansem",and the [[Riku Replica]] depict different facial expressions, depending on their effect.
*On Floor 12, the Riku Replica is standing up and a Reaction Command triggers a cutscene and boss battle.
*Sora, Donald, Goofy, Riku, and King Mickey now wear their Halloween costumes while within [[Halloween Town]], though in Atlantica they remain in their normal forms.  
*During the climax of Sora's story, when Axel attempt to execute Marluxia for his betrayal, they have a brief fight before Marluxia uses Naminé as a shield. Marluxia also never leaves the room until the end of the fight.
*During his final battles with both Sora and Riku, the Riku Replica's left hand is immersed in an orb of darkness.
*Riku is defeated and about to be destroyed by [[Lexaeus]], using his final strength, only to be possessed by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] and defeat him.
*When Zexion's disguise as Sora is revealed, he directly battles Riku but is defeated and, fearful for his life, teleports away.
*After the Riku Replica's final defeat against Riku, he is swallowed by darkness.
*An extended scene of [[Roxas]] is shown along with [[Hayner]], [[Pence]], and [[Olette]] at the ending of the game.
*In the post-credit scene of Sora's Story, a scene of the Organization's unseen members is shown.
*When Axel first introduces himself to Sora, he says "Got it memorized?" as opposed to "Commit it to memory."
*When Axel first introduces himself to Sora, he says "Got it memorized?" as opposed to "Commit it to memory."
*Axel no longer says, "...give me a hell of a show!", as he did in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''. Instead, he says, "Try and make it enjoyable, Sora."
*Axel no longer says, "...give me a hell of a show!", as he did in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]''. Instead, he says, "Try and make it enjoyable, Sora."
*In Larxene's first encounter with Sora, her "through" is misspelled as "though". This line is later fixed in the remake.
*In Larxene's first encounter with Sora, her "through" is misspelled as "though". This line is later fixed in the remake.
*DIZ on BF2 Exit Hall, giving Mickey and Riku their Organization cloaks and explaining its purpose.


==Clear Bonuses==
===Changes in worlds===
*Theater Mode
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*''Reverse/Rebirth''
*All worlds have additional rewards unlocked by completing ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' in the original Japanese release, completing both Sora and Riku's stories in the international release, or finishing the ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' movie in ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX]]''.
*Lexaeus Enemy Card  
*[[Traverse Town]] changes:
*Zexion Enemy Card
**New Bounty available as a reward containing either [[Hidden Dragon]] or [[Maverick Flare]]{{KHHD}}.
*Ansem Enemy Card  
**[[Saïx]]'s Enemy Card is available in the Room of Rewards.
*Demyx Enemy Card
*[[Olympus Coliseum]] Changes:
*Roxas Enemy Card
**[[Monochrome]] or [[Total Eclipse]]{{KHHD}} is available in the Room of Rewards.
*Luxord Enemy Card
*[[Agrabah]] changes:
*Xemnas Enemy Card
**[[Warp]] is now available in the Agrabah Room of Rewards instead of [[Blazing Donald]].
*Xigbar Enemy Card
**[[Luxord]]'s Enemy Card is available in the Room of Rewards.
*Xaldin Enemy Card
*[[Wonderland]] changes:
*Ultima Weapon Card
**[[Synchro]] is now available in the Wonderland Room of Rewards instead of [[Stop Raid]].
*One-Winged Angel Card
**[[Xemnas]]'s Enemy Card is available in the Room of Rewards.
*Diamond Dust Card  
*[[Monstro]] changes:
*Hidden Dragon Card
**[[High Jump]] is now learned upon reaching the Room of Beginnings.
*Gold Card
**The final battle in [[Monstro]] is now recorded within the Journal as a minigame and the Shadows defeated during it drop EXP.
*Platinum Card
**[[Xaldin]]'s Enemy Card is available in the Room of Rewards.
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*[[Halloween Town]] changes:
**[[Jack Skellington]]'s Friend Card is now available from the first battle in Halloween Town.
**[[Bind]] is now available in the Halloween Town Room of Rewards instead of [[Gravity Raid]].
**[[Bond of Flame]] is available in the Room of Rewards.
**Sora, Donald and Goofy now wear their Halloween costumes while within [[Halloween Town]]. Riku and Mickey are also darkened and Mickey's card loses his smile.
*[[Atlantica]] changes:
**[[Demyx]]'s Enemy Card is available in the Room of Rewards.
**[[Darkball]] has been added as a second Enemy Card for Riku.
*[[Neverland]] changes:
**[[Glide]] is now learned upon entering.
**[[Teleport]] is now the world's sole Bounty.
**[[Follow the Wind]] or [[Midnight Roar]]{{KHHD}} is available in the Room of Rewards.
*[[Hollow Bastion]] changes:
**[[Reflect Raid]] is now the world's sole Bounty.
**[[Xaldin]]'s Enemy Card is available in the Room of Rewards.
*[[100 Acre Wood]] changes:
**100 Acre Wood has been modified to be a minigame world.
**[[Idyll Romp]] is now available as a reward for clearing [[Tigger's Jump-a-Thon]].
**[[Cross-slash+]] is now available as a reward for clearing [[Veggie Panic]].
**[[Mega-Ether]] is now available as a reward for clearing [[Whirlwind Plunge]].
**[[Elixir]] is now available as a reward for clearing [[Bumble-Rumble]]
**The new sleight [[Firaga Burst]] is now available as a reward for clearing [[Balloon Glider]]
**[[Spellbinder]] is now found in a chest in Tigger's Playground.
*[[Twilight Town]] changes:
**[[Warpinator]] is now a Twilight Town Bounty instead of [[Firaga Break]].
**The new sleight [[Stardust Blitz]] replaces Warp in the Room of Rewards.
**[[Roxas]]'s Enemy Card is available in the Room of Rewards.
**The [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] card is now a Twilight Town Bounty instead of a Castle Oblivion one, becoming available after defeating Marluxia once and clearing Reverse/Rebirth.
*[[Destiny Islands]] changes:
**[[Zexion]]'s Enemy Card is now available as a second Bounty after defeating Marluxia once and clearing Reverse/Rebirth.
**[[Photon Debugger]] or [[Two Become One]]{{KHHD}} is available in the Room of Rewards.
*[[Castle Oblivion]] changes:
**The new sleight [[Raging Storm]] is available as the world's first Bounty.
**A Room of Rewards has been added containing [[Super Glide]].
**[[Star Seeker]] is available in the Room of Rewards.
*Other changes:
**Defeating Riku-Replica in the [[8F Exit Hall]] yields the new sleight [[Magnet Spiral]] instead of [[Warpinator]].
**Defeating Vexen in the [[10F Exit Hall]] yields the new sleight {{c|Freeze|ability}} instead of the [[Mega-Ether]].


==Trivia==
==External links==
*When Jiminy declares that all the pages in his journal were erased and that each page is blank, if players look closely, there is an entire page filled with random scribbles that represent words.
*[http://na.square-enix.com/khrecom/ Official NA Site]
*''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' is the first ''Kingdom Hearts'' remake with a release outside of Japan, and the only game so far with an English version unreleased outside of North America.
*[http://www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom2fm/ Official JP site]


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Image:Kingdom_Hearts_ReCoM_RS_World_Map.png|World Map from Reverse/Rebirth
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==External Links==
*[http://na.square-enix.com/khrecom/ Official US Site]
*[http://www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom2fm/ Official JP site]
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Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
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キングダム ハーツ Re:チェイン オブ メモリーズ
Kingudamu Hātsu Re: Chein obu Memorīzu
Developer(s) Square Enix
Publisher(s) Square Enix
Release date(s) Japan March 29, 2007
United States/Canada December 2, 2008
Genre Action role-playing game
Game modes Single player
Ratings CERO:A
ESRB: E10+
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
"Memory is the key."
—Tagline

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories is a full remake of Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, released on the PlayStation 2. In Japan, it is part of the Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ compilation and has connectivity features with Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. As there were no plans to release Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix internationally, these features were modified for the North American release.

The game was remastered in HD and released as part of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX for the PlayStation 3. This edition of the game further alters the previous connectivity bonuses by instead allowing additional content from watching the collection's scenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It was later released as part of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX.

Development[edit]

An example of a scene redone in 3D.

Due to the original Game Boy Advance release being on a different platform than the other mainline games and selling worse than the first game, many Kingdom Hearts fans skipped that entry and waited until Kingdom Hearts II. This caused issues with the coherency of this next game, as playing Chain of Memories was crucial to understand the plot. The opening movie of Kingdom Hearts II offered a very brief recap of the previous two games, but many were still met with confusion over the plot of the game. Due to these complaints, a remake of this game was decided to be made for PlayStation 2 so the entire series would be on one system.[citation needed]

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories was a total redesign of the game into a three-dimensional computer-rendered game for the PlayStation 2, in the same style as the other released entries in the series, Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. This revamp included changing the battle arenas from two dimensional screens without "height" into full three-dimensional arenas, allowing enemies to rise out of the player's range.

Additionally, these arenas can be aesthetically varied, even within the same world, while in the original game there was only one arena design per world. The "Duel" system was added to Riku's battle mechanics, and the Reaction Command system of Kingdom Hearts II was incorporated into both Sora and Riku's battle mechanics, generally to replace instances where the player would press the "A" button to continue a combo attack.

The game now has fully voice-acted full motion videos and the use of voice-acting within gameplay. While the dialogue for the game was recorded using the voice actors used in Kingdom Hearts II, the voicing and sound effects within gameplay relied largely on existing clips. In some cases, such as the Sora's invocation of the Stop spell, these clips were only available using the Kingdom Hearts voice-actors. As the scenes were now fully rendered, rather than being acted out with sprites, the violence within the game was more apparent, and the game's rating was raised from E to E10+, for Fantasy Violence.

The game's card system and overall plot remained the same as the original Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, and "Simple and Clean" is the game's theme song. However, there were many small tweaks to the storyline, as well as the addition of new Cards, Sleights, bosses, and a Theater Mode to re-watch the game's full-motion videos.

Quick Save option and Link Mode had been removed.

Changes[edit]

New features[edit]

Features[edit]

Gameplay[edit]

Sora fighting Heartless.
  • In the Japanese version, having a cleared Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix save file on the memory card will allow Sora to obtain a second set of treasures from the Room of Rewards on each floor, plus some extra Bounties on some floors.
    • In the North American release, these were unlocked upon clearing Reverse/Rebirth.
    • In Kingdom HD 1.5 Remix, these were unlocked upon watching the collection's scenes and viewing all Journal-based entries from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
  • The High Jump, Glide, and Superglide support abilities are available for Sora.
  • The Swing Speed stat for Sora's Attack Cards have been removed.
  • The effects of several Sleights were modified such as Cloud's Omnislash, several of Sora's Keyblade Sleights (Blitz, Sonic Blade, Ars Arcanum), and several Friend Card sleights (Spiral Wave, Hummingbird) to where Triangle prompts appear in order for them to be fully used, akin to Reaction Commands.
  • Many new props feature throughout the field, such as flowers in Wonderland which block doors and projectile-firing obstacles. They can inflict damage on the player character, inflict Confuse on them, cast Stop on enemies, or stun them depending on the prop.
    • Props are no longer reset when re-entering the same room. The room needs to be recreated consequently.
    • Due to this new feature, the first battle in Sora's Story will now take place before he uses his first Map Card as a result of the tutorial.
  • Zantetsuken and Sonic Blade are now available to learn at levels 22 and 27 respectively (the reverse was true previously). Ars Arcanum, Tornado, Holy, Ragnarok, and Mega Flare are now available to learn at 5 levels higher than before at levels 37, 42, 47, 52, and 57, respectively, due to the new sleight Lethal Frame being learned at level 32.
  • Riku's battle mechanics now include the Duel system and its Sleights, and now have the Holy Burst and Inverse Burst Friend Sleights.
  • Due to the removal of Link Mode, the effect of the Darkball has been modified. In addition, as it is now designed to work with Riku's Duel system, it is no longer available in Sora's Story, and has been added to Riku's deck as a secondary regular Enemy Card for the Atlantica floor other than Sea Neon.
  • Riku can use The King card in Destiny Islands and Twilight Town after the battle against Lexaeus.
  • The Hidden Chamber which is accessed with the Key to Rewards card has been renamed as the Room of Rewards. In addition when viewed on the map, it is now counted as a special room instead of a regular room.
    • A Room of Rewards has been added for the Castle Oblivion floor, unlike the original, which was the only floor that did not have a Hidden Chamber.
  • The special rooms when viewed on the map now glow white to identify which one to open, making it easier to know which one to go to in worlds that use multiple Keycards. Also, when Sora has a Key to Rewards card in his possession, the Room of Rewards location is revealed by a blue glow.
  • The attack and magic cards played by Axel, Larxene, Vexen, Marluxia, Lexaeus, Zexion, Captain Hook, Hades, Cloud, Ansem, and the Riku Replica depict different facial expressions, depending on their type.
  • During his final battles with both Sora and Riku, the Riku Replica's left hand is immersed in an orb of darkness.
  • When transforming into Dark Mode, Riku now says "Darkness" instead of simply screaming.
  • The health bar the enemies use has been altered to resemble the one from Kingdom Hearts II.
  • There have been changes in the musics.
    • The piece "The 13th Floor", played outside of Worlds, is melodically different. Instead of handbells playing an ascending interval, chimes now play a descending interval.
    • The piece "Go for It!" plays when Sora battles against Cloud, instead of "Face It", and the piece "Face It!" plays when Riku battles against Ursula, instead of "The Fight for my Friends".
  • Level Ups now restore HP only if the HP Bonus is selected, instead of any bonus.
  • Changes related to Prizes:
    • All dropped prizes are automatically collected when any battle ends.
    • The cards acquired from a boss battle only appear after the other prizes had been collected, as they now appear automatically to be grabbed.
    • Experience prizes no longer vary in size, and are only differenciated by their blue, red, or grey appearances.
    • Prizes no longer keep bouncing all over the area, and stay still after bouncing a few times before becoming collectable afterwards.

Battle[edit]

  • While battling the Parasite Cage, the stomach acid will not inflict damage if Sora is reloading his deck.
  • Several bosses that use sleights have new and/or removed sleights.
  • Enemies have different stats compared to the original game.
  • The final Marluxia battle has been split into two sub-battles. The first is generally the same as the original final battle, albeit on a standard circular arena instead of in a sub-space-esque field, while the second is set entirely on top of Marluxia's Specter, and features him as much more aggressive, with several powerful Sleights.
  • Lexaeus can enter a temporary state of invulnerability and increased strength via his Charge technique.
  • Ansem's first battle has been converted into a tutorial of Riku's new abilities (Rapid Break and Duel Sleights).
  • Riku now confronts Zexion in a boss battle. During this battle, Zexion can steal Riku's cards, and Riku remains within Dark Mode for the duration of the fight.
  • Bosses with vulnerability to stun remain stunned for much longer.
  • If any regular hit from an Attack Card within a card stack gets blocked, the entire card stack is cancelled, wasting the subsequent cards of the stack.
  • The player's deck now displays four cards instead of three, making the currently selected card, the second, and third cards visible for the player for sleights.
  • Riku's decks in each world have been altered.

Storyline[edit]

  • Flashbacks from the first Kingdom Hearts are included in cutscenes.
  • The scene from Kingdom Hearts Final Mix that involves Sora fighting Xemnas as the Unknown is put into the opening cutscene.
  • Axel finishes off Vexen by immolating him with a snap of his fingers.
  • Goofy throws his shield at Larxene to temporarily distract her when she attacks Sora.
  • When Sora was attacked by Larxene, Donald uses Curaga to heal him.
  • On Floor 12, the Riku Replica is standing up and a Reaction Command triggers a cutscene and boss battle.
  • During the climax of Sora's story, when Axel attempt to execute Marluxia for his betrayal, they have a brief fight before Marluxia uses Naminé as a shield. Marluxia also never leaves the room until the end of the fight.
  • Riku is defeated and about to be destroyed by Lexaeus, using his final strength, only to be possessed by Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and defeat him.
  • When Zexion's disguise as Sora is revealed, he directly battles Riku but is defeated and, fearful for his life, teleports away.
  • After the Riku Replica's final defeat against Riku, he is swallowed by darkness.
  • An extended scene of Roxas is shown along with Hayner, Pence, and Olette at the ending of the game.
  • In the post-credit scene of Sora's Story, a scene of the Organization's unseen members is shown.
  • When Axel first introduces himself to Sora, he says "Got it memorized?" as opposed to "Commit it to memory."
  • Axel no longer says, "...give me a hell of a show!", as he did in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories. Instead, he says, "Try and make it enjoyable, Sora."
  • In Larxene's first encounter with Sora, her "through" is misspelled as "though". This line is later fixed in the remake.
  • DIZ on BF2 Exit Hall, giving Mickey and Riku their Organization cloaks and explaining its purpose.

Changes in worlds[edit]

External links[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Characters
Party members
Sora - Riku - Donald Duck - Goofy - Mickey Mouse
Aladdin - Ariel - Jack Skellington - Peter Pan - Beast
Summons
Simba - Genie - Cloud - Dumbo - Bambi - Tinker Bell - Mushu
Antagonists
Ansem
Organization XIII
Marluxia - Lexaeus - Larxene - Vexen - Zexion - Axel - Riku Replica
Villains
Hades - Jafar - Ursula - Oogie Boogie - Captain Hook - Maleficent
Non-playable characters
Aerith - Alice - Ansem the Wise - Belle - Card Soldiers - Cave of Wonders Guardian - Cheshire Cat - Cid - Dark Figure - Dr. Finkelstein - Eeyore - Flounder - Geppetto - Hercules - Iago - Jasmine - Jiminy Cricket - Kairi - Moogles - Naminé - Owl - Philoctetes - Piglet - Pinocchio - Pluto - Queen of Hearts - Rabbit - Roo - Sally - Sebastian - Selphie - Squall Leonhart - Tidus - Tigger - Wakka - Wendy - White Rabbit - Winnie the Pooh - Yuffie
Locations
Worlds
Traverse Town - Agrabah - Olympus Coliseum - Wonderland - Monstro - Halloween Town - Atlantica - Neverland - 100 Acre Wood - Hollow Bastion - Twilight Town - Destiny Islands - Castle Oblivion
Terms
Attack Card - Card break - Cards - Enemy Card - Friend Card - Gimmick Card - Item Card - Keyblade - Wayfinder - Magic Card - Map Card - Memory - Pod - Premium Cards - Reload Card - Replica - Sleight - Special Card - Summon Card - World Cards - The End
Music
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete - Simple and Clean
Archives
Artwork - Bosses - Enemies - Keyblades - Removed content
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix • Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories • Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts series
Main titles
Kingdom Hearts (Final Mix) • Chain of Memories (Re) • Kingdom Hearts II (Final Mix) • 358/2 Days • coded (Re) • Birth by Sleep (Final Mix) • Dream Drop Distance (HD) • χ (Union χ) • χ Back Cover • 0.2 Birth by Sleep • Kingdom Hearts III (Re Mind)
Dark Road • Melody of Memory • Missing-Link • Kingdom Hearts IV
Dark Seeker Saga • χ series • Lost Master Arc
Other titles
Collections
HD 1.5 ReMIX • HD 2.5 ReMIX • HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Compilations
Trinity Master Pieces • II Final Mix+ • 10th Anniversary Box • HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX • The Story So Far • All-In-One Package • Integrum Masterpiece
Spin-off titles
V CAST • Mobile • Magical Puzzle Clash • Gummiship Studio • Digital Painter • Collaboration: Gummi Ship Campaign • VR Experience
Adaptations
Manga series • Novel series
The Sceptre and the Kingdom • Television pilot
Plot elements
Characters | Heartless | Nobody | Unversed | Dream Eater | Replica | Heart | Soul | Body | Memory | Light | Darkness | Keyblade | χ-blade | Keyhole | Gate | Mark of Mastery exam | Recusant's Sigil | Book of Prophecies | Black Box
Reconnect. Kingdom Hearts | An Oath to Return
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