Kingdom Hearts II: Difference between revisions

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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
=== Combat changes compared to first game ===
=== Combat changes compared to first game ===
[[File:Master Strike KHII.gif|thumb|Sora fighting Heartless in his "Master" Drive form.]]
[[File:Master Strike KHII.gif|thumb|Sora fighting Heartless in [[Master Form]].]]
''Kingdom Hearts II'' offers a number of key differences from the original ''Kingdom Hearts''. While the core gameplay remains the same, new features have been added to improve the experience.
''Kingdom Hearts II'' offers a number of key differences from the original ''Kingdom Hearts''. While the core gameplay remains the same, new features have been added to improve the experience.


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==Censorship==
==Censorship==
[[File:Xigbar's Arrowgun Comparison KHIIFM.png|200px|thumb|The Japanese release on the top, North American on the bottom.]]
[[File:Xigbar's Arrowgun Comparison KHIIFM.png|200px|thumb|The Japanese release on the left, Western release on the right.]]
Besides typical English translation and localization, the English version of ''Kingdom Hearts II'' differs from the original Japanese version in the content of gameplay and several scenes:
Besides typical English translation and localization, the English version of ''Kingdom Hearts II'' differs from the original Japanese version in the content of gameplay and several scenes:
*When Sora battles the [[Hydra]] in [[Olympus Coliseum]], green blood gushes out whenever Sora harms it. The green blood was changed to black and purple smoke or drool in the English version. The green blood, however, is retained during the cutscene where [[Hercules]] is fighting it.
*When Sora battles the [[Hydra]] in [[Olympus Coliseum]], green blood gushes out whenever Sora harms it. The green blood was changed to black and purple smoke or drool in the English version. The green blood, however, is retained during the cutscene where [[Hercules]] is fighting it.
*[[Xigbar]]'s {{w|telescopic sight}} was changed from a view with a cross-hair and black shading around the sides to three glowing circles.
*[[Xigbar]]'s {{w|telescopic sight}} was changed from a view with a cross-hair and black shading around the sides to three glowing circles.
:*An attack animation was also altered; in the Japanese version, Xigbar combined his two hand-held guns to create a sniper rifle, which was used to shoot the player's party during the telescoping sight sequence. In the English version, Xigbar does not combine his guns, but twirls them around and shoots at Sora with a single gun, holding the other at his side. However, this was reverted in ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX]]''.
**An attack animation was also altered; in the Japanese version, Xigbar merges his [[Arrowgun]]s into a sniper rifle, which he uses to snipe the party during the telescoping sight sequence. In the English version, Xigbar instead twirls his Arrowguns around and shoots at Sora with a single gun while holding the other at his side. ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' retains the sniper rifle.
*[[Axel]]'s demise is slightly edited; in the original Japanese version, he bursts into flames during his {{w|suicide attack}}, and the flames are consuming his body as he fades away.
*[[Axel]]'s demise is slightly edited; in the original Japanese version, he bursts into flames during his {{w|suicide attack}}, and the flames are consuming his body as he fades away.
:* This is reverted in the credits for ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX]]'': Axel bursts into flames during a brief clip of his suicide attack, though the aftermath is not shown.
:* This is reverted in the credits for ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX]]'': Axel bursts into flames during a brief clip of his suicide attack, though the aftermath is not shown.
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