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|publisher=Square Enix | |developer= [[Square Enix]]<br />h.a.n.d. Inc.<ref name="GS-Press">{{cite web| title = A New Chapter in the Kingdom Hearts Series Delivers Three Brand-new Titles to the Nintendo DS, PSP, and Mobile Phones| url = http://www.gamespot.com/mobile/rpg/kingdomheartscoded/news.html?sid=6179385| author = [[Square Enix]]| date = 2007-09-20| publisher = [[GameSpot]]| accessdate = 2007-09-21}}</ref> | ||
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|genre= Action role-playing game | |distributor= | ||
|modes= Single player, | |designer= Patrick Chen <small>([[game producer]])</small><br />Shinji Hashimoto <small>([[executive producer]])</small><br />[[Tetsuya Nomura]] & Tomohiro Hasegawa <small>([[game director]]s)</small><ref name="GS-TGS07">{{cite web| url = http://tgs.gamespot.com/story.html?sid=6179212| author = Boyes, Emma| date = 2007-09-20| title = TGS '07: Three new Kingdom Hearts games coming| publisher = [[GameSpot]]| accessdate = 2007-09-20}}</ref><ref name="GS-TGSSquare">{{cite web| title = TGS '07: Square Enix shows all in closed mega-theater| url = http://tgs.gamespot.com/story.html?sid=6179467| author = Niizumi, Hirohiko| date = 2007-09-20| publisher = [[GameSpot]]| accessdate = 2007-09-21}}</ref> | ||
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|released= {{vgrelease|JP=[[TBA]] [[2008]]<ref>{{cite web| title = Nintendo DS 2007 Year in Review| url = http://ds.ign.com/articles/842/842281p7.html| publisher = [[IGN]]| author = IGN Staff| date = 2007-12-20| accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref>}} | |||
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|platforms= [[Nintendo DS]]<ref name=SE-PDFAnnouncement">{{cite web| title = Kingdom Hearts シリーズ 新プロジェクト| url = http://www.square-enix.com/jp/company/j/news/2007/download/20070920_49.pdf| publisher = [[Square Enix]]| language = Japanese| accessdate = 2007-09-20}}</ref> | |||
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{{nihongo|'''''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'''''|キングダム ハーツ 358/2 Days|Kingudamu Hātsu Surī Faibu Eito Deizu ōbā Tsū|pronounced "Kingdom Hearts Three-Five-Eight Days over Two"}} is an upcoming [[action role-playing game]] [[video game developer|developed]] and [[video game publisher|published]] by [[Square Enix]] for the [[Nintendo DS]] with assistance from h.a.n.d. Inc.<ref name="IGN-DSupdate">{{cite web| url = http://ds.ign.com/articles/823/823021p1.html| title = Kingdom Hearts DS Update| author = IGN Staff| publisher = [[IGN]]| date = 2007-09-26| accessdate = 2007-09-27}}</ref> It is an installment in the best-selling [[Kingdom Hearts (series)|''Kingdom Hearts]]'' series. The game features [[Characters of Kingdom Hearts#Roxas|Roxas]] during the time period of ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' after Sora entered a deep sleep. This game will explore the time from Roxas's creation until his confrontation with Riku that leads to his placement in the data-based Twilight Town in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. It is said to be in full 3D as a single and multiplayer game. The game was announced at the 2007 [[Tokyo Game Show]]. Currently the title is only confirmed for a Japanese release, though Square Enix has plans for releases in other territories.<ref name="GS-TGS07"/> | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Kingdom Hearts 3582 Days battle.jpg|thumb|left|Four [[Organization XIII]] members battling [[Universe of Kingdom Hearts#Heartless and Nobody|Heartless]] in [[Universe of Kingdom Hearts#Wonderland|Wonderland]].]] | ||
The gameplay is similar to the [[action role-playing game]] style of the previous games in the series.<ref name="Joystiq-TGS07a">{{cite web| title = TGS07: Impressions of Kingdom Hearts: Coded and 358/2 Days | url = http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/20/tgs07-impressions-of-kingdom-hearts-coded-and-358-2-days/| author = Yoon, Andrew| date = 2007-09-20| publisher = [[Joystiq]]| accessdate = 2007-09-21}}</ref> ''358/2 Days'' will make minimal use of the system's touch screen functionality.<ref name="IGN-Discusses">{{cite web| url = http://psp.ign.com/articles/824/824305p1.html| title = Nomura Discusses Kingdom Hearts| publisher = [[IGN]]| author = Gantayat, Anoop| date = 2007-10-02| accessdate = 2007-10-04}}</ref> The game will feature both single player and multiplayer gameplay.<ref name="GS-Press"/><ref name="GS-TGSSquare"/> The single player mode will be story based focused on Disney worlds from past games, and will progress in days.<ref name="IGN-DSupdate"/> The two modes will be linked in that character growth will be shared between them.<ref name="IGN-Discusses"/> | |||
The gameplay is | |||
===Multiplayer=== | |||
Cooperative multiplayer was one feature on display at the 2007 [[Tokyo Game Show]] demonstrating that players can work together, in addition to the traditional use of [[Game artificial intelligence|AI]] controlled partners.<ref name="Joystiq-TGS07b">{{cite web| title = TGS07: New Kingdom Hearts games coming to DS, PSP, mobile | url = http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/20/tgs07-new-kingdom-hearts-games-coming-to-ds-psp-mobile/| author = Siegel, Scott | date = 2007-09-20| publisher = [[Joystiq]]| accessdate = 2007-09-21}}</ref><ref name="IGN-TGS07">{{cite web| title = TGS 2007: Three New Kingdom Hearts Titles| url = http://psp.ign.com/articles/821/821307p1.html| author = Onyett, Charles| date = 2007-09-19| publisher = [[IGN]]| accessdate = 2007-09-20}}</ref> This is the second ''Kingdom Hearts'' game to feature multiplayer—the first was ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''. The multiplayer gameplay is separate from the single player story and will be mission-based, which include cooperative and competitive player battles.<ref name="IGN-Discusses"/><ref name="GI-176">{{Citation| date= December 2007| title= Photophile - Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep| periodical= [[Game Informer]]| publisher= Cathy Preston| issue= 176|pages= 125|id= |url= |quote= }}</ref> It will allow up to four players to play as one of the thirteen members of [[Organization XIII]], with each member having different weapons and skills.<ref name="IGN-DSupdate"/> ''358/2 Days''{{'}} multiplayer will also feature a chat system for communication between players, but will differ from [[PictoChat]] in that everyone will draw on the same screen.<ref name="IGN-Discusses"/> | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
''358/2 Days'' revolves around the untold events of Roxas during his time with Organization XIII. The initial trailer showed most of the events in [[Twilight Town]]. [[ | ''358/2 Days'' revolves around the untold events of Roxas during his time with Organization XIII and will take place during the year Sora was asleep between the events of ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II''.<ref name="IGN-DSupdate"/><ref name="GI-176"/><ref>{{cite web| title = Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days| publisher = [[IGN]]| url = http://ds.ign.com/objects/964/964462.html| accessdate = 2007-09-20}}</ref> Game director Tetsuya Nomura has noted the game's prologue will cover the "birth" of Roxas, but the gameplay will start from when he enters the Organization.<ref>{{cite web| title =Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Famitsu Interview)| publisher=Kingdom Hearts Ultimania| url=http://www.kh2.co.uk/?page=NI/KH3582d1| accessdate = 2007-10-04}}</ref> Roxas' daily duties with the Organization, his doubts of the Organization, and his departure from it will also be included in the story.<ref name="KHU-Days2">{{cite web| url = http://www.kh2.co.uk/?page=NI/KH3582d2| title = Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days - Famitsu October 2007: Interview| publisher = Kingdom Hearts Ultimania| accessdate = 2007-11-16}}</ref> The initial trailer showed most of the events in [[Universe of Kingdom Hearts#Twilight Town|Twilight Town]].<ref name="1UP-KHDSTitle">{{cite web| title = Previews: Kingdom Hearts DS| url = http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3163010&sec=PREVIEWS| author = Parish, Jeremy| date = 2007-09-19| publisher = [[1UP.com]]| accessdate = 2007-09-20}}</ref> Other worlds, like [[Universe of Kingdom Hearts#Wonderland|Wonderland]], have also been featured.<ref name="mobile-qj">{{cite web| url = http://mobile.qj.net/Jump-Festa-2008-Kingdom-Hearts-Coded-258-2-Days-Birth-by-Sleep-details/pg/49/aid/110187| title = Jump Festa 2008 - Kingdom Hearts Coded, 258/2 Days, Birth by Sleep details| work = QJ.net| publisher = Content Holdings, LLC| author = Enrico S.| date=[[2007-12-22]]| accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref> | ||
===Characters=== | ===Characters=== | ||
Like previous ''Kingdom Hearts'' titles, ''358/2'' will feature numerous Disney characters. Confirmed characters include Roxas, | Like previous ''Kingdom Hearts'' titles, ''358/2 Days'' will feature numerous Disney characters.<ref name="IGN-TGS07"/> Confirmed characters include Roxas, King Mickey,<ref name="GS-TGS07"/><ref name="IGN-TGS07"/> Riku, and the other members of Organization XIII, including <!-- Please do not add anything about the "female" character unless you have a reliable reference. -->a new female member.<ref name="GS-TGSSquare"/> <!-- Please do not add anything about the "female" character unless you have a reliable reference. --> This new fourteenth member is considered a key character to the game. The reason why the Organization's name remained "Organization XIII" with this member will be explained in the game.<ref name="KHU-Days2"/> | ||
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==Development== | |||
''358/2 Days'' is being developed by h.a.n.d Inc. with Square Enix employees overseeing the process. The game is directed by [[Tetsuya Nomura]] and co-directed by [[Tomohiro Hasegawa]].<ref name="IGN-DSupdate"/> In 2007, Nomura mentioned he wanted to do a spin-off ''Kingdom Hearts'' game on a mobile platform and wanted the game to play slightly different than the other titles already in the series.<ref name="JS-PortableKH">{{cite web| title = Next Kingdom Hearts to be portable spin-off, not KHIII| url = http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/04/next-kingdom-hearts-to-be-portable-spin-off-not-khiii/| author = Ransom-Wiley, James| date = 2007-05-04| publisher = Joystiq| accessdate = 2007-09-22}}</ref> ''358/2 Days'' was announced alongside ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]'' at the [[Tokyo Game Show]] on [[September 20]], [[2007]]. A trailer was shown in the Square Enix "Closed Mega Theater", a photo-prohibited theater presenting 40 minutes of trailers.<ref name="GS-TGSSquare"/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.famitsu.com/event/tgs/2007/1210654_1603.html| title = 『キングダム ハーツ』新プロジェクトも明らかに!| publisher = [[Famitsu]]| date = 2007-09-20| language = Japanese| accessdate = 2007-09-23}}</ref> A new trailer and a playable demo was shown at the 2008 [[Jump Festa]] in December 2007.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://psp.ign.com/articles/841/841833p1.html| title = Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts Playable at Jump Festa| author = Anoop Gantayat| date = 2007-12-17| publisher = [[IGN]]| accessdate = 2007-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://ps3.ign.com/articles/839/839048p1.html| title = Square Enix Unveils Jump Festa Lineup| author = Anoop Gantayat| date = 2007-12-02| publisher = [[IGN]]| accessdate = 2007-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1212725_1124.html| title = 初プレイアブル、初お披露目タイトルが続々! ジャンプフェスタ2008にゲームメーカーがブースを出展| publisher = [[Famitsu]]| date = 2007-12-23| accessdate = 2007-12-25| language = Japanese}}</ref> Both single player and multiplayer demos were featured. The new fourteenth member of Organization XIII was also shown in the new trailer and in the multiplayer demo.<ref name="mobile-qj"/> | |||
== | The game's logo uses warm colors as a reference to the sunset in Twilight Town. The title, "358/2 Days", is a code that Nomura has stated the player will understand the meaning of at the very end of the game. The word "day" is attached to the title as a reference to the daily life of Organization XIII. The Nintendo DS was chosen as the system before plans were decided.<ref name="KHU-Days2"/> The development team wants to have gameplay similar to previous ''Kingdom Hearts'' titles, but have stated the number of buttons on the Nintendo DS is a problem.<ref name="IGN-DSupdate"/><ref name="KHU-Days2"/> Some of the DS's functionality, like the stylus, is not being used in order to retain the similar gameplay from previous titles.<ref name="IGN-Discusses"/> The team is also looking to incorporate Roxas seeing Sora's memories throughout the game and having different types of gameplay for each world.<ref name="IGN-DSupdate"/> Though ''Birth by Sleep'' was the first of the three new games to begin development, ''358/2 Days'' is expected to be released before it.<ref name="IGN-Discusses"/><ref name="GI-176"/> | ||
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* [http://www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom/days/ Official ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' site] {{Ja icon}} | |||
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Revision as of 06:54, 21 June 2008
Template:Future game Template:Infobox VG Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (キングダム ハーツ 358/2 Days Kingudamu Hātsu Surī Faibu Eito Deizu ōbā Tsū , pronounced "Kingdom Hearts Three-Five-Eight Days over Two") is an upcoming action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS with assistance from h.a.n.d. Inc.[1] It is an installment in the best-selling Kingdom Hearts series. The game features Roxas during the time period of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories after Sora entered a deep sleep. This game will explore the time from Roxas's creation until his confrontation with Riku that leads to his placement in the data-based Twilight Town in Kingdom Hearts II. It is said to be in full 3D as a single and multiplayer game. The game was announced at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show. Currently the title is only confirmed for a Japanese release, though Square Enix has plans for releases in other territories.[2]
Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to the action role-playing game style of the previous games in the series.[3] 358/2 Days will make minimal use of the system's touch screen functionality.[4] The game will feature both single player and multiplayer gameplay.[5][6] The single player mode will be story based focused on Disney worlds from past games, and will progress in days.[1] The two modes will be linked in that character growth will be shared between them.[4]
Multiplayer
Cooperative multiplayer was one feature on display at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show demonstrating that players can work together, in addition to the traditional use of AI controlled partners.[7][8] This is the second Kingdom Hearts game to feature multiplayer—the first was Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. The multiplayer gameplay is separate from the single player story and will be mission-based, which include cooperative and competitive player battles.[4][9] It will allow up to four players to play as one of the thirteen members of Organization XIII, with each member having different weapons and skills.[1] 358/2 Days' multiplayer will also feature a chat system for communication between players, but will differ from PictoChat in that everyone will draw on the same screen.[4]
Plot
358/2 Days revolves around the untold events of Roxas during his time with Organization XIII and will take place during the year Sora was asleep between the events of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts II.[1][9][10] Game director Tetsuya Nomura has noted the game's prologue will cover the "birth" of Roxas, but the gameplay will start from when he enters the Organization.[11] Roxas' daily duties with the Organization, his doubts of the Organization, and his departure from it will also be included in the story.[12] The initial trailer showed most of the events in Twilight Town.[13] Other worlds, like Wonderland, have also been featured.[14]
Characters
Like previous Kingdom Hearts titles, 358/2 Days will feature numerous Disney characters.[8] Confirmed characters include Roxas, King Mickey,[2][8] Riku, and the other members of Organization XIII, including a new female member.[6] This new fourteenth member is considered a key character to the game. The reason why the Organization's name remained "Organization XIII" with this member will be explained in the game.[12]
Development
358/2 Days is being developed by h.a.n.d Inc. with Square Enix employees overseeing the process. The game is directed by Tetsuya Nomura and co-directed by Tomohiro Hasegawa.[1] In 2007, Nomura mentioned he wanted to do a spin-off Kingdom Hearts game on a mobile platform and wanted the game to play slightly different than the other titles already in the series.[15] 358/2 Days was announced alongside Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts coded at the Tokyo Game Show on September 20, 2007. A trailer was shown in the Square Enix "Closed Mega Theater", a photo-prohibited theater presenting 40 minutes of trailers.[6][16] A new trailer and a playable demo was shown at the 2008 Jump Festa in December 2007.[17][18][19] Both single player and multiplayer demos were featured. The new fourteenth member of Organization XIII was also shown in the new trailer and in the multiplayer demo.[14]
The game's logo uses warm colors as a reference to the sunset in Twilight Town. The title, "358/2 Days", is a code that Nomura has stated the player will understand the meaning of at the very end of the game. The word "day" is attached to the title as a reference to the daily life of Organization XIII. The Nintendo DS was chosen as the system before plans were decided.[12] The development team wants to have gameplay similar to previous Kingdom Hearts titles, but have stated the number of buttons on the Nintendo DS is a problem.[1][12] Some of the DS's functionality, like the stylus, is not being used in order to retain the similar gameplay from previous titles.[4] The team is also looking to incorporate Roxas seeing Sora's memories throughout the game and having different types of gameplay for each world.[1] Though Birth by Sleep was the first of the three new games to begin development, 358/2 Days is expected to be released before it.[4][9]
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