Kingdom Hearts Magical Puzzle Clash

Kingdom Hearts Magical Puzzle Clash
Developer(s)	Square Enix
Publisher(s)	Square Enix
Release date(s)	October 12, 2009
Genre	Arcade
Game modes	Single-player
Ratings
Platform(s)	Online Flash Game

"Defeat the Heartless in magic duels and prove who is the best Keyblade bearer in the Organization VIII!"

—Instructions

Kingdom Hearts Magical Puzzle Clash, stylized as Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Magical Puzzle Clash, was an online flash game released to the Disney website by Square Enix and Disney. It has since been discontinued and is no longer officially accessible. The game was made to promote Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and is not canon to the series in any way.

There are three playable characters – Roxas, Xion, and Axel – although the gameplay is largely the same regardless of which character is chosen. There is no story to the game, aside from a brief plot summary of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days: as members of the Organization, Roxas, Xion, and Axel must defeat Heartless and release captured hearts.

Upon clearing the game or losing all three lives, an advertisement for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is displayed.

GameplayEdit

Kingdom Hearts Magical Puzzle Clash is an arcade style puzzle game similar to Bejeweled. There is a 7x7 game board made up of different colored tokens. The goal of the game is to swap two adjacent tokens to form a row of at least three of the same color. After a valid match is made, the tokens disappear, and more fall from above the game board. The game boards start with four different colors of tokens, with two more being added to the player's board as the game progresses. The player is given a score throughout the game based on how many matches are made and how many tokens are cleared.

While the player is matching tokens, an enemy Heartless is making matches in a game board of their own. Each token cleared deals damage to the opponent, depleting their HP. Although normal enemies begin the level with the same amount of HP as the player, the player deals 2HP of damage per token cleared^[1], while enemies deal 1HP of damage. To compensate, both sides are given certain special tokens whose powers can give an edge in the match.

There are two types of special tokens: spells and power ups. Which spells and power ups appear is determined by character selection and the current level. Spells cannot be matched; instead, they must be allowed to drop to the bottom row of the game board, where they will be automatically collected (if a spell token is on the sixth row, it can be swapped down to the bottom row to be collected, which counts as a valid move even if no match is made). The player can store up to five types of spells at once; multiple casts of the same spell will stack in the inventory. At any point, a reserved spell can be cast, either inflicting a negative effect on the opponent or negating a negative effect placed on the caster.

Power ups, on the other hand, can be activated anywhere on the game board, even without a proper match. When the player makes matches of four tokens or greater, the Row Destroyer or Crossroad Destroyer power up will spawn at the bottom-rightmost token of the match^[2]. Each character's individual power up will naturally spawn if enough of the regular power ups are used.

If the player waits too long without making a match, a pair of adjacent tokens will flash, indicating a possible match. In the event that no matches can be made, there are no power ups on the board, and the player is not under the effect of an enemy spell, "No More Moves" will be declared after a short delay. All tokens on the game board are rearranged, guaranteeing at least one possible match. When this happens, it is possible that spell tokens are placed on the bottom row or that colored tokens are rearranged into rows of three or more (the latter can also happen as a result of the Randomizer spell being cast on the player). In either case, no matches are made and no spells are collected until the player makes their next move, which is carried out regardless of if the swap would usually result in a successful match.

There are five worlds which can be played in: Agrabah, Wonderland, Olympus Coliseum, Neverland, and Beast's Castle. Each world has five levels, for a total of 25. The last level of each world is a boss fight. If the player is defeated a total of three times, the score is reset to zero, but progress through the levels is not lost.

The game features two music tracks. "Sinister Sundown" plays during all menus and ordinary levels, and "Tension Rising" is used for the five boss battles. The versions that play in Kingdom Hearts Magical Puzzle Clash are compressed recordings of the arrangements made for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

TokensEdit

Unlocked upon reaching Level 7
Unlocked upon reaching Level 13

Power UpsEdit

Power Up	Name	Description
	Row Destroyer	"Earn the Row Destroyer power up by matching 4 tokens at once!"
	Crossroad Destroyer	"Earn the Crossroad Destroyer power up by matching 5 tokens at once!"
	Roxas's Power Up	"Use this power up to destroy all the tokens present on the board that matches its color."
	Xion's Power Up	"Use this power up to change the color and shape of tokens."
	Axel's Power Up	"Use this power up to collect several tokens chosen at random all at once!"

SpellsEdit

Name	Description	Duration	Effect amount
Blind^[3]	"A hovering cloud blocks the opponent's view. Only visible tokens may be swapped."	15 seconds	—
Blizzara	"Reduce a moderate amount of the enemy's hit points."	Instant	25% HP
Block	"A cap appears on the upper part of the board, temporarily preventing new tokens from falling into play."	15 seconds	—
Confusion	"All tokens change color but only in appearance. You can no longer tell which is which."	15 seconds	—
Cure	"Heal a small amount of hit points."	Instant	10% HP
Cura	"Heal a moderate amount of hit points."	Instant	30% HP
Curaga	"Heal a huge amount of hit points."	Instant	60% HP
Firaga	"Reduce a huge amount of the enemy's hit points."	Instant	40% HP
Freeze	"Freeze a certain amount of tokens on your opponent's board."	15 seconds	10 tokens
Petrify	"Several tokens on your opponent's board are turned to useless stones."	Instant	4 tokens
Randomizer	"Several tokens on the opponent's board are swapped at random."	Instant	12 tokens
Remedy	"Removes a harmful opponent's spell."	Instant	—
Remove	"Removes all power ups from your opponent's board."	Instant	—
Remove Spell	"Removes a randomly chosen spell from your opponent's spell board."	Instant	—
Silence	"Prevents your opponent from casting spells."	15 seconds	—
Slow	"Opponent's tokens move slower."	15 seconds	—
Thunder	"Reduce a small amount of the enemy's hit points."	Instant	10% HP

LevelsEdit

Note: "Odds" represents the relative probability of spawning a spell or token in a given level. Higher numbers correlate to a higher spawn frequency.

World

Level

Enemy

Enemy HP

Enemy Spells

Enemy Special Power Up

Enemy Tokens

Player HP

Roxas's Spells

Xion's Spells

Axel's Spells

Player Tokens

Token

Odds

Spell

Odds

Token

Odds

Spell

Odds

Spell

Odds

Spell

Odds

Roxas

Xion

Axel

Agrabah

1

Shadow

100

—

3

100

—

1

2

3

1

2

1

5

1

2

3

1

2

Scarlet Tango

132

Block	1
Freeze	1

1

132

Blizzara	3
Cure	3
Cura	3
Curaga	3
Fiagra	3
Slow	2
Thunder	3

Blizzara	3
Cure	3
Cura	3
Curaga	3
Fiagra	3
Slow	2
Thunder	3

Blizzara	3
Cure	3
Cura	3
Curaga	3
Fiagra	3
Slow	2
Thunder	3

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

0.5

3

Fire Plant

163

Block	1
Freeze	1

3

163

Blizzara	3
Cure	3
Cura	3
Curaga	3
Fiagra	3
Slow	2
Thunder	3

Blizzara	3
Cure	3
Cura	3
Curaga	3
Fiagra	3
Slow	2
Thunder	3

Blizzara	3
Cure	3
Cura	3
Curaga	3
Fiagra	3
Slow	2
Thunder	3

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

0.5

4

Deserter

195

Block	2
Cure	1

3

195

Blind	1
Slow	2

Block	1
Slow	2

Blind	1
Slow	2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

0.5

5

Large Armor

295

Confusion

5

3

227

Cure	1
Remove	2
Silence	2

Block	2
Remove	2
Silence	2

Blind	2
Block	1
Remove	2
Silence	2

1

2

1

2

0.5

Wonderland

6

Sapphire Elegy

258

Cura

1

3

258

Blind	2
Block	2
Slow	2

Blind	2
Block	2
Slow	2

Blind	2
Block	2
Slow	2

1

2

1

7

Blizzard Plant

290

Block	2
Cura	1

3

290

Blind	2
Block	2
Freeze	3
Slow	2

Blind	2
Block	2
Randomizer	3
Slow	2

Blind	2
Block	2
Silence	3
Slow	2

1

3

1

2

1

3

1

2

3

1

2

8

Tricky Monkey

322

Freeze

1

3

322

Blind	2
Block	2
Freeze	2
Slow	2

Blind	2
Block	2
Randomizer	2
Slow	2

Blind	2
Block	2
Silence	2
Slow	2

1

3

1

2

1

3

1

2

3

1

2

9

Pink Concerto

353

Block	2
Freeze	1

3

353

Blind	3
Block	3
Freeze	3
Slow	2

Blind	3
Block	3
Randomizer	3
Slow	2

Blind	3
Block	3
Silence	3
Slow	2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

10

Lurk Lizard

501

Blind

5

3

385

Blind	3
Block	3
Freeze	4
Slow	2

Blind	3
Block	3
Randomizer	4
Slow	2

Blind	3
Block	3
Silence	4
Slow	2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

Olympus Coliseum^[4]

11

Flare Note

417

Block	1
Freeze	2
Randomizer	1

3

417

Blind	2
Block	3
Confusion	4
Freeze	4
Slow	2

Blind	3
Block	2
Randomizer	4
Remedy	4
Slow	2

Blind	2
Block	3
Confusion	4
Silence	4
Slow	2

1

2

1

2

12

Li'l Cannon

448

Blind

2

3

448

Block	3
Confusion	3
Freeze	3
Remedy	4
Slow	2

Blind	3
Confusion	4
Randomizer	3
Remedy	3
Slow	2

Block	3
Confusion	3
Remedy	4
Silence	3
Slow	2

1

2

1

2

13

Jumbo Cannon

480

Cura	3
Silence	1

3

480

Block	3
Confusion	3
Freeze	3
Remedy	4
Slow	2

Blind	3
Confusion	4
Randomizer	3
Remedy	3
Slow	2

Block	3
Confusion	3
Remedy	4
Silence	3
Slow	2

1

3

1

2

1

2

1

2

3

1

2

1

3

1

3

14

Clay Armor

512

Blind	1
Cura	2
Freeze	1

3

512

Block	2
Confusion	2
Freeze	2
Remedy	2
Remove Spell	4

Blind	2
Confusion	2
Petrify	4
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	2
Confusion	2
Remedy	2
Remove	4
Silence	2

1

3

1

2

1

2

1

2

3

1

2

1

3

1

3

15

Morning Star

706

Curaga	2
Petrify	5

3

575

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	3
Remedy	3
Remove Spell	3

Blind	2
Confusion	3
Petrify	3
Randomizer	3
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	3
Remove	3
Silence	3

1

2

1

2

1

3

1

2

1

3

Neverland

16

Turquoise March

575

Block	1
Confusion	1
Freeze	2
Slow	1

3

575

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	4
Remedy	3
Remove Spell	3

Blind	4
Confusion	3
Petrify	3
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	3
Remove	3
Silence	4

1

3

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

3

17

Air Battler

607

Cura	2
Freeze	1
Randomizer	2

3

607

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	4
Remedy	4
Remove Spell	4

Blind	4
Confusion	4
Petrify	4
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	4
Remove	4
Silence	4

1

2

1

3

18

Bubble Beat

638

Confusion	1
Randomizer	1
Remedy	2
Remove Spell	1

3

638

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	4
Remedy	4
Remove Spell	4

Blind	4
Confusion	4
Petrify	4
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	4
Remove	4
Silence	4

1

2

1

3

19

Wavecrest

670

Blind	2
Block	1
Cure	1
Cura	1

3

670

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	4
Remedy	4
Remove Spell	4

Blind	4
Confusion	4
Petrify	4
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	4
Remove	4
Silence	4

1

2

1

2

1

3

20

Emerald Serenade

912

Cure	5
Freeze	1
Petrify	5
Remove	1

3

702

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	4
Remedy	4
Remove Spell	4

Blind	4
Confusion	4
Petrify	4
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	4
Remove	4
Silence	4

1

2

1

3

Beast's Castle

21

Possessor

733

Confusion	2
Curaga	2
Freeze	2

3

733

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	4
Remedy	4
Remove Spell	4

Blind	4
Confusion	4
Petrify	4
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	4
Remove	4
Silence	4

1

2

1

2

1

3

22

Bad Dog

765

Block	2
Confusion	3
Petrify	1

3

765

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	4
Remedy	4
Remove Spell	4

Blind	4
Confusion	4
Petrify	4
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	4
Remove	4
Silence	4

1

2

1

2

1

3

23

Sergeant

797

Freeze	3
Petrify	3

3

797

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	4
Remedy	4
Remove Spell	4

Blind	4
Confusion	4
Petrify	4
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	4
Remove	4
Silence	4

1

2

1

2

1

3

24

Snapper Dog

828

Block	2
Cura	2
Freeze	2

3

828

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	4
Remedy	4
Remove Spell	4

Blind	4
Confusion	4
Petrify	4
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	4
Remove	4
Silence	4

1

2

1

2

1

3

25

Neoshadow

1118

Blind	3
Block	5
Confusion	5
Curaga	4
Freeze	2
Petrify	4
Remove	3
Remove Spell	5

3

860

Block	4
Confusion	2
Freeze	4
Remedy	4
Remove Spell	4

Blind	4
Confusion	4
Petrify	4
Randomizer	4
Remedy	2

Block	4
Confusion	2
Remedy	4
Remove	4
Silence	4

1

2

1

5

1

3

CheatsEdit

Keyboard Key	Cheat Description
shift + enter	Instantly win the current level.
shift + 0	Instantly lose the current level.
shift + 1	Change the background to Agrabah.
shift + 2	Change the background to Wonderland.
shift + 3	Change the background to Olympus Coliseum.
shift + 4	Change the background to Neverland.
shift + 5	Change the background to Beast's Castle.
O ctrl + O shift + O	Add Blind to the player's inventory. Add Blind to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Blind.
W ctrl + W shift + W	Add Blizzara to the player's inventory. Add Blizzara to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Blizzara.
B ctrl + B shift + B	Add Block to the player's inventory. Add Block to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Block.
C ctrl + C shift + C	Add Confusion to the player's inventory. Add Confusion to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Confusion.
J ctrl + J shift + J	Add Cure to the player's inventory. Add Cure to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Cure.
K ctrl + K shift + K	Add Cura to the player's inventory. Add Cura to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Cura.
L ctrl + : shift + L	Add Curaga to the player's inventory. Add Curaga to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Curaga.
E ctrl + E shift + E	Add Fiagra to the player's inventory. Add Fiagra to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Fiagra.
F ctrl + F shift + F	Add Freeze to the player's inventory. Add Freeze to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Freeze.
P ctrl + P shift + P	Add Petrify to the player's inventory. Add Petrify to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Petrify.
X ctrl + X shift + X	Add Randomizer to the player's inventory. Add Randomizer to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Randomizer.
S ctrl + S shift + S	Add Remedy to the player's inventory. Add Remedy to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Remedy.
G ctrl + G shift + G	Add Remove to the player's inventory. Add Remove to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Remove.
R ctrl + R shift + R	Add Remove Spell to the player's inventory. Add Remove Spell to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Remove Spell.
H ctrl + H shift + H	Add Silence to the player's inventory. Add Silence to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Silence.
D ctrl + D shift + D	Add Slow to the player's inventory. Add Slow to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Slow.
Q ctrl + Q shift + Q	Add Thunder to the player's inventory. Add Thunder to the enemy's inventory. Instantly make the enemy cast Thunder.

Errors and inconsistenciesEdit

The instructions mistakenly title Organization XIII as "the Organization VIII".
The instructions mislabel Keyblade wielders as "Keyblade bearers".
The worlds are mislabeled as "realms".
Olympus Coliseum is misnamed "Olympus".
The Turquoise March uses the Emerald Serenade's health bar sprite.
The Lurk Lizard's health bar uses a lowercase font, unlike all other Heartless.
The Blind spell is called "Blind" in the instructions but "Obscure" in gameplay.
Remove Spell uses the icon for Remove in the instructions.
When casting Remove Spell, it is misspelled as "Remove Spel".
The Possessor enemy is misspelled as "Possesor".

GalleryEdit

The world map.
The background of the opening menu.
The background of Agrabah.
The background of Wonderland.
The background of Olympus Coliseum.
The background of Neverland.
The background of Beast's Castle.
The advertisement for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
Gameplay of the Agrabah level.

Notes and referencesEdit

^ The player deals 1HP of damage in Level 1.
^ The rightmost position is prioritized over the bottom-most.
^ Also called Obscure.
^ Mistakenly titled "Olympus".

External linksEdit

Game site (Inactive)

Navigation

[1] The player deals 1HP of damage in Level 1.

[2] The rightmost position is prioritized over the bottom-most.

[3] Also called Obscure.

[4] Mistakenly titled "Olympus".

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Kingdom Hearts Magical Puzzle Clash


Developer(s)	Square Enix
Publisher(s)	Square Enix
Release date(s)	October 12, 2009
Genre	Arcade
Game modes	Single-player
Ratings
Platform(s)	Online Flash Game