Kingdom Hearts V CAST: Difference between revisions

'''''Kingdom Hearts V CAST''''' is a ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' game that was developed exclusively for V Cast, {{w|Verizon Wireless}}'s broadband service. It was released on October 1, 2004 in Japan and on February 4, 2005 in the United States as one of the launch games for the V Cast services. It was developed by Superscape and published by Disney Interactive Media Group (formerly known as Walt Disney Internet Group).

''Kingdom Hearts V CAST'' was developed by {{w|wikipedia|Superscape}} and produced by Disney Mobile and {{w|wikipedia|Verizon Wireless}} as a launch title for the V CAST cellular internet service. This is the first and so far only entry in the series made without the involvement of [[Square Enix]]. Aside from some familiar characters and settings, has no connection to the plot of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and is considered non-canonical.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Ultimania|Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Ultimania]]'''''—From "KHCOM" to "KHII", p. 6; '''Interviewer''': "We have heard that, in America, there is a KH being developed for the mobile phone." / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "There are quite a few things concerning that...officially it has nothing to do with the original KH. It's completely different. The title is KH, Sora makes an appearance, but the story has nothing to do whatsoever with the KH, KHCOM, and KHII we're developing, because it is Disney who designed V-Cast ."</ref> Both Swashbuckler's Island and Maleficent's Castle are exclusive to ''Kingdom Hearts V CAST'' and do not exist in the official ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe. Caw, also known as "Swordman Parrot", is an entirely new character that hasn't appeared in the canon series. He assists Sora in the first chapter, suggesting that he should build a raft to leave Swashbuckler's Island. Sora is helped by "more than 20 characters" over the course of the game.<ref>[http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2005/02/pr2005-02-01.html Verizon Wireless]</ref>. Maleficent is the main villain in ''Kingdom Hearts V CAST'', and she is often shown after chapters looking down at Sora from a magical cauldron filled with green, misty water.

Verizon shut down V CAST on Decembet 15, 2012 and all content exclusive to it was made unavailable. This includes ''Kingdom Hearts V CAST'', which hasn't been re-released by Square Enix or Disney, making this game impossible to play without having access to a phone with the game still installed. {{w|Video game preservation}}s<ref>[https://www.khinsider.com/forums/index.php?threads/kingdom-hearts-v-cast-game-files-ripped.211584/ Kingdom Hearts V-CAST Game Files Ripped]</ref> have managed to recover and {{w|Video game console emulator|emulate}} the game's first and third chapters with Obstacle Course, Swashbuckler's Island, and Agrabah in February of 2020.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKG4UqWK6IgOH80vfAlqvXOhOUJbx8pEf Kingdom Hearts V CAST - Youtube]</ref> A video of the game's fourth chapter, Maleficent's Castle, played on actual hardware, was recorded in April of 2022.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Ya55LRTd0 Kingdom Hearts V-Cast Maleficent's Castle (last stage) - Youtube]</ref> However, no files relating to the game's chapter, relating to Alice in Wonderland have been found or saved, currently making them {{w|lost media}}.