Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Game Boy Advance cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy Advance
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is a 2004 action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and Jupiter and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive for the Game Boy Advance (GBA). The second game in the Kingdom Hearts series, it is a direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts whose ending is set about a year before the events of Kingdom Hearts II.
Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 16 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is a 2004 action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and Jupiter and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive for the Game Boy Advance (GBA). The second game in the Kingdom Hearts series, it is a direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts whose ending is set about a year before the events of Kingdom Hearts II. Chain of Memories follows Sora and his friends as they explore Castle Oblivion while battling Organization XIII, a new group of antagonists. The game uses a new card-based battle system rather than its predecessor's real-time combat system, and it was one of the first GBA games to incorporate full-motion video (FMV).
Though it was not as successful as the other Kingdom Hearts games, Chain of Memories received positive reviews and sold well. It was praised for its story, graphics, and FMVs, but its card-based battle system was criticized. When it debuted in Japan, the game sold over 100,000 units in 48 hours. Chain of Memories was remade for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) as Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, which was packaged with Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and released in Japan in March 2007. The remake was released in North America on December 2, 2008, and was remastered in high-definition (HD) and included in the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix collection, released in 2013 for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and later for PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox One, and personal computer (PC).
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories ... (GBA) Gameplay, 10min Gameplay. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Developer
- Jupiter Corporation
- Publisher
- Nintendo, Disney Interactive
- Series
- Kingdom Hearts
- Platforms
- Game Boy Advance
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
- PEGI
- 3
- ACB
- PG
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Advance | Japan | 2004-11-11 |
| Game Boy Advance | North America | 2004-12-07 |
| Game Boy Advance | Australia | 2005-01-13 |
| Game Boy Advance | Europe / PAL | 2005-05-06 |
Editions
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy Advance games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
No online features; every mode works today on any Game Boy Advance. The battle mode needs a link cable and a second copy.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy Advance cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | No The Game Boy Advance version was never sold digitally. Re:Chain of Memories in the Kingdom Hearts collections is a remake. |
| In the store to buy today | No Never sold digitally. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Does not exist Never sold digitally. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes Two players can battle each other by link cable. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale Metacritic Game Boy Advance 76 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale Famitsu 36 40 GameSpot 7.7 10 IGN 8 10 Game Informer 7.75 10 Eurogamer 8 10
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developers Square Enix, Jupiter Publisher Square Enix Directors Tetsuya Nomura, Aguro Tanaka Producers Shinji Hashimoto, Yoshinori Kitase, Hatao Ogata Artists Tetsuya Nomura, Takayuki Odachi, Tomohiro Hasegawa Writer Daisuke Watanabe Composer Yoko Shimomura
Notes for collectors
- Bridges the first two Kingdom Hearts games, with a card-based battle system.
- One of the first Game Boy Advance games with full-motion video.
- Finishing Sora's story opens Reverse/Rebirth, a second story as Riku.
- Sold over 100,000 copies in its first 48 hours in Japan, and 1.5 million worldwide by the end of 2006.
- Remade for PlayStation 2 as Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.
Credits
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Developer
- Jupiter Corporation
- Director
- Tetsuya Nomura, Aguro Tanaka
- Released
- 2004-12-07
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 16 hours
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