Kingdom Hearts II is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. It was created in collaboration with Buena Vista Games. The game was initially released in Japan on December 22, 2005 and in North America on March 28, 2006. On March 29, 2007, the Final Mix version of the game was released in Japan. The Final Mix version was eventually released for the first time outside of Japan as a remaster as part of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix was released for Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Windows, and Nintendo Switch. It is the third game in the series, after Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. It takes place one year after that game.
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Kingdom Hearts II starts with a prologue introducing a new character named Roxas. He lives in Twilight Town, he experiences strange dreams and visions, and he eventually discovers that he is a Nobody. A Nobody is created when a person’s heart is consumed by darkness. Roxas is Sora’s Nobody.
Roxas eventually merges back with Sora, the protagonist of the first 2 Kingdom Hearts games, who has been in a deep sleep to recover his lost memories. When Sora wakes up, he reunites with Donald Duck and Goofy, and they set out to find their missing friends and stop the plans of Organization XIII.
Don't worry, I will take this guy down!
The three travel to various Disney-themed worlds, encountering both familiar and new faces. Organization XIII seeks to create a new Kingdom Hearts by gathering hearts from different worlds, manipulating events and characters to further their goals. Their leader, Xemnas, has ambitions of obtaining ultimate power and control over all worlds.
Sora learns about the Keyblade War, a conflict between Keyblade wielders from the past that led to the creation of Kingdom Hearts. He realizes that preventing another war is crucial to saving the universe. As Sora and his allies confront Organization XIII, they face numerous challenges and battles.
You got it, man!
Eventually, they defeat Xemnas and put an end to Organization XIII’s plans. In the process, however, they lose their memories of their adventures and the people they met along the way. Despite this loss, Sora remains determined to continue his journey, knowing that his friends will always be with him in his heart.
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The game concludes with a bittersweet reunion between Sora, Kairi, and Riku on Destiny Islands. Though they have lost their memories, they find comfort in each other’s company, ready to face whatever challenges the future may hold. In a post-credits scene, Sora, Kairi, and Riku get a letter from King Mickey. The letter’s contents are not revealed to the player.
Achievements
- Critical Competitor: Clear game on Critical.
- Proud Player: Clear game on Proud Mode or a higher difficulty level.
- Ambitious Adventurer: Clear the game and watch the ending sequence.
- Level Master: Get Sora to Level 99.
- My Hero: Get rescued by the King.
- Lingering Will: Defeat the Lingering Will.
- One-Winged Angel: Defeat Sephiroth.
- To Rule Them All: Defeat all Organization XIII Replica Data.
- Mushroom Master: Satisfy every member of Mushroom XIII.
- Rookie: Win the Pain and Panic Cup.
- Novice Hero: Win the Cerberus Cup.
- Artisan Hero: Win the Titan Cup.
- True Hero: Win the Goddess of Fate Cup.
- Coliseum Competitor: Win the Pain and Panic Paradox Cup.
- Coliseum Star: Win the Cerberus Paradox Cup.
- Hero of the Coliseum: Win the Titan Paradox Cup.
- Coliseum Champion: Win the Hades Paradox Cup.
- Summer's End: Complete Roxas's episode.
- A Timeless World: Complete the Timeless River episode.
- Above Honor: Complete the Land of Dragons episodes.
- A Budding Romance: Complete the Beast's Castle episodes.
- Hail the Hero: Complete the Olympus Coliseum episodes.
- Lifting the Curse: Complete the Port Royal episodes.
- What Friends Are For: Complete the Agrabah episodes.
- The Gift of Love: Complete the Halloween Town episodes.
- Return of the King: Complete the Pride Lands episodes.
- Electric Spark: Complete the Space Paranoids episodes.
- Always Together: Complete the 100 Acre Wood episode.
- Kindred Spirits: Complete the Atlantica episodes.
- A Taste of the Past: Complete the Twilight Town episodes.
- Reunion: Reunite with Riku and Kairi.
- Searcher: Collect all Ansem Reports in Jiminy's Journal.
- Professor: Collect all Character entries in Jiminy's Journal.
- Heartless Highbrow: Collect all Heartless entries in Jiminy's Journal.
- Nobody Know-It-All: Collect all Nobody entries in Jiminy's Journal.
- Treasure Hunter: Collect all Treasures in Jiminy's Journal.
- Puzzler: Complete all Puzzles in Jiminy's Journal.
- Navigator: Collect all Maps in Jiminy's Journal.
- Conqueror: Collect all Mission entries in Jiminy's Journal.
- Minigame Maniac: Collect all Minigame entries in Jiminy's Journal.
- Limit Master: Collect all Limit entries in Jiminy's Journal.
- Craftsman: Collect all Synthesis Note entries in Jiminy's Journal.
- Seeker: Collect all Character Link entries in Jiminy's Journal.
- Pro Skater: Obtain 5,000 points with skateboard tricks.
- Struggle Champion: Win by obtaining all of the opponent's orbs.
- Corroded by Darkness: Activate Antiform 13 times.
- Veteran Pilot: Obtain an S rank on a gummi ship mission.
- Ace Pilot: Obtain an S rank on a gummi ship mission for all routes.
- Top Gun: Obtain an S rank on a gummi ship EX mission for all routes.
- Gummi Ship Collector: Obtain all blueprints.
