Breaking Kingdom Hearts News

Straight from the Tokyo Game Show via 1UP and KHInsider comes news on three new titles in the Kingdom Hearts series. The first is a PSP(boo for the fact that I do not yet have one) game by the name of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. It is claimed to be set in "the distant past" which would make it a prequel to the first three games. It follows a as-of-yet unnamed new protagonist, though it is very possible that he is Terra from the secret ending from KH2+ (the + version was only released in Japan) and appears to feature other characters who were shown in the secret video. From the 1UP report, this game should play very similar to KH1 and KH2.

The second, and decidedly more interesting title is known as 258/2 Days, whatever the hell that is supposed to mean, and is being developed for the, wait for it... Nintendo DS. 1UP does not report any talk of touch-screen features but does mention a 4-player co-op mode which, if done right, could add a new and welcome element to the series. This title seems to not focus on Sora but on Roxas and his allies in Organization XIII and takes place during "the time of the other side", though when that is is yet unclear, although 1UP is presuming that it is pre-KH2.

The third, and least interesting to as North-Americans is one that we may not even see. KH:Coded is being developed for Japanese cell phones. Features Sora and friends and is assumed to also take place between KH1 and KH2.

No dates have yet been released for these three games.

Make sure to check out http://www.khinsider.com/ for more information on all three titles, and I will make sure to keep my ear to the ground and let you know if I hear anything more.

  Until next time,

GoldThane