"Square is digging into its treasure chest of famous Final Fantasy characters to help diversify the roster for those who might be otherwise put off by a Disney-themed game." Preview by Dale Weir with screenshots. http://siskel.gamecritics.com/feature/preview/kingdomhearts/page01.php
"The cast of Kingdom Hearts stars a selection of new Disney created characters (by Tetsuya Nomura), along with classic Disney characters from over the years, and even cameos by some of the most famous Final Fantasy characters. Will such a combo be a hit w http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/previews/preview.pl?sys=ps2&game=kingdomhearts
"The presentation in Kingdom Hearts is nostalgic, great for the current main-stream population that grew up with Disney and Final Fantasy characters, and also great for the younger ones who just love a good story." Rating 9.4 http://reviews.gaminghorizon.com/media/0,100,120,1,1,698.html
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"Kingdom Hearts is a nice mix of fantasy role playing and cartoon action, and the unique combination delivers an outstanding game for the whole family." http://www.gamezilla.com/review.aspx?review=8273
"this game is superb. It has been a long time since I have been into a game like I am into Kingdom Hearts." Written by Snowcone. http://www.snackbar-games.com/reviews/3
"We knew to expect something really special from this long-awaited Square and Disney Interactive collaboration -- but having now actually played it has left us in awe." Preview by Sam Kennedy with user rating [8.8] and screenshots. http://www.gamers.com/index.html?run=game&game_id=989