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Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Boxart.jpg
North American cover art.
Clockwise from top: Terra, Aqua, Ventus, and Mickey.
Developer(s) Square Enix Product Development Division 5
Publisher(s) Square Enix
Ubisoft (AUS)
Distributor(s) Disney Interactive Studios
Director(s) Tetsuya Nomura
Tai Yasue
Producer(s) Patrick Chen
Yoichi Yoshimoto
Artist(s) Takeshi Fujimoto
Writer(s) Masaru Oka
Daisuke Watanabe
Composer(s) Yoko Shimomura
Tsuyoshi Sekito
Takeharu Ishimoto
Series Kingdom Hearts
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable
Release date(s)
  • JP: January 9, 2010
  • NA: September 7, 2010
  • PAL: September 10, 2010
  • JP: January 20, 2011 (Final Mix)
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 82.13%
Metacritic 82/100
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com B+
Eurogamer 7/10
Famitsu 37/40
Game Informer 8.50/10
GameSpot 7.5/10
GamesRadar 8/10
GameTrailers 8.8/10
GameZone 8.5/10
IGN 8.5/10
PSM 4/5 stars
X-Play 4/5
RPGamer 4.0/5
Awards
Publication Award
Japan Expo Best Portable Console Videogame
ASCII Media Works 10th Best Game of 2010
GamesRadar 26th Best PSP Game

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (Japanese: キングダム ハーツ バース バイ スリープ Hepburn: Kingudamu Hātsu Bāsu bai Surīpu?) is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable, serving as the sixth installment in the Kingdom Hearts series. The game was released on UMD in Japan on January 9, 2010, in North America on September 7, 2010 and in the PAL regions on September 10, 2010. An international version of the game titled Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix was released in Japan in January 2011 featuring the changes made in the non-Japanese versions.

The game utilizes an overhauled battle system different from previous games in the series with new elements. It is a prequel to the original Kingdom Hearts, taking place ten years before. The game centers on the journeys of Terra, Aqua and Ventus, characters briefly featured in Kingdom Hearts II in their quest to locate the missing Master Xehanort, and protect the worlds from creatures known as the Unversed. The player has access to the three characters' different scenarios when playing.

Development of the game began in June 2005 with parts of the game Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix meant to bring clues of Birth by Sleep. The game was directed by Tetsuya Nomura and co-directed by Tai Yasue. Nomura has referred to the game as "Episode 0" (and later "Episode 0.1") saying that the game is on the same scale and plays as big an importance as Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. The game has been well-received, selling 1.27 million copies worldwide as of November 2010, and receiving positive comments by video game publications. Critics praised the gameplay, graphics, music, and storyline of the game, with criticism reserved for the level design and the characters. A high definition version of the Final Mix edition was released for the PlayStation 3 in 2014 as a part of the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix collection.


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