This is the best game ever! There are some positive messages and some charecters like Roxas, Xion, Axel and more are pretty good role models, but only occasionaly.
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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
(2009, Video Games - Role Playing Games, Rated E10+, Play it on: Nintendo DS)
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Series game has deep, satisfying story; adds multiplayer.
In this game kids can: battle others, become a hero, kill humans (without blood), kill non-humans (without blood), play in a virtual world, play multiplayer games, solve a mystery, solve puzzles
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for Ages 11 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was written by Harold Goldberg
Parents need to know that Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days is part of a series of games in which Disney characters adventure along side characters from the Final Fantasy series of video games. You character will wield a sword and has magical abilities so expect some violence in the game, but there is no blood or gore. This is a good game for families to explore together since the game can accommodate up to four players if each has his or her own DS. With its many hours of game play, the game can be a time sink. But on the plus side, the game requires a lot of reading of dialogue.
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- What do you think of the story in which the main character loses his memories? Do you think that could happen in real life? Why or why not?
- Do you think there should be more Disney characters in the game? Why or why not?
- This is a long game, so families might want to discuss time management. How do you balance playing video games with the rest of your life?
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What’s the Story?
The Kingdom Hearts series of fantasy role-playing games are all set in a mysterious world where Disney characters meet Final Fantasy characters. In KINGDOM HEARTS: 358/2 DAYS, the latest installment, the character of Roxas has forgotten much of his life. At the beginning, he can’t even speak. The player travels through Disney-ish lands, completing missions, collecting magical objects, and defeating enemies so as to find out what happened to Roxas' memory.
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Is It Any Good?
The Kingdom Hearts series is one of the strangest mashup in video games, but it works. After lush pop music and a graphically decent opening movie that introduces many characters, an easy-to-understand tutorial follows. Since the game was made for family play, you can easily equip your characters with magic and powers by putting them into a special slot. Adding to the family friendly features is the ability to move through the game with four pals in multiplayer mode. However, there's some repetition of locations and areas to explore. Yet with many hours of gameplay (which includes a mission called Boredom, in which you get the ‘day’ off), bizarre characters, and moody locales, 358/Two Days justifies its slightly pricier cost of entry. It's a fun role-playing story, and one that the fans of this series will greatly savor. Close
Publisher’s Details
Released on 9/29/2009, price $34.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E10+ (for Fantasy Violence)
ESRB rating: E10+ (for Fantasy Violence)
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- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Good role models
The best game ever!
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
games that are family friendly just kidding
perfect
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
good for anyone
this game doesn't have any negative messages and its a great game, especially if u like disney and have played the other kingdom hearts games
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
good for anyone
this game doesn't have any negative messages and its a great game, especially if u like disney and have played the other kingdom hearts games
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Great for Tweens
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