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| genre = Action role-playing | modes = Single-player }} is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The game is a sequel to the 2002 Disney Interactive and Square collaboration, ''Kingdom Hearts'', which combined Disney and Square elements into an action role-playing game, though it is somewhat darker in tone than its predecessor. The game's popularity has resulted in a novel and manga series based upon it and an international version called ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', released in March 2007. ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is the third game in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series. It picks up one year after the events of ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''. Sora, the protagonist of the first two games, returns to search for his lost friends. Like the previous games, ''Kingdom Hearts II'' features a large cast of characters from Disney films and ''Final Fantasy'' games. Organization XIII, a group introduced in ''Chain of Memories'', also reappears to impede Sora's progress. The game was well-received, earning year-end awards from numerous video gaming websites. In Japan, it shipped more than one million copies within a week of its release. One month after its North American release, it had sold over one million copies and was the second best-selling game of 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 News—IGN Best of 06 )〕 By March 31, 2007, the game had shipped over 4 million copies worldwide.〔http://www.square-enix.com/jp/common/images/sqex_07profile_e.pdf#page=6〕 The game was actor Pat Morita's final voice role before his death in November 2005. The ''Final Mix'' version of the game was re-released in high definition for ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix'' for the PlayStation 3, along with ''Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Final Mix'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''. ==Gameplay== The gameplay of ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is similar to that of ''Kingdom Hearts'', though developers made an effort to address complaints with the previous game. The player directly controls Sora from a third-person camera angle,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kingdom Hearts II for PlayStation 2 )〕 though first-person perspective is available via Select button. Most of the gameplay occurs on interconnected field maps where battles take place. The game is driven by a linear progression from one story event to the next, usually told via cutscenes, though there are numerous side-quests available that provide bonuses to characters. Like many traditional role-playing video games, ''Kingdom Hearts II'' features an experience point system which determines character development. As enemies are defeated, the player and allies culminate experience to "level up", in which the playable characters grow stronger and gain access to new abilities. Combat in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is in real-time and involves button presses which initiate attacks by the on-screen character. A role-playing game menu on the screen's bottom left, similar to those found in ''Final Fantasy'' games, provides other combat options such as using magic or items, summoning beings to assist in battle, or executing combination attacks with other party members.〔 A new feature is the "Reaction Command", special enemy-specific attacks that are triggered when the player presses the triangle button at the correct time during battle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kingdom Hearts II )〕 Reaction Commands can be used to defeat regular enemies or avoid damage, and are sometimes necessary to complete a boss battle.〔 In addition to the main character, two party members are usually present who also participate in combat.〔 Although these characters are computer-controlled, the player is allowed to customize their behavior to a certain extent through the menu screen, such as attacking the same enemy Sora targets. In response to criticism, the "Gummi Ship" feature of the first game was re-imagined to be "more enjoyable". Although retaining its basic purpose of travel, the system was completely redone to resemble a combination of rail shooter and "Disney theme park ride".〔 In the world map, the player must now control the Gummi Ship from a top-down view and fly to the world the player wishes to enter. Worlds are no longer open from the beginning—the player must unlock the routes to them by entering a new level, controlling the ship from a third-person point of view, and battling enemy ships.〔 After the route is opened, travel to the world is unimpeded, unless it is blocked again due to a plot-related event. The player may also gain new Gummi Ships from completing routes, which is also a new feature from the first game. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kingdom Hearts II」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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