Kingdom Hearts

 

Game Overview

Essentials

Genre(s)

Action RPG

Platform(s)

Sony PlayStation 2

Developer(s)

Square Enix

Publisher(s)

  • Square Enix
  • Sony Interactive Entertainment

Release Date(s)

  • September 17, 2002
  • November 15, 2002

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Game Reviews

Review Author Platform Score
Kingdom Hearts Christopher Holzworth Sony PlayStation 2
95
Kingdom Hearts Nicole Monet Kirk Sony PlayStation 2
92

Music Reviews

Review Author Released
drammatica – The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura Patrick Gann March 26, 2008
Gaming Fantasy Eric Farand May 20, 2012
Hikaru Utada – Colors Patrick Gann January 29, 2003
Hikaru Utada – Hikari Lucy Rzeminski March 20, 2002
Kingdom Hearts -Final Mix- Additional Tracks Patrick Gann December 26, 2002
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Stephen Meyerink November 25, 2002
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Liz Maas March 27, 2002
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Lucy Rzeminski November 25, 2002
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete Vincent T. J. Sier Chorley March 28, 2007
Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album Stephen Meyerink March 25, 2015
memória! / The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura Stephen Meyerink March 26, 2014
Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts Patrick Gann May 27, 2009
Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts Field & Battle Patrick Gann January 13, 2010
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony Live! Patrick Gann January 9, 2009
Project Destati: Awakening Stephen Meyerink September 17, 2013
Project Destati: DARKNESS Peter Triezenberg March 28, 2018
Project Destati: LIGHT Stephen Meyerink September 9, 2014
Symphonic Fantasies – music from Square Enix Patrick Gann September 17, 2010
Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo Stephen Meyerink June 11, 2012
The Keyblade War Patrick Gann March 27, 2020
Video Games Live: Volume One Patrick Gann July 24, 2008

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