Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Facts for Kids

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is the second game in the super popular Kingdom Hearts series. It first came out in Japan on November 11, 2004, and then in North America on December 7, 2004. This exciting game was made for the Game Boy Advance handheld console.

What's the Story About?
Re:Chain of Memories
- What's New in Re:Chain?
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What's the Story About?

This game starts with our heroes, Sora, Donald, and Goofy, arriving at a mysterious place called Castle Oblivion. Inside, they find copies of all the worlds they've visited before.

Journey Through Memories

As they go up through the castle's different floors, something strange happens. Sora and his friends start to lose their memories! New memories begin to replace the old ones. For example, Sora forgets his friend Kairi, and a new girl named Naminé appears in his mind instead.

Facing Organization XIII

During their journey, Sora meets a mysterious group called Organization XIII. These bad guys built Castle Oblivion to mess with Sora's memories. Their goal was to trick him into joining their side.

A Difficult Choice

Eventually, Naminé tells Sora that she was the one who changed his memories. She gives him a very tough choice: he can either keep his new memories or have his old ones brought back. If he chooses his old memories, he will forget everything that happened in Castle Oblivion.

Sora decides he wants his original memories back. He tells Naminé that he could never truly forget her. To fix his memories, Naminé puts him to sleep. It will take about a year for her to restore everything.

Riku's Adventure

After you finish Sora's story, you get to play as Riku! Riku travels through the lower, basement levels of Castle Oblivion. He also meets members of Organization XIII, just like Sora did. Riku remembers his past actions and works hard to fight against a dark power called Ansem.

Re:Chain of Memories

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories is a special updated version of the game. It was made for the PlayStation 2 console.

What's New in Re:Chain?

This new version added lots of cool things. It has extra cutscenes (like mini-movies) and new battles that were not in the original Game Boy Advance game.

It was first released in Japan on March 29, 2007. It came out with another game called Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix +. Later, it was released by itself in North America on December 2, 2008.

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Sora battles Vexen. Player information, including cards and HP, is located on the left side of the screen while enemy information is located on the right.
Early concept art of the card-based battle system
Comparison of a scene involving Sora, Donald, Goofy and Aerith on the GBA (top) and the PS2 (bottom).