Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep on the PSP

Kingdom Hearts from Square Enix has so far been all about Riku and Sora who are on a Kingdom adventure holding a keyblade. Birth by sleep for the PlayStation Portable is a completely different turn off from the original story line. This game starts with talking about keyblade warriors before Riku and Soru’s time. Aqua, Ventus and Terra are three apprentices of keyblade. Game play and visuals are excellent in this game and are sure to add to the enjoyment.

At the demo event, it was possible to check out playing as both Ventus and as Terra. Terra’s demo was all about teaching users how the battle has to be played. Enemies who surrounded Terra at the start of the game are completely different from the previous versions. Enemies themselves are referred to in Japanese as Anbaasu which in English means Unbirth. On his way to the Enchanted Kingdom castle, Terra has to fight various Anbaasu of different sizes. Boss of the castle is a huge machine red in colour.

Controls in Birth by Sleep are user friendly. An interesting additional feature in this game is the command meter. As you attack enemies you find your command meter going up. When it fills up, you get to play the command mode with extra firepower. Other interesting modes include the thunderbolt and the fireblazer.

Ventus’ demo referred to as the Castle of Dreams was not as straightforward as the Terra’s demo. Here it is possible to avoid combats but requires player to extensively search for items to carry the storyline forward. Go through the game jumping on yarns and books. Forks on the walls can be used as a springboard to jump to high places. Additional techniques that cannot be found in the Terra demo include walking rather than dashing around especially while falling from high places by tilting the analog stick a little.

Solid gameplay and excellent graphics are sure to add to the excitement and fun this game has to offer. The story might be completely different from earlier titles like Kingdom Hearts 2 PS2, but the animation and graphics are rather similar. Slated to be released in 2009 in Japan, Birth by Sleep is sure to provide hours of fun on your favourite PSP.

(6 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5)

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