{"id":15118,"date":"2016-07-11T00:01:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T00:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=15118"},"modified":"2016-06-25T12:04:05","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T12:04:05","slug":"kingdom-hearts-unchained-x-ios-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/11\/kingdom-hearts-unchained-x-ios-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Hearts: Unchained x (iOS, Android)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KINGDOM_BOX\"<\/a>Kingdom Hearts is one of the most popular game series for developer Square-Enix, and now the latest game in the lineup is a free-to-play title on iOS and Android devices (reviewed on iPad here).\u00a0 The games successfully merge Disney stars and worlds with famous Final Fantasy game characters in a fun and colorful action RPG.\u00a0 This new game is supposed to take place in the storyline before any of the others, although I really couldn\u2019t tell.\u00a0 You\u2019ll first design and create your very own Keyblade warrior\u2019s look and outfit, and then send them off on a touchscreen adventure!<\/span><\/p>\n

In the main story mode, you\u2019ll enter short levels where you must defeat a certain kind of target Heartless enemy to pass the stage.\u00a0 In each level are side missions that will give you items if you complete them.\u00a0 Some of the side missions require you to defeat all enemies in one turn, or defeat a certain kind of Heartless.\u00a0 Guide your character around the screen by using your finger on the touch screen, and when you bump into a Heartless, a battle ensues.\u00a0 Fights are turn-based, and you have a certain number of moves before your opponents attack.\u00a0 Tap on a single Heartless to hit them one at a time, or swipe the screen to attack all at once.\u00a0 And that\u2019s the gameplay in a nutshell.\u00a0 Pretty basic, really.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your moves are represented by medals that you collect and earn in the stages.\u00a0 These medals have various Disney and Square characters on them, like Mickey, Stitch, Hercules, Yuna, etc.\u00a0 Similar to other mobile games like Puzzle and Dragons, you can combine medals to level them up and evolve them for stronger attacks.\u00a0 By collecting materials, you can upgrade your keyblades, and eventually you can add more medals (and moves) so you can have more combos in battles.\u00a0 If you have enough points, you can also swipe on medals during battles for even stronger attacks.\u00a0 Aside from the main story mode, you can also participate in weekly events that\u2019ll help you level up, go on online battles with friends, and challenge a coliseum.\u00a0 You can also spend earned coins to buy outfits and perks in skill trees.\u00a0 And that\u2019s pretty much the game in a nutshell.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the game is easy to understand and has a high level of polish for a free-to-play game, the battles are very repetitive and you hardly see anything new.\u00a0 They recycle many areas from past Kingdom Hearts games, like Snow White, Alice in Wonderland, and Aladdin.\u00a0 In fact, those are the only areas I\u2019ve seen and I got pretty far.\u00a0 It would\u2019ve been nice to see some new worlds or gameplay tweaks as you progress.\u00a0 I do like the more cartoony style of graphics, but the backgrounds are very static and remind me of those old Colorforms playsets (now I\u2019m aging myself), and you travel to the same areas over and over again.\u00a0 One nice thing is that there aren\u2019t many annoyances that you find in other free-to-play titles.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to wait too long to keep playing (I never did), and they don\u2019t bombard you with ads trying to get you to buy more stuff.\u00a0 If you like Kingdom Hearts, I say give this game a try since it\u2019s free, but I think only the most die-hard fans will stay interested.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

While you do smack around shadowy enemies with a giant key and magic attacks, characters just disappear in a flash of stars when defeated.\u00a0 It\u2019s no worse than any other Kingdom Hearts game, and it\u2019s Disney so it\u2019s fairly family-friendly.\u00a0 Reading skill is needed for the text, and parental supervision is recommended for the in-game purchases.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kingdom Hearts is one of the most popular game series for developer Square-Enix, and now the latest game in the lineup is a free-to-play title on iOS and Android devices (reviewed on iPad here).\u00a0 The games successfully merge Disney stars and worlds with famous Final Fantasy game characters in a fun and colorful action RPG.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","category-movie-reviews","category-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15118"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15163,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15118\/revisions\/15163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}