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Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ Game's N. American Launch Trailer Streamed
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Square Enix began streaming the launch trailer on Thursday for its Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ smartphone game. Square Enix had announced on Monday that it would release the game in North America on Thursday. The game is available now on iOS and Android.
Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ is a smartphone version of the Kingdom Hearts χ 2013 browser game. The smartphone game is using medals for battles instead of the cards of the PC browser game. Square Enix released the game in Japan last September.
Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ is the first Kingdom Hearts title for smartphones that is getting an English release. The game is free-to-play with in-game purchases.
The game takes place in the distant past, and players take on the role of a keyblade wielder. Players strengthen their keyblades and collect character medals while investigating various Disney-themed worlds. Players can use the medals to launch big attacks, and create and use decks. Players also aim for a "one-turn finish" in battles.
Kingdom Hearts game director Tetsuya Nomura told Weekly Famitsu last May that Square Enix created the game with an overseas release in mind. Nomura revealed that Americans who played the test version of the game considered the game a "card game," and Nomura wanted to give a different impression of the game, so the smartphone game uses medals instead. Nomura also said that because the game has a voice chat function, Square Enix is considering separating game servers by language.
