<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
Jupiter	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
intermediary	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
larger-scale	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
games	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
to	O
incorporate	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
ending	O
is	O
set	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
plotlines	O
that	O
further	O
expand	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
universe	O
and	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
premise	O
for	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
particular	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
FMVs	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
card-based	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
as	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
disc	O
packaged	O
with	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
remastered	O
in	O
HD	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
collection	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	O
One	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
is	O
a	O
combination	O
between	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reverse/Rebirth	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
second	O
story	O
mode	O
featuring	O
Riku	O
and	O
a	O
link	O
mode	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
via	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riku	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
mainly	O
physical	O
attacks	O
,	O
enemy	O
cards	O
and	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
ally	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
is	O
set	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lobby	O
and	O
areas	O
between	O
floors	O
are	O
white	O
with	O
flower-themed	O
decorations	O
,	O
but	O
each	O
floor	O
can	O
be	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
different	O
world	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
game	O
using	O
"	O
world	O
cards	O
"	O
created	O
from	O
Sora	O
's	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
experienced	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
are	O
relived	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
Sora	O
encounters	O
memory-based	O
versions	O
of	O
Disney	O
characters	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
met	O
before	O
(	O
except	O
Deep	O
Jungle	O
in	O
Tarzan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
had	O
several	O
worlds	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
introduces	O
Twilight	O
Town	O
as	O
a	O
world	O
created	O
from	O
memories	O
on	O
"	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
 [ Sora's ] 	O
heart	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
worlds	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
features	O
numerous	O
characters	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
Disney	O
animated	O
features	O
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
reappear	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
sealed	O
in	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
darkness	O
,	O
Riku	O
heads	O
to	O
the	O
basement	O
of	O
Castle	O
Oblivion	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
King	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
and	O
DiZ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
an	O
intermediary	O
title	O
was	O
developed	O
after	O
director	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
had	O
already	O
begun	O
to	O
develop	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
titled	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	O
Lost	O
Memories	O
,	O
Nomura	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
overall	O
outline	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
reflecting	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
sequels	B-Language
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
character	O
start	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
ability-wise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
was	O
hesitant	O
about	O
releasing	O
a	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
title	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
translate	O
well	O
into	O
2D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
changed	O
his	O
position	O
after	O
hearing	O
that	O
children	O
wanted	O
to	O
play	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
on	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
exploring	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
a	O
2D	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
game	O
would	O
be	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
still	O
feel	O
like	O
and	O
play	O
like	O
what	O
gamers	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Nomura	O
wanted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
lighter	O
tone	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
along	O
with	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cut	O
scene	O
animations	O
were	O
rendered	O
using	O
the	O
graphical	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
iteration	O
and	O
then	O
encoded	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
using	O
a	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
company	O
,	O
AM3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card-based	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
would	O
later	O
serve	O
to	O
inspire	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Jupiter	O
's	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
Ends	I-Application
with	I-Application
You	I-Application
;	O
originally	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
envisioned	O
a	O
similar	O
card	O
game-based	O
system	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
this	O
morphed	O
to	O
a	O
battle	O
system	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
both	O
screens	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
controlled	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
is	I-Application
present	O
in	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
;	O
the	O
main	O
vocal	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
is	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Hikari	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Simple	O
And	O
Clean	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
and	O
reworked	O
tracks	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
its	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
rerelease	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
reused	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
a	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
reworked	O
tracks	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
are	O
included	O
on	O
two	O
CDs	B-Device
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
technological	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridge	O
size	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
kept	O
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
many	O
characters	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
were	O
voiced	O
by	O
the	O
cast	O
from	O
before	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
used	O
the	O
following	O
voice	O
actors	O
:	O
Keiji	O
Fujiwara	O
as	O
Axel	O
;	O
Tatsuya	O
Kando	O
as	O
Vexen	O
,	O
Marluxia	O
,	O
and	O
Lexaeus	O
;	O
and	O
Rieko	O
Katayama	O
as	O
Larxene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
clips	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
were	O
inserted	O
into	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
set	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
set	O
contained	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Kingdom	O
deep	O
silver	O
"	O
GBA	B-Device
SP	I-Device
with	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
logo	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
carrying	O
strap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
was	O
a	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
trading	O
card	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Tomy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix	O
in	O
a	O
set	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
with	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Square	O
released	O
an	O
Ultimania	O
book	O
on	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
fifth	O
Product	O
Development	O
Division	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
Osaka	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
disc	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix+	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
or	O
Australia	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
has	O
seen	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
includes	O
polygonal	O
3D	O
battles	O
and	O
worlds	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
graphics	O
as	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
an	O
improved	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
card-based	O
battle	O
system	O
and	O
room	O
synthesis	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
stayed	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
additions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Reaction	O
Command	O
"	O
function	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
92nd	O
best	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
manga	O
by	O
Shiro	O
Amano	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
same	O
plot	O
as	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
third	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
manga	O
series	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
a	O
boxed	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
a	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation3	B-Operating_System
to	O
include	O
both	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
and	O
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
in	O
high	O
definition	O
and	O
trophy	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
collection	O
includes	O
HD	O
cinematic	O
scenes	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	O
1.5	O
+	O
2.5	O
Remix	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
least	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
commercially	O
,	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
met	O
with	O
successful	O
sales	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
104,000	O
units	O
in	O
48	O
hours	O
,	O
a	O
record	O
for	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
title	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
24th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
2009	O
,	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
1.55	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
200,000	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
410,000	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
940,000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
movies	O
were	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
were	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
GBA	B-Device
video	O
paks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
stated	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
predecessor	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
very	O
good	O
for	O
a	O
GBA	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G4	O
complimented	O
the	O
graphics	O
stating	O
that	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
out	O
there.	O
"	O
</s>
