<s>
(	O
subtitle	O
read	O
as	O
"	O
Three-Five-Eight	B-Application
Days	I-Application
over	I-Application
Two	I-Application
"	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
h.a.n.d.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
(	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
continuing	O
parallel	O
to	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
and	O
Tomohiro	O
Hasegawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
once	O
a	O
system	O
had	O
been	O
chosen	O
,	O
decided	O
upon	O
Roxas	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
games	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
insufficient	O
number	O
of	O
buttons	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
response	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
but	O
criticisms	O
of	O
its	O
storyline	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Wayne	O
Allwine	O
,	O
the	O
longtime	O
English	O
voice	O
of	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
features	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
action	O
role-playing	O
game/hack	O
and	O
slash	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
panel	O
system	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
customization	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
levels	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limit	O
Breaks	O
,	O
which	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
Square	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
during	O
a	O
battle	O
once	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
health	O
drops	O
below	O
a	O
certain	O
level	O
,	O
indicated	O
by	O
a	O
yellow	O
health	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sora	O
,	O
Donald	O
,	O
Goofy	O
,	O
King	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Riku	O
are	O
featured	O
as	O
secret	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
who	O
are	O
unlockable	O
while	O
playing	O
through	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
multiplayer	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
chat	O
system	O
for	O
communication	O
between	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
differs	O
from	O
PictoChat	O
in	O
that	O
everyone	O
can	O
draw	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
players	O
missing	O
out	O
on	O
multiplayer	O
content	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
missions	O
could	O
be	O
completed	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
instead	O
utilising	O
AI-controlled	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
begins	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
various	O
worlds	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
locales	O
from	O
the	O
Disney	O
animated	O
features	O
canon	O
:	O
Agrabah	O
from	O
Aladdin	O
;	O
the	O
Beast	O
's	O
Castle	O
from	O
Beauty	O
and	O
the	O
Beast	O
;	O
Olympus	O
Coliseum	O
from	O
Hercules	O
;	O
Halloween	O
Town	O
from	O
The	O
Nightmare	O
Before	O
Christmas	O
;	O
Wonderland	O
from	O
Alice	O
in	O
Wonderland	O
;	O
and	O
Never	O
Land	O
from	O
Peter	O
Pan	O
(	O
featuring	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
islands	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
rather	O
than	O
Captain	O
Hook	O
's	O
pirate	O
ship	O
and	O
Big	O
Ben	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
prominent	O
world	O
is	O
The	O
World	O
That	O
Never	O
Was	O
,	O
which	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
secret	O
ending	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
hub	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Twilight	O
Town	O
,	O
a	O
frequently-explored	O
locale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
Roxas	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
first	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Roxas	O
joins	O
Organization	O
XIII	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
powerful	O
Nobodies	O
who	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
antagonists	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
Organization	O
XIII	O
play	O
a	O
prominent	O
role	O
,	O
particularly	O
Axel	O
,	O
Roxas	O
's	O
best	O
friend	O
who	O
debuted	O
in	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
and	O
Saix	O
,	O
Organization	O
's	O
second-in-command	O
and	O
Axel	O
's	O
friend	O
who	O
tasks	O
other	O
Organization	O
members	O
with	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
who	O
are	O
featured	O
include	O
Naminé	O
,	O
a	O
girl	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
manipulate	O
memories	O
;	O
DiZ	O
,	O
an	O
enigmatic	O
man	O
wrapped	O
in	O
bandages	O
;	O
Riku	O
,	O
Sora	O
's	O
best	O
friend	O
;	O
and	O
King	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
,	O
Riku	O
's	O
ally	O
and	O
ruler	O
of	O
Disney	O
Castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
appearing	O
are	O
Pete	O
,	O
a	O
persistent	O
villain	O
who	O
first	O
appears	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Hayner	O
,	O
Pence	O
,	O
and	O
Olette	O
,	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
friends	O
living	O
in	O
Twilight	O
Town	O
who	O
also	O
debuted	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
each	O
Disney	O
world	O
features	O
several	O
characters	O
who	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
films	O
their	O
worlds	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
no	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
characters	O
are	O
featured	O
apart	O
from	O
a	O
Moogle	O
managing	O
a	O
shop	O
for	O
the	O
Organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roxas	O
is	O
sent	O
on	O
daily	O
missions	O
to	O
other	O
worlds	O
to	O
destroy	O
vast	O
quantities	O
of	O
Heartless	O
and	O
release	O
stolen	O
hearts	O
with	O
his	O
Keyblade	O
,	O
which	O
furthers	O
the	O
Organization	O
's	O
goal	O
of	O
creating	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
becoming	O
complete	O
beings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
h.a.n.d.	O
,	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
employees	O
overseeing	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Nomura	O
mentioned	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
spin-off	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
game	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	O
platform	O
and	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
slightly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
titles	O
already	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Birth	I-Application
by	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
coded	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
trailer	O
was	O
shown	O
in	O
a	O
photo-prohibited	O
theater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
system	O
before	O
design	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
begun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roxas	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
as	O
the	O
staff	O
thought	O
that	O
having	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
besides	O
Sora	O
would	O
help	O
to	O
introduce	O
gamers	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
idea	O
was	O
furthered	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
staff	O
wanted	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
what	O
influenced	O
Roxas	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
Organization	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Xion	O
's	O
character	O
who	O
was	O
connected	O
with	O
Roxas	O
 '	O
origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
a	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
functions	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
stylus	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
used	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meaning	O
behind	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
"	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
"	O
was	O
left	O
unexplained	O
by	O
Nomura	O
during	O
the	O
promotion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Birth	B-Application
by	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
new	O
games	O
to	O
begin	O
development	O
,	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
released	O
before	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
to	O
have	O
featured	O
a	O
world	O
based	O
on	O
Pinocchio	O
,	O
as	O
evidenced	O
by	O
unused	O
character	O
portraits	O
for	O
Honest	O
John	O
,	O
Gideon	O
,	O
Gepetto	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eponymous	O
character	O
as	O
a	O
real	O
boy	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
cut	O
due	O
to	O
space	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wayne	O
Allwine	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
died	O
of	O
complications	O
from	O
diabetes	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
dedicated	O
to	O
his	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
starting	O
with	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Birth	I-Application
by	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
,	O
Bret	O
Iwan	O
,	O
Allwine	O
's	O
successor	O
,	O
voiced	O
Mickey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Chris	O
Hoffman	O
and	O
Steve	O
Thomason	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
titles	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
excellent	O
production	O
values	O
and	O
the	O
journey	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
controls	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Analog	O
Stick	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
shoulder	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
9/9/9/9	O
(	O
36/40	O
)	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
graphical	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
saying	O
they	O
were	O
at	O
a	O
level	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
seen	O
on	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
before	O
,	O
further	O
complimenting	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RPGFan	O
reviewer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
81	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
visual	O
and	O
aural	O
quality	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
at	O
the	O
recycling	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
during	O
May	O
2009	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
291,000	O
copies	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
week	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
reserved	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
7	O
awards	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
2009	O
Power	O
awards	O
:	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
Sound/Voice	O
Acting	O
,	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Graphics	O
,	O
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
(	O
Xion	O
)	O
,	O
Best	O
Story/Writing	O
,	O
and	O
Overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
won	O
all	O
seven	O
of	O
the	O
awards	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
in	O
the	O
reader	O
's	O
vote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
Kingdom	O
Hearts	O
358/2	O
Days-themed	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
it	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
10th	O
Anniversary	O
Box	O
"	O
package	O
made	O
in	O
commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
alongside	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:coded	I-Application
and	O
the	O
debuting	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Drop	I-Application
Distance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
themes	O
introduced	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
were	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
CD	O
that	O
collected	O
tracks	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Birth	I-Application
by	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:coded	I-Application
and	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
released	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2012	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
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-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>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
remake	O
,	O
like	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
,	O
was	O
considered	O
for	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
voice	O
work	O
was	O
done	O
for	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
and	O
the	O
HD	O
collection	O
has	O
"	O
70%	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
plot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
compilation	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
piece	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
adds	O
an	O
additional	O
scene	O
to	O
the	O
cinematic	O
,	O
depicting	O
the	O
battle	O
between	O
Roxas	O
and	O
Xion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
KINGDOM	B-Application
HEARTS	I-Application
HD	O
1.5	O
+	O
2.5	O
REMIX	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	O
Game	O
Pass	O
.	O
</s>
