<s>
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Buena	O
Vista	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
and	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
combines	O
characters	O
and	O
settings	O
from	O
Disney	O
films	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
new	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Final	O
Mix	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
remastered	O
in	O
high	O
definition	O
and	O
released	O
globally	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
collection	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
picks	O
up	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sora	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
returns	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
his	O
lost	O
friends	O
while	O
battling	O
the	O
sinister	O
Organization	O
XIII	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
antagonists	O
previously	O
introduced	O
in	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
a	O
large	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
Disney	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concepts	O
for	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
began	O
during	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
development	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
entering	O
full	O
development	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
being	O
announced	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
returned	O
,	O
including	O
director	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
developed	O
concurrently	O
with	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
developing	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
address	O
user	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
freedom	O
and	O
options	O
in	O
combat	O
and	O
present	O
a	O
deeper	O
and	O
more	O
mature	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
and	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
game	O
,	O
though	O
developers	O
made	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
address	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
complaints	O
of	O
no	O
map	O
and	O
camera	O
bugs	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
an	O
experience	O
point	O
system	O
which	O
determines	O
character	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
in	O
real-time	O
and	O
involves	O
heavy	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
elements	O
with	O
button	O
presses	O
which	O
initiate	O
attacks	O
by	O
the	O
on-screen	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
role-playing	O
game	O
menu	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
bottom	O
left	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
provides	O
other	O
combat	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
magic	O
or	O
items	O
,	O
summoning	O
beings	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
or	O
executing	O
combination	O
attacks	O
with	O
other	O
party	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
HP	O
and	O
MP	B-Application
gauges	O
,	O
the	O
Drive	O
Gauge	O
is	O
not	O
refilled	O
at	O
save	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
begins	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Disney-based	O
worlds	O
were	O
primarily	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Disney	O
animated	O
features	O
canon	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
introduces	O
worlds	O
that	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
live-action	O
franchise	O
Pirates	O
of	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
new	O
worlds	O
that	O
are	O
introduced	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Dragons	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Mulan	O
)	O
,	O
Beast	O
's	O
Castle	O
(	O
Beauty	O
and	O
the	O
Beast	O
)	O
,	O
Timeless	O
River	O
(	O
Steamboat	O
Willie	O
)	O
,	O
Port	O
Royal	O
(	O
Pirates	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Caribbean	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Curse	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Black	I-Device
Pearl	I-Device
)	O
,	O
Pride	O
Lands	O
(	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Space	O
Paranoids	O
(	O
Tron	B-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	O
Town	O
,	O
an	O
original	O
world	O
first	O
seen	O
in	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
has	O
a	O
greater	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
introductory	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Donald	O
and	O
Goofy	O
are	O
under	O
orders	O
from	O
their	O
missing	O
king	O
,	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
,	O
to	O
accompany	O
Sora	O
and	O
his	O
Keyblade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
make	O
a	O
return	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
new	O
characters	O
from	O
Disney	O
fiction	O
are	O
also	O
introduced	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Scar	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
and	O
Scrooge	O
McDuck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
twenty	O
characters	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
appear	O
,	O
notably	O
Auron	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
,	O
Tifa	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Squall	O
Leonhart	O
,	O
Cloud	O
,	O
and	O
Sephiroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
new	O
characters	O
to	O
series	O
are	O
Vivi	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
Seifer	O
Almasy	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
and	O
Setzer	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
party	O
members	O
include	O
Fa	O
Mulan	O
,	O
the	O
woman	O
who	O
passes	O
as	O
a	O
man	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
take	O
her	O
ailing	O
father	O
's	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
army	O
;	O
Jack	O
Sparrow	O
,	O
a	O
pirate	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
reclaim	O
his	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Black	O
Pearl	O
;	O
Simba	O
,	O
the	O
self-exiled	O
lion	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
rightful	O
king	O
of	O
the	O
Pride	O
Land	O
;	O
and	O
Tron	B-Language
,	O
a	O
security	O
program	O
in	O
Hollow	O
Bastion	O
's	O
computer	O
network	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
dictatorship	O
of	O
the	O
Master	O
Control	O
Program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Organization	O
XIII	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
powerful	O
Nobodies	O
—	O
the	O
"	O
empty	O
shells	O
"	O
left	O
over	O
when	O
a	O
strong-hearted	O
person	O
becomes	O
a	O
Heartless	O
—	O
introduced	O
in	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
is	O
established	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
group	O
of	O
antagonists	O
early	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Organization	O
also	O
reveal	O
that	O
they	O
seek	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
creating	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
hearts	O
Sora	O
has	O
released	O
from	O
the	O
Heartless	O
with	O
his	O
Keyblade	O
,	O
to	O
regain	O
their	O
lost	O
hearts	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
Sora	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Organization	O
is	O
holding	O
Kairi	O
hostage	O
to	O
force	O
him	O
to	O
comply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ansem	O
uses	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
dissipates	O
some	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
 '	O
power	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
system	O
overload	O
causes	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
self-destruct	O
,	O
both	O
engulfing	O
Ansem	O
and	O
miraculously	O
returning	O
Riku	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atop	O
of	O
the	O
Castle	O
That	O
Never	O
Was	O
,	O
Sora	O
and	O
company	O
battle	O
Xemnas	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
what	O
remains	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
to	O
fight	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
plans	O
for	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
began	O
around	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
,	O
but	O
specific	O
details	O
were	O
undecided	O
until	O
July	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
noted	O
several	O
obstacles	O
to	O
clear	O
before	O
development	O
could	O
begin	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
obstacle	O
was	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
showcase	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
more	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
Disney	O
's	O
approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
supposed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
after	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
had	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
take	O
place	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
to	O
be	O
left	O
unexplained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
explain	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
abilities	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Nomura	O
had	O
Sora	O
's	O
memories	O
scrambled	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
were	O
reworked	O
for	O
this	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
was	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
analog	O
stick	O
of	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
Gummi	O
Ship	O
travel	O
was	O
reworked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
music	O
by	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
and	O
Hikaru	O
Utada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
for	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Shimomura	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nomura	O
,	O
the	O
vocal	O
theme	O
ties	O
in	O
even	O
more	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
than	O
"	O
Hikari	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
Simple	O
and	O
Clean	O
"	O
)	O
did	O
with	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	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
II	I-Application
features	O
well-known	O
voice	O
actors	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
reprised	O
their	O
roles	O
;	O
Miyu	O
Irino	O
and	O
Haley	O
Joel	O
Osment	O
as	O
Sora	O
,	O
Mamoru	O
Miyano	O
and	O
David	O
Gallagher	O
as	O
Riku	O
,	O
and	O
Risa	O
Uchida	O
and	O
Hayden	O
Panettiere	O
as	O
Kairi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
effort	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
official	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
Disney	O
movies	O
used	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
actors	O
reprised	O
their	O
Disney	O
roles	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Ming-Na	O
Wen	O
as	O
Mulan	O
,	O
James	O
Woods	O
as	O
Hades	O
,	O
Bruce	O
Boxleitner	O
as	O
Tron	B-Language
,	O
Chris	O
Sarandon	O
as	O
Jack	O
Skellington	O
and	O
Zach	O
Braff	O
as	O
Chicken	O
Little	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
related	O
television	O
series	O
or	O
direct-to-video	O
sequels	B-Language
were	O
chosen	O
over	O
original	O
voice	O
actors	O
where	O
applicable	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Robert	O
Costanzo	O
as	O
Philoctetes	O
rather	O
than	O
Danny	O
DeVito	O
or	O
Cam	O
Clarke	O
as	O
Simba	O
instead	O
of	O
Matthew	O
Broderick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
English	O
translation	O
and	O
localization	O
,	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
several	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Port	O
Royal	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Pirates	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Caribbean	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Curse	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Black	I-Device
Pearl	I-Device
,	O
contains	O
the	O
most	O
content	O
edits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unlockable	O
trailer	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
hinted	O
at	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
were	O
spurred	O
in	O
Japan	O
when	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
website	O
Quiter	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
an	O
internal	O
(	O
and	O
anonymous	O
source	O
)	O
at	O
Square	O
Japan	O
"	O
confirmed	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
begun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
until	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2003	O
that	O
rumors	O
were	O
confirmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
details	O
were	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
place	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
directly	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
about	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
's	O
involvement	O
was	O
kept	O
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
shipped	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
selling	O
almost	O
730,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
reported	O
that	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
console	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
during	O
March	O
2006	O
with	O
614,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
month	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
over	O
3.5million	O
copies	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
been	O
shipped	O
worldwide	O
with	O
700,000	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
1.1million	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
1.7million	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
garnering	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
tied	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
as	O
Famitsus	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
readers	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
29th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
All	O
Time	O
Top	O
100	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
ten	O
places	O
below	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
2006	O
"	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
Sequel	B-Language
"	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
games	O
of	O
2006	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
received	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
score	O
,	O
39/40	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G4	O
awarded	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
Best	O
Voice	O
Over	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
2006	O
G-Phoria	O
awards	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
button-mashing	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
party	O
member	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
absolutely	O
terrible	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
battle	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
are	O
the	O
normal	O
regional	O
releases	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
differ	O
nominally	O
in	O
content	O
editing	O
and	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
and	O
Australian	O
PAL	B-Language
releases	O
were	O
reformatted	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
50	O
Hz	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
definition	O
size	O
of	O
PAL	B-Language
encoding	I-Language
systems	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
version	O
has	O
additional	O
content	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
an	O
Ultimania	O
book	O
titled	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Series	O
Ultimania	O
α	O
~	O
Introduction	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
~	O
came	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
extended	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Ultimania	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
came	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
book	O
,	O
titled	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix+	O
Ultimania	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
Final	O
Mix	O
version	O
came	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
along	O
with	O
Final	O
Mix	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
-Another	O
Report	O
-	O
was	O
a	O
hardback	O
book	O
which	O
includes	O
game	O
information	O
,	O
visuals	O
by	O
Shiro	O
Amano	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
director	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
speculation	O
whether	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
would	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
with	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Jump	O
interview	O
with	O
Nomura	O
,	O
he	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
possible	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
although	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
definite	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
should	O
a	O
"	O
Final	O
Mix	O
"	O
version	O
arise	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
trump	O
card	O
"	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
with	O
such	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Heartless	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
scenes	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
used	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
mostly	O
featured	O
Organization	O
XIII	O
members	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
who	O
did	O
not	O
yet	O
have	O
English	O
voice	O
actors	O
;	O
these	O
scenes	O
were	O
later	O
re-dubbed	O
into	O
English	O
for	O
the	O
HD	O
2.5	O
Remix	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
as	O
a	O
2-disc	O
set	O
titled	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
disc	O
contains	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
secret	O
movie	O
and	O
additional	O
battles	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
disc	O
contains	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
remake	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
with	O
extra	O
scenes	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
maintains	O
the	O
card	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Reaction	O
Commands	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
-Another	O
Report	O
-	O
was	O
included	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
reserved	O
a	O
copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
figures	O
,	O
Final	O
Mix+	O
was	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
in	O
sales	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
cited	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
to	O
explain	O
why	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix+	O
was	O
so	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Famitsu	O
poll	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix	O
was	O
voted	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
entry	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
outside	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artist	O
is	O
Shiro	O
Amano	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
did	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
manga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
Amano	O
working	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
manga	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
on	O
hiatus	O
and	O
resumed	O
publication	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
HD	B-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
clips	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix	O
were	O
shown	O
,	O
hinting	O
at	O
its	O
inclusion	O
in	O
another	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
a	O
second	O
compilation	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
after	O
HD	B-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
that	O
includes	O
both	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix	O
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Birth	I-Application
by	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
in	O
HD	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
Re:coded	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Australia	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
