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October 03, 2003 - Right before the Tokyo Game Show this year, Square-Enix let the news out that it would be producing a Game Boy Advance follow-up to the company's Disney collaboration, Kingdom Hearts. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is a continuation of the PlayStation 2 adventure, picking up where the first game left off and leading up to the true sequel set for release on the PlayStation 2: Kingdom Hearts II. The game is still a bit early in development, which is why the game was not on display at the company's TGS 2003 booth, but Square-Enix has offered a nice assortment of screenshots to show just the style of game the GBA title will be.
Players will continue to control Sora, the lead adventurer of the Kingdom Hearts lost in a world that crosses the Disney realm with the Square-Enix world, sharing characters within one gigantic universe. Though Square-Enix and Disney haven't explained in which direction the storyline will go for the GBA adventure, the two companies tease in preliminary artwork with glimpses of new characters, including Bambi the deer, as well as a new non-Disney girl involved in the quest.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is actually being co-developed with Japanese developer Jupiter Co., who's had a hand in many Game Boy titles, including quality games such as Pokemon Pinball and Mario's Picross. The company's admittedly a mixed bag, as it was also responsible for stinkers including Disney's Motocross and the recently-released Disney's Party. We're definitely hoping that, with Square-Enix acting as the guiding hand on this project, Kingdom Hearts will be as well produced as Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Sword of Mana.

The GBA game will most likely share the original PlayStation 2's action-style RPG elements for its gameplay, but the portable title will introduce a new card system for special attacks and character summons. Like the PlayStation 2 original, players will be able to power-up Sora by defeating the dark enemies, as well as picking up the green orbs they drop as they're being attacked. One new screenshot also indicates that the graphics engine will have the ability to "pan out" during battles so that players will be able to see more of the surrounding area. Another screenshot shows that the GBA game will also share the PS2's "lock on" control function so players can focus on a specfic enemy or larger enemy bodypart.

Details are admittedly slim on Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the Game Boy Advance, but as the game progresses in development, you can count on hearing about the title right here.

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