Claim: Goofy and Donald Duck are in Kingdom Hearts.

is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation 2 video game console . It is the first game in the Kingdom Hearts series , and is the result of a collaboration between Square and The Walt Disney Company . The game combines characters and settings from Disney animated features with those from Square 's Final Fantasy series . It follows the adventures of Sora , a cheerful teenager who fights against the forces of darkness . He is joined by Donald Duck , Goofy and other classic Disney characters who help him on his quest .   The game was a departure from Square 's standard role-playing games , introducing a substantial action-adventure element to the gameplay . Kingdom Hearts has an all-star voice cast and includes many of the Disney characters ' official voice actors . It was longtime Square character designer Tetsuya Nomura 's first time in a directorial position .   Kingdom Hearts was praised for its unusual combination of action and role-playing , as well as its unexpectedly harmonious mix of Square and Disney elements . It was a large presence in the 2002 holiday season , receiving numerous year-end game awards , and went on to achieve Sony `` Greatest Hits '' status . Since its release , the Kingdom Hearts series has sold over 20 million copies worldwide , and the first game prompted numerous sequels . Kingdom Hearts is the tenth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time , the most commercially successful entry in the series to date , and is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time .