Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (Game Boy)

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (キングダム ハーツ チェイン オブ メモリーズ Kingudamu Hātsu Chein Obu Memorīzu) is an action role-playing video game co-developed by Square and Enix, and published by Square in collaboration with Disney Interactive in 1994 for the Game Boy Color. The game is the first in the Legend side of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, as it serves as an intermediary between the two larger-scale PlayStation and Super Nintendo games in the series.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is the second game in the Kingdom Hearts series. It is a direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts, and its ending is set about a year before Kingdom Hearts II. The game follows Sora and friends, as they explore the mysterious Castle Oblivion while battling the sinister Organization XIII, a group of antagonists new to the series. The game introduces new characters and plotlines that further expand the Kingdom Hearts universe and set up the premise for Kingdom Hearts II. The game features a new real time combat system, in a departure from its predecessor's turn-based battle system.
Though not as successful as the other Kingdom Hearts games, it received positive reviews and sold well, with particular praise for its story and graphics. When it debuted in Japan, it sold over 100,000 units in 48 hours. The game was remade for the PlayStation as Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, released in Japan as a second disc packaged with Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix in March 1997. The remake was later released in North America on December 2, 1998 and was remastered in HD and included in the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix collection released in 2013 for the PS3 and later for PS4, Xbox One, and PC as part of the Kingdom Hearts: Xehenort Saga collection.
== Gameplay ==
The gameplay of Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories is similar to that of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) for Game Boy, where exploration and combat take place from an overhead perspective. Sora utilizes his Keyblade for his primary attack, complimented by various 'cards' representing secondary Keyblades, items, and summons.
A unique aspect to this game is "room synthesis": to advance through the game, the player must utilize Map cards obtained after winning battles to synthesize rooms. The properties of each room―including quality of items and strength of enemies―are determined by the Map cards the player chooses. Each card has a specific effect: red cards affect the number and type of enemies; green cards affect the power of the player's deck; and blue cards affect the properties of the room itself, such as allowing treasure chests or a save point to appear.
The game features three modes of gameplay. The first two are story modes that feature either Sora or Riku, and the third is a two player battle mode. Initially only Sora's story mode is available; once completed, "Reverse/Rebirth" mode becomes available. Reverse/Rebirth allows the player to play a second story mode featuring Riku and a link mode where players can battle each other via a Game Link Cable.
== Worlds and Characters ==
=== Castle Oblivion ===
* Marluxia
* Axel
* Larxene
* Vexen
* Lexaeus
* Zexion
* Ansem
* Dark Figure
* Riku Replica
* Naminé
=== Traverse Town ===
* Firion (Final Fantasy II)
* Cid (Final Fantasy IV)
* Rosa (Final Fantasy II)
* Bianca (Dragon Quest V)
* Moogles
=== Gummi Glen (Adventures of the Gummi Bears) ===
* Zummi Gummi
* Gruffi Gummi
* Grammi Gummi
* Tummi Gummi
* Sunni Gummi
* Cubbi Gummi
* Agustus "Gusto" Gummi
* Chummi Gummi
* Cavin
* Princess Calla
* Duke Sigmund Igthorn
=== Duckberg (Ducktales) ===
* Scrooge McDuck
* Heuey, Dewey, and Louie
* Flintheart Glomgold
* Cube (Live a Live)
=== Agrabah (Aladdin) ===
* Aladdin
* Jasmine
* Genie
* Jafar
* Iago
=== Cape Suzette (TaleSpin) ===
* Baloo
* Kip Cloudkicker
* Don Karnage
=== Saint Canard (Darkwing Duck) ===
* Darkwing Duck
* Gosyalyn Mallard
* Launchpad McQuack
* Guella Ha (Romancing SaGa)
=== Chipmunk City (Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers) ===
* Chip
* Dale
* Monteray Jack
* Gadget Hackwrench
* Zipper
* Fat Cat
=== Midnight City (Gargoyles) ===
* Goliath
* Hudson
* Brooklyn
* Lexington
* Broadway
* Bronx
* Demona
* Elisa Maza
=== 100 Acre Wood (The New Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh) ===
* Winnie the Pooh
* Piglet
* Rabbit
* Tigger
* Eeyore
* Roo
* Owl
=== Hollow Bastion ===
* Garland (Final Fantasy I)
* Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
* Erdrick (Dragon Quest III)
=== Destiny Islands ===
* Sora
* Riku
* Kairi
* Tom Sawyer (Tom Sawyer)
* Aisha (Romancing SaGa)
* Alamoon (Hanjuku Hero)
=== Simulated Twilight Town ===
* Roxas
* Hayner 
* Pence 
* Olette 
=== Other ===
* Mickey Mouse
* Donald Duck
* Goofy
* Saber (Dragon Quest V)
* Arthur (The Sword and the Stone)
* Boko (Final Fantasy V)
* Figment (Journey into Imagination)
== Trivia ==
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