358/2 Days ' multiplayer also features a chat system for communication between players, but differs from PictoChat in that everyone can draw on the same screen. Sora, Donald, Goofy, King Mickey, and Riku are featured as secret characters in the multiplayer who are unlockable while playing through the main story. Up to four players can play as one of the fourteen members of Organization XIII, with each member having different weapons, skills, and stats. The multiplayer gameplay is separate from the single player story and is mission-based, including cooperative and competitive player battles.
This is the first Kingdom Hearts game to feature cooperative multiplayer. The second stage of a Limit Break known as Final Limit is normally a different or powered-up version of the first and begins at the point where the white line (starting at the high end of the yellow portion of the HP bar) meets top dead center. Each character has their own unique abilities during Limit Breaks which allow a temporary boost to their normal abilities, whether it be increasing the attack strength or allowing multiple enemies to be attacked at once. Limit Breaks, which previously featured in Square's Final Fantasy series, can be activated during a battle once the character's health drops below a certain level, indicated by a yellow health bar. Some panels also occupy multiple slots, but can be combined with other panels to form new or stronger abilities. For example, certain magic spells cannot be used if their corresponding panels aren't equipped, but can be used consecutively if multiple are attached. ģ58/2 Days features a new gameplay mechanic known as the panel system which involves the customization of the character's levels, items, equipment, and abilities. The two modes are linked in that character growth is shared between them. The single player mode is story-based, the player controls Roxas, who is accompanied by other Organization XIII members on daily missions to Disney worlds from the previous games. The game includes single player and multiplayer modes of play. To accomplish this, the game makes minimal use of the system's touch screen functionality, and it is possible to play and complete the game without using it at all. Roxas and Axel fighting a Heartless on a missionģ58/2 Days features the combination of action role-playing game/ hack and slash style of the previous games in the series. This is also the final game to feature his performance as Mickey, though his performance was archived and reused in remastered ports of older games released after his death. Allwine died on May 18, 2009, 12 days before the game's release in Japan. The game was dedicated to Wayne Allwine, the longtime English voice of Mickey Mouse.
A soundtrack, various light novels, and a manga series based on the game were released in Japan. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days received generally positive response, with praise for the gameplay and graphics but criticisms of its storyline and controls. The development team wanted to use gameplay similar to previous Kingdom Hearts games but could not due to the insufficient number of buttons the DS had. Nomura decided to develop a game for the Nintendo DS, and once a system had been chosen, decided upon Roxas as the protagonist.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was directed by Tetsuya Nomura and Tomohiro Hasegawa. The story is told from the perspective of Roxas, following his daily life within Organization XIII and his relationship with fellow Organization member Axel it also introduces a fourteenth member, Xion, who becomes friends with the former two. It is the fifth installment in the Kingdom Hearts series, and takes place near the end of the first game, continuing parallel to Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. and Square Enix (in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios) for the Nintendo DS. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (subtitle read as "Three Five Eight Days Over Two") is an action role-playing video game developed by h.a.n.d.