Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days

After a long wait Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMix is finally here! In Europe the game is now available for purchase after North America got the game last Tuesday. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMix contains Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix (which was never released outside Japan), Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (was never released in Europe) and cutscnes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. This all has been remastered in HD with trophy support exclusively for PlayStation 3.

Here's the launch trailer of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMix if you're still not convinced.

Today Square Enix has revealed the release dates of  in North America and Europe and they've also announced a limited edition which will be available for pre-order.

The game will be released in North America on 10 September and 3 days later in Europe. The limited edition features an artwork with 24 pages of behind-the-scenes imagery like character renders, promotional artwork and concept artwork from various Disney worlds from Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days.

During the opening of Square Enix's Tokyo Game Show booth the company has announced Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX for PlayStation 3 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Kingdom Hearts series.

This HD collection will consist of three games: Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix (released in 2002 on PlayStation 2), Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories (released in 2007 on PlayStation 2) and Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (released on Nintendo DS in 2009), which will NOT be the full game, only the cutscenes. Next to the HD upscaling, the collection will also feature trophy support.

The collection will be released somewhere in 2013 in Japan. No word about a western release.

Additionally to this Square Enix has also announced an online browser game with the work title Kingdom Hearts for PC browser.

Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX official website

Square Enix has announced that they will release Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for the Nintendo DS in Japan on 30 May 2009. They will also release a limited edition Kingdom Hearts black Nintendo DSi which you can see below.

Also on the official website of the game a new trailer has been released.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days takes place between Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts II and tells the story of Roxas during his time at Organization XIII.

» Official website