I have been playing kingdom hearts since the first one came out, and have played most of the series, including this on gba and re:chain of memories on ps2. I honestly was not greatly impressed with the game play, as they deviated very much from the game play. However it did add a slightly refreshing twist to the game. This game's story was a bit tried, but none the less, it was not tired. The idea that you literately just got done with the first game and continue to lose all of your memories of doing so, you then continue to make your way through castle oblivion. The characters were very decent and fresh. The difficulty was fairly hard, and finally for those who like this idea once the game is beaten with sora, you can move on to beat the game with riku. I would recommend the game to those who would like to learn the story of the series, but if you aren't interested in the kingdom hearts game series, you probably shouldn't play this game.