

Gameplayĭue to the PSP having similar controls to the PlayStation 2, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep offers gameplay, graphics, and a console-like experience more similar to its PS2 predecessors than previous Kingdom Hearts spin-off titles, such as Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and the cell phone Kingdom Hearts games.

Xeharnort's apprentice fights Ven and Terra who manage to knock off his helmet, though his face is not revealed in the video. His armor bears a uncanny resemblance to Riku's Heartless uniform in Kingdom Hearts and Chain of Memories. Xeharnort's apprentice, Vanitas is also present during this battle. As a Keyblade master, Xehanort can summon his own Keyblade as well. Xehanort can be seen manipulating the elements: freezing Terra's arm with a blizzard attack, summoning a large rock cliff, and creating a tornado of Keyblades. Ven, Aqua, and Terra are seen battling Master Xehanort and his apprentice. The bonus ending to Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix features a preview of Birth by Sleep. Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix Secret Ending

Since Terra worked with Ventus, Xehanort wanted Terra as his vessel. It is likely that he wants access to Kingdom Hearts, as this is Maleficent's reason for doing the same thing in the original Kingdom Hearts. This Xehanort is not the Xehanort from the later games in the series, although there is a connection.Īlthough his motives for doing so are unknown, Master Xehanort and his apprentice are working with Maleficent to find the Princess of Heart. The Keyblade masters Terra, Aqua and Ven, who at the time are Keyblade apprentices, are searching for their missing Keyblade master, Master Xehanort, whose disappearance along with his apprentice indicates a great disaster. The story's main focus is the Keyblade masters who came before Sora, as seen in the secret endings in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is a prequel to the original Kingdom Hearts game. Shown for the first time at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show, this game features near-PS2 quality graphics, impressive gameplay and elaboration on the already fascinating story from the previous Kingdom Hearts iterations. Long awaited by Kingdom Hearts fans, Birth by Sleep is set ten years before the events of Kingdom Hearts and stars Terra, a young Keyblade Master and his friends Aqua and Ven as they fight for freedom.
