While awaiting the much hyped release of Kingdom Hearts 3, fans of the Disney and Final Fantasy mashup game can look forward to filling this time in-between with Kingdom Hearts Unchained X for Android. Square Enix had originally released the game back in September 2015 for Android users in Japan, and as a browser only game before that. Now, North American Android users can enjoy playing it as well.
Kingdom Hearts X, now known as Unchained X, is the 8th instalment to the franchise and is the prologue in the series. It tells the story of the lead up to the Keyblade Wars. The gameplay is different from the previous titles as it revolves around collecting cards (medals) and using them in a turn-based fighting system to gain even more powerful cards. Players can do it alone or team up with others to tackle the more challenging boss fights. The presentation of the game also follows a unique pop-up visual style that does very well on a mobile platform.
This is what users can look forward to:
- Battle against the Heartless using your legendary Keyblades. Tap to attack, swipe to hit multiple enemies, and flick medals to unleash their special abilities.
- Strategize to defeat enemies in fewer turns for greater rewards by using your special attacks and finding the right balance of power, magic, and speed medals.
- Customize your hero by changing your avatar’s outfits to match your style of fashion. Be on the lookout for outfits based upon popular Disney, Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts characters, as well as seasonal clothing!
- Collect and evolve hundreds of character medals, which contain the harnessed power of popular Disney and Final Fantasy heroes and villains.
- Team up with friends to challenge and take down monstrous Heartless raid bosses for even greater rewards!
- Survive the challenges in the Olympus Coliseum, where the strongest heroes can brave additional bosses and unlock the rare medals.
The free copy of the game is available on Google Play; and according to Square Enix, the initial download size is about 700MB but when all is said and done, be prepared to have 1.1GB of available space.
