Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep(キングダム ハーツ バース バイ スリープ Kingudamu Hātsu Bāsu bai Surīpu) is an action roleplaying game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable, serving as the sixth installment in the Kingdom Hearts series. The game was released in Japan on January 9, 2010, in North America on September 7, 2010 and in Europe on September 10, 2010.However, it was not released for the PSP Go.Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep was also released with a limited edition PSP-3000 as a bundle in Japan featuring designs from the Kingdom Hearts series on its back.Aninternational version of the game titled Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix is set to be released in Japan in the start of 2011 featuring the changes made in the overseas versions.

The game also utilizes an overhauled battle system different from previous games in the series with new elements such as the Command Board, Command System and Dimension Links added in. The game is a prequel to the original Kingdom Hearts, taking place ten years before. The game centers on the journeys of Terra, Aqua, and Ventus, characters briefly featured in Kingdom Hearts II, in their quest to locate the missing Master Xehanort and protect the worlds from creatures known as Unversed.

Development of the game began in June 2005 with parts of the game Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix meant to bring clues of Birth by Sleep. Director Tetsuya Nomura has referred to the game as “Episode 0″saying that the game is on the same scale and plays as big an importance as Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II.The game has been well received, selling a large number of units in Japan shortly after its release, and receiving positive comments by video game publications.