JFK: Reloaded

While the game achievied massive notoriety and publicity in the USA due to the controversy and negative media reaction, it remains virtually unknown in the rest of the world and is often considered an example of how developers who do not properly anticipate public reaction, or who are not prepared to fully back up their products can cause the demise of an otherwise well-made game and, in this case, the collapse of their company. The tracklist for the single is as follows:. Many also argue that the game is not nearly as violent as other computer or video games, especially many first person shooters and does not deal with a massive scale tragedy as other games may do, especially games based upon World War II or any such war or conflict.
. Common arguments include that the purpose of the game is not to glorify the event, nor to detract from the tragedy - indeed the game features the use of police radio broadcasts to heighten the drama. Cloud Strife has his own side story, involving conflict with Sephiroth and his relationships with Tifa and Aerith. The game continues to have a small following on the Internet. Another non-Nomura character included is Setzer Gabbiani of Final Fantasy VI, as a challenger in Twilight Town.

The game is now considered abandonware and can be downloaded at Home of the Underdogs or via many download networks and websites. One of these was Vivi Ornitier of Final Fantasy IX, who appears in Twilight Town as a member in Seifer's group. A spokesperson for Senator Edward Kennedy, the late President Kennedy's brother, called the game "despicable". It had been stated by Nomura that, although the first game strictly stuck to characters Nomura designed, this time around they were going to "take some risks", which implied that characters from the Final Fantasy games without involvement from Nomura could make an appearance. The game has caused a large uproar in the United States. The Moogles, featured in many different Final Fantasy titles, serve as shopkeepers in the world of Hollow Bastion. The game can be thought as a complex simulation, as opposed to a game; but this is subjective to whether there is a "winnable" goal in the game. Sephiroth, Cloud's ever-present enemy, comes along as well, battling Cloud.

Many people argue that JFK: Reloaded should not be considered a game in terms like that of mainstream games, because the point of JFK: Reloaded is to question historical controversies, not to offer the kind of gameplay brought about from most current games. Cid Highwind also returns, but he is still wearing the same attire as in the previous game; he has a speaking role this time around as opposed to caption bubbles in Kingdom Hearts. A majority of gaming websites and publications have decided not to review JFK: Reloaded; however, a few have, and JFK: Reloaded has received both negative and positive reviews. Tifa Lockhart of Final Fantasy VII also makes her first cameo in the series, wearing her Advent Children attire. A demo was released in which you could look and aim but not actually fire any bullets. Aerith Gainsborough also appears, albeit wearing a modified version of her Before Crisis clothing. The game cost $10 when released and could only be bought and downloaded via the official website. Squall Leonhart (Leon) and Selphie Tilmitt of Final Fantasy VIII, and Cloud Strife and Yuffie Kisaragi as depicted in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children return as cameos in Hollow Bastion.

According to the site JFKaos, the site shut down after threat of a lawsuit by the Kennedy family. Younger versions of Seifer Almasy, Fujin (called "Fuu"), and Raijin (called "Rai") from Final Fantasy VIII appear in Twilight Town, as a "disciplinary committee". One could speculate that it was due to the immense scale of public pressure against the game. Yuna, Rikku and Paine from Final Fantasy X-2 appear as fairies at the Hollow Bastion. However, JFK: Reloaded closed down in August 2005 for unknown reasons. Auron of Final Fantasy X will be Sora's partner in battle in Hercules' world. Naturally, an exact replication of Oswald's shots was the only way to achieve a perfect score. Seventeen characters from the Final Fantasy series appear.

A cash prize was to be awarded to any player who could get a perfect score with the game's engine. He works with the resurrected Maleficent, who refuses to relent in her desire for power. After any shots were fired, the motorcade and crowd would dynamically react. Pete is also in the game as an ever-persistent enemy to Sora, Donald and Goofy, appearing in many worlds. After each scenario, the player could analyze each of their shots, noting the trajectories, which real-life people they hit with bullets and in what location of the body (including injuries occurring due to the ricochet of the bullet). Scrooge McDuck also makes an appearance. The game featured a detailed ballistics and ragdoll physics engine. Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty give Sora his new outfit.

According to the company, the primary purpose of the game is to help prove that the Warren Commission's theory is correct, and to debunk all of the alternate theories. Merlin returns and will be in Disney Castle and Hollow Bastion, revealing the existence of Timeless River to the heroes. The player is then scored on how closely his version of the assassination matches the report of the Warren Commission. Yen Sid the sorcerer, Mickey's master in the movie Fantasia, makes an appearance, inhabiting a mysterious tower. Released on the 41st anniversary of the event (November 22, 2004) by Scotland-based Traffic Games, JFK: Reloaded puts the player in the role of Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. Characters from the previously unexplored worlds of Mulan, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tron and The Lion King also play parts in the game. Kennedy. Stitch from Lilo & Stitch and the titular characters of Chicken Little and Peter Pan act as new summons.

JFK Reloaded is a video game recreating the assassination of John F. Potts, Chip, and Wardrobe from Beauty and the Beast, the merchant from Aladdin, Eric from The Little Mermaid, and Santa Claus as depicted in The Nightmare Before Christmas. In addition to the Disney characters that will be returning from Kingdom Hearts, there will also be additional characters from their movies including Megara, Pegasus, Pain, Panic and the Hydra from Hercules, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. On these maps, a small Kingdom Keyblade indicates Sora's location. In addition, mini-maps can be found in each world.

It is optional to have a map in the top-right corner of the screen. There are two different Command Menus; a normal one, used to access magic, items and attack, and another used for attack, drive and party. If the player desires, the command menu's design can be changed to the original Kingdom Hearts design in the options menu. For instance, Olympus Coliseum's design shows the image of the top of the Coliseum, and Port Royal's design is to show a ship's steering wheel and the Pirates of the Caribbean logo.

A new feature is that each world has their own command menu, which are sometimes animated. If you lose as Mickey, Sora will be automatically revived. After the bar is full, pressing the triangle button will bring Sora back to life. This can also be done by constantly attacking the opponent.

However, you must revive Sora to finish off the boss; this is done by pressing the triangle button repeatedly to fill up his Drive bar. Mickey is fast and his attacks are brutal, and he can shoot beams of magic from his Keyblade. In certain boss battles, if Sora is knocked out, a second option may be available, called "I won't give up!" It allows you to play as Mickey Mouse. There are four summons.

Instead of the summoned character being limited to only one action, the summoned character now has a menu of his own to perform multiple actions, some solo actions and some cooperative actions with Sora. The character will replace the two computer-controlled characters and fight alongside Sora for as long as the drive meter holds out. Summoning however, uses the drive meter, so Sora can't drive and summon at the same time. Like the previous game, Sora can summon a particular character to aid him in battle when attaining each of their respective items.

Reflect causes a large shield to form around Sora for a very short amount of time, then crack and send out sharp shards a limited distance. Magnet creates a sphere that slowly sucks in enemies. Two new abilities introduced to the game are Magnet and Reflect. Casting spells in different drive forms also offers another variety to the spell effects, mostly increasing their strength.

Some spells have been replaced, other have differing effects. Sora's magic spells from Kingdom Hearts has been modified. Later in the game Sora will also be able to perform team attacks with Donald and Goofy individually in similar fashion. In the Olympus Coliseum world, for example, Sora has the option to perform a linked attack with Auron when battling enemies.

A gameplay addition gives Sora a special linked attack with any of the guest characters, and the effect varies depending on the character teaming up with Sora. Reaction commands are often pivotal in defeating bosses as well. For example, a nobody might shoot a red bullet at you, but with a well timed reaction command, Sora will kick the bullet back at it. Reaction commands can also trigger counter moves as well.

For example, against "Dusk" nobodies, your character will slide behind the normally evasive opponents and set you up for a combo. The reaction command, similar to the Resident Evil 4 real time reaction commands, is used during fights and can allow you to perform certain actions when timed correctly. Sora is also unable to use either items or magic, and both of the computer controlled partners will dissappear regardless of who Sora drives with. Unlike the other forms, when this form occurs it will cancel out Drive when entering a new area as opposed to staying in effect.

While in this form, both partners disappear and Sora uses his "claws" for wide-range attacks that may be weak with individual attacks, but he also has a very high maximum combo count. Sora turns completely black like a shadow, walks on all fours, and has yellow eyes, similar to a basic Heartless. Anti Form is a bizarre form that is caused by taking too much damage while in Drive form, and then attempting to use the Drive command afterward. Wielding two Keyblades psychokinetically as well as the ability to fly incredibly fast, Sora wields incredible power in this form, dispatching enemies with ease and dealing increased physical and magical damage.

When in Final Form, Sora will merge with both other party members and don silver and black clothing. The drawback to this form is that the drive meter will decrease quicker than the previous two drives. His clothes turn yellow and black, and he is able to glide very swiftly as well as perform a double jump. Two Keyblades can be wielded,one psychokinetically and the other is held normally.

Sora's combo potential is increased, and his magic power is increased as well. Master Form, where Sora merges with both Donald and Goofy, combines the powers of the Brave and Wisdom forms. The other two forms have Sora combine with two of Donald, Goofy or another party member to attain greater power than in the other two forms. Wisdom Form replaces the attack command with shoot, which lets him shoot a blue magic bullet from the tip of the Keyblade in rapid fire if pressed continuously making Wisdom Form a long distance specialized form.

Sora gains a massive magic attack boost, and hovers across the floor never touching the ground, instead of running giving him superior movement control. The other, Wisdom Form, is where Sora merges with Donald for this form, and he dons blue and black clothes. Sora also runs twice as fast in this form. Sora wields two Keyblades which doubles his combo potential dramatically and also gives him additional attacks.

Although he cannot use magic in this form, Sora gains a massive boost to his physical ability. One is Brave Form, where Sora merges with Goofy, and dons red and black clothes. The first two forms have Sora merge with one of his permanent party members, Donald or Goofy. There are five drive forms in all.

Three out of the five forms allow Sora to use two Keyblades instead of one, and the second keyblade may be equipped in the items menu for this purpose. Sora can "fuse" with either Donald or Goofy to become more powerful and acquire different attributes as well. Gameplay is revamped from the last game; there are various new features offering the potential of more interesting play. As in the first Kingdom Hearts game, the player can access different worlds with themes based mostly on Disney films.

As the game progresses, Sora learns how much he and Roxas have in common. Sora continues his quest, sealing the keyholes of each world to protect them from the Heartless, as well as facing Axel and the remaining members of the mysterious Organization XIII. Gaining new clothes and powers, Sora began his journey anew, unaware of the events that have taken place in Chain of Memories. When Sora awakens, he eventually arrives in Twilight Town, the place where a mysterious boy, Roxas, who can use dual Keyblades, lived before he left suddenly.

Sora and his companions have been asleep for about a year, regaining their memories. Kingdom Hearts II begins where Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories left off. . The in-game music is composed by Yoko Shimomura, who composed the music for the first game, and the theme song Passion (Sanctuary for the international release) is written and performed by Japanese pop music star Utada Hikaru.

The English version will be released on March 28, 2006 in North America [1], followed by European and Australian releases later in the year. Developed by Square Enix, Kingdom Hearts II was released in Japan on December 22, 2005. Directed by Tetsuya Nomura, the game continues Sora's adventures in finding King Mickey and Riku with the help of a large cast of Disney characters including Donald, Goofy, Jack Sparrow, Tron, Aladdin, the Beast and more. Kingdom Hearts II is an RPG video game sequel to the 2002 Disney/Square RPG Kingdom Hearts, though it is actually the third installment in the series.

The release year of Mulan is erronously written as 1992 in Jiminy's Journal in the Japanese version. The plot of Agrabah is loosely based on a direct-to-video movie, The Return of Jafar. The name of the world "Space Paranoids" is a reference to one of the games that Kevin Flynn created in Tron. [21].

During its first week of availability in Japan, Kingdom Hearts II sold 727,591 copies. [20]. It is notable because only five games have been given perfect '40/40' scores. The notoriously harsh magazine Famitsu has given the game a score of 39/40; close to perfect.

Characters from Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, such as Axel, DiZ, and Naminé, as well as allusions to deceased Organization members, such as Marluxia, make appearances in the game. A teaser for what appears to be a sequel or a spin-off can be seen if the player accomplishes certain tasks. Certain levels of gameplay are based on music and button coordination, such as the Atlantica world and the Stitch summon. Click here to listen to a 46 second sample of Passion.

Passion ~after the battle~ (5:57). Passion ~single version~ (4:36). The CD single for Passion was released on December 14, 2005, with a price of ¥1,050 (roughly 8.78 USD). The theme songs to Kingdom Hearts II, Passion and Sanctuary (the English version of Passion) are performed by Utada Hikaru, and according to Tetsuya Nomura it ties in even more closely with the game's story than Hikari (Simple and Clean) did with Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.

See Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack. An original soundtrack CD for Kingdom Hearts II, composed by Yoko Shimomura was released on January 25, 2006 and its catalogue number is TOCT-25871~2. as Chicken Little. Keiko Yamamoto ..

as Peter Pan. Yu Hayashi .. as Gopher. Mahito Tsujimura ..

as Roo. Masaya Sugimoto .. as Tigger. Tessho Genda ..

as Owl. Toshiya Ueda .. as Rabbit. Naoki Tatsuta ..

as Piglet. Mitsuru Ogata .. as Winnie the Pooh. Sukekiyo Kameyama ..

as MCP. Ikuya Sawaki .. as Sark. Tetsuo Kanao ..

as Tron. Hiroshi Tsuchida .. as Banzai. Ben Hiura ..

as Shenzi, Kanga. Tomie Kataoka .. as Rafiki. Ryuji Saikachi ..

as Mufasa. Shinya Owada .. as Nala. Riko Hanamura ..

as Simba. Mitsuru Miyamoto .. as Santa Claus. Tomoaki Nagae ..

as Oogie Boogie, Pumbaa. Hiroshi Hatanaka .. as Barrel. Shigeo Matsuzawa ..

Finklestein, Timon. as Dr. Yuji Mitsuya .. as Sally, Shock.

Yuko Doi .. as Jack Skellington. Masachika Ichimura .. as Iago.

Toru Ohkawa .. as Jafar. Akira Takarada .. as the Merchant.

Takashi Matsuo .. as Jasmine. Kaori Aso .. as Aladdin.

Shinichiro Miki .. as Barbossa, Scar. Haruhiko Jo .. as Elizabeth Swann.

Saori Yumiba .. as Will Turner. Daisuke Hirakawa .. as Jack Sparrow.

Hiroaki Hirata .. as Ariel's Sister #2. Shion Hino .. as Ariel's Sister #1.

Hiromi Maeda .. as Flounder. Takuya Kaihoko .. as King Triton, Eeyore.

Taro Ishida .. as Prince Eric. Kazuhiko Inoue .. as Ursula.

Kujira .. as Dale. Minoru Inaba .. as Chip.

Roko Takizawa .. as Daisy Duck. Mika Doi .. as Minnie Mouse.

Yuko Mizutani .. as Hades. Kyusaku Shimada .. as Megara.

Rika Matsumoto .. as Philoctetes. Ichiro Nagai .. as Hercules.

Yasunori Matsumoto .. as the Wardrobe. Takako Kondo .. Potts.

as Mrs. Kimiko Fukuda .. as Lumiere. Masashi Ebara ..

as Cogsworth. Kazuo Kumakura .. as Belle. Eri Ito ..

as Chien-Po. Kozo Shioya .. as Ling. Ryusei Nakao ..

as Yao. Yutaka Oda .. as Shan Yu. Hiroshi Fujioka ..

as the Emperor. Osamu Kobayashi .. as Captain Shang, Lock. Shintaro Sonooka ..

as Mulan, Ariel. Mayumi Suzuki .. as Merryweather. Masako Nozawa ..

as Fauna. Hisako Kyouda .. as Flora. Miyoko Aso ..

as Merlin. Minoru Uchida .. as Tournament announcer. Junichi Suwabe ..

as Yen Sid. Takashi Inagaki .. as Olette. Yuka Hirasawa ..

as Pence. Hayato Taya .. as Hayner. Kazunori Sasaki ..

as Paine. Megumi Toyoguchi .. as Rikku. Marika Matsumoto ..

as Selphie, Yuna. Mayuko Aoki .. as Setzer. Ryotaro Okiayu ..

as Vivi. Ikue Otani .. as Rai. Kazuya Nakai ..

as Fuu. Rio Natsuki .. as Seifer. Takehito Koyasu ..

as Sephiroth. Toshiyuki Morikawa .. as Tifa. Ayumi Ito ..

as Cid. Kazuhiro Yamaji .. as Yuffie. Yumi Kakazu ..

as Aerith. Maaya Sakamoto .. as Cloud. Takahiro Sakurai ..

as Leon, Auron. Hideo Ishikawa .. as Jiminy Cricket. Kaneta Kimotsuki ..

as Pete, the Mayor. Toru Ohira .. as Maleficent. Toshiko Sawada ..

as Xigbar. Hochu Otsuka .. as Luxord. Jouji Nakata ..

as Demyx. Kenichi Suzumura .. as Xaldin. Yousuke Akimoto ..

as Saix. Ginpei Sato .. as Naminé. Iku Nakahara ..

as Axel. Keiji Fujiwara .. as Ansem (Xehanort). Akio Otsuka ..

as DiZ (Ansem). Genzo Wakayama .. as Xemnas. Norio Wakamoto ..

as Mickey Mouse. Takashi Aoyagi .. as Roxas. Koki Uchiyama ..

as Kairi. Risa Uchida .. as Riku. Mamoru Miyano ..

as Goofy. Yutaka Shimaka .. as Donald Duck, Mushu, Beast, Sebastian, Genie, Stitch. Koichi Yamadera ..

as Sora. Miyu Irino .. as Chicken Little [19]. Zach Braff ..

as Tron. Bruce Boxleitner .. as Genie. Dan Castellaneta ..

as Aladdin [18]. Scott Weinger .. as Hades [17]. James Woods ..

as Hercules. Sean Astin .. as Beast. Robby Benson ..

as Shan Yu. Miguel Ferrer ... as Mushu [16]. Mark Moseley ..

as Mulan [15]. Ming-Na ... as Yen Sid. Corey Burton ..

as Pence[14]. Sean Marquette ... as Paine [13]. Gwendoline Yeo ..

as Rikku [12]. Tara Strong .. as Yuna [11]. Hedy Burress ..

as Auron. Matt McKenzie .. as Tifa Lockhart [10]. Rachael Leigh Cook ..

as Aerith Gainsborough [9]. Mena Suvari .. as Cloud Strife [8]. Steve Burton ..

as Squall Leonhart (Leon). David Boreanaz .. as Jiminy Cricket. Eddie Carroll ..

as Pete, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger. Jim Cummings .. as Maleficent. Susan Blakeslee ..

as Naminé [7]. Brittany Snow .. as Ansem (Xehanort). Billy Zane ..

as DiZ (Ansem) [6]. Christopher Lee .. as Mickey Mouse. Wayne Allwine ..

as Roxas [5]. Jesse McCartney .. as Kairi [4]. Hayden Panettiere ..

as Riku [3]. David Gallagher .. as Goofy. Bill Farmer ..

as Donald Duck. Tony Anselmo .. as Sora [2]. Haley Joel Osment ..

His team attack with Sora is somewhat cinematic, as Sora will be reminded of his adventures in Neverland in the first game (with pictures floating across the screen) while Peter and Sora fly around hitting anything in their path. Tinkerbell heals Sora constantly at the same time. Peter comes with Tinker Bell, and flies around attacking much like he did in the first Kingdom Hearts when he was a temporary party member. Peter Pan is the boy who never grows up and the titular character of Peter Pan.

His team attack with Sora is a ukelele jam session where different buttons can be pressed to prompt different musical attacks for big damage. He will actually climb around the menu screens as well as the screen itself (as if he were on the surface of your screen), and do various things while shooting the enemies with his plasma gun somewhat nonchalantly. When summoned, Stitch is somewhat unique. Stitch is the cute but destructive anti hero of Lilo & Stitch.

Depending on the form he is in, Genie will be able to perform an enormously damaging move. The drive form to mimick must be unlocked first. Genie attacks with a humorous recreation of Sora's keyblade, and has a command to mimick any one of Sora's drive forms. Genie is the blue genie in a lamp who helps the titular character of Aladdin.

His attack with Sora, "FPS", is, as suggested, a First Person Shooter-like mode where Chicken can throw baseballs in rapid fire from a first person view. Chicken when summoned, chucks baseballs at enemies when on his own. Chicken Little is the titular character of Chicken Little. The World That Never Was.

Disney Castle. Hollow Bastion. Destiny Islands (Unplayable). Twilight Town.

Space Paranoids, from Tron (1982). Pride Land, from The Lion King (1994). Halloween Town, from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Agrabah, from Aladdin (1992).

Port Royal, from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). Atlantica, from The Little Mermaid (1989). 100 Acre Wood, from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977). Timeless River, from Steamboat Willie (1928).

Olympus Coliseum, from Hercules (1997). Beast's Castle, from Beauty and the Beast (1991). The Land of Dragons, from Mulan (1998).