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The group re-visits many of the Disney worlds from the first game, often experiencing more of the familiar plotlines (and, in case of ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', the straight-to-video sequel) or exploring different parts of the settings. Most of the minor gameplay complaints from the original were handily addressed, and the combat system was much improved.
It also, however, saw a rapid growth of [[Kudzu Plot]] and a lot of [[Retcon]]. Even though it becomes more and more convoluted over time, [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot|the story remains internally consistent]]. The game was followed by two prequels (''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358 Days Over 2|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'') and two sequels (''[[Kingdom
Just like the first game, the game was a massive success, both critically and commercially. Like many Square games, it was re-released in Japan with English voices plus extra content, known as ''Final Mix''. (The game itself is properly ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''. The collection of that and ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' is ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'''+'''''.)
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** [[Sixth Ranger]] - Mickey
* [[For Doom the Bell Tolls]]: Bell strikes replace the usual piano in Organization XIII's [[Leitmotif]] in [http://youtu.be/O8cd_0eUVAM "Showdown at Hollow Bastion"].
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Xigbar mentions that there were [[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep|Keyblade wielders before Sora]], and most of the extra scenes from ''Final Mix'' also hint at plot points from [[Birth By Sleep]], not to mention the implications of Xemnas having a ''really'' strong negative reaction to being referred to as Xehanort, foreshadowing the dramatic conclusion of [[Birth By Sleep]].
* [[Forced Tutorial]]: Almost anything in the infamous prologue is either this or a cutscene.
* [[Gambit Pileup]]: Ansem and Xemnas stand tall plotting against each other. Riku, Naminé, Mickey, Maleficent and Axel also pull their own small-scale gambits.
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** Played straight by Sephiroth: "Only Cloud can eliminate me." Probably a [[Justified Trope]] as this version of Sephiroth is implied to be a physical manifestation of Cloud's inner darkness and as such, isn't really alive in the first place.
* [[Never Split the Party]]: One of the mini-games in the Hundred Acre Wood involves keeping all the characters together through a spooky cave.
* [[No Sidepaths, No Exploration, No Freedom]]: One of the main differences between this and ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''.
* [[Non Dubbed Grunts]]: The ''[[Chain of Memories]]'' Organization members in ''Final Mix'', whereas the rest of the game reuses the North American version's English voice track.
* [[Nonstandard Game Over]]: You get sent to the continue screen if Jack Sparrow dies in the battle against Barbossa.
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