Kingdom Hearts Tamagotchi First Impressions
Disney fans rejoice! Bandai America sent us the Kingdom Hearts Tamagotchi to review and we want to share our first impressions of this Kingdom Hearts collaboration with you. Here’s our first impressions of the device:
Packaging - The box that the Kingdom Hearts Tamagotchi comes in is really cute, and simple. We love the white and blue checkered background with golden hearts and crowns. You’ll also see a pixel form of Sora in color holding his iconic key blade. Per usual, you’ll see the Tamagotchi Nano right in the center. The back of the packaging is in Japanese, but features a sticker over the Japanese verbiage with the English disclaimers.
Build Quality - You know the routine, these Tamagotchi Nano’s are solid. They can definitely survive a few drops without an issue, and perhaps any scratches. It is important to note that since this device is imported in from Japan, and not localized, however the back does feature a traditional phillips screen instead of the push button you typically see in Japan. We received the Light Mode shell which is absolutely gorgeous, and probably one of our favorite Tamagotchi Nano shells. The shell is pearly white and not too glossy, more matte. The blue graphics around the screen and Kingdom Hearts logo at the top in gold along with the golden dotted outline around the screen, and the Kingdom Hearts Tamagotchi logo in gold at the bottom are a high end and classy touch that we simply love.
Screen - The Tamagotchi Nano platform features a higher resolution screen than the Tamagotchi Mini platform, so you’ll notice more pixels and details over the Mini. It is very important to note that the screen on these Tamagotchi Nano’s is recessed, its cute deep in the device and is very hard to photograph because of the reflection and necessary angle to capture a clear shot.
Game Play - If you’re a Disney and Kingdom Hearts fan, then you’re going to love this Tamagotchi. The opening sequence is really cute as it features the Kingdom Hearts logo followed by an animation of the Gummi ship dropping off Sora, who is the first character you’ll meet and need to raise that can evolve into any one of 20 characters. There are even 6 secret characters you can get, which makes it real fun.
For eating, the meal is paopu fruit, but then they become a heartless, you have to select the heart as it is not possible to give items like paopu fruit when full, when there are enemies, when sleeping, or when tense. The snack is sea-salt ice cream bar, however if they become a harmless, you have too select the exclamation point as you cannot give them a snack when enemies are around, when sleeping, or when tense.
Be careful for enemy attacks! Periodically throughout gameplay you’ll notice that enemies appear at regular intervals. These enemies will occupy the screen (appearing from the right next to your Tamagotchi) as time goes by, and all you need to do is select the “A’ button to repel them before they take over the entire screen. Enemies cannot be repelled when your Tamagotchi is asleep or tense. There are three enemies in total who will attack, be prepared as this keeps gameplay fun!
Not only are there enemies that will appear, but there are also memorable sights. Occasionally you get a glimpse into the characters memories, when you see the memory screen, press one of the buttons to view it.
Typical for the Tamagotchi Nano, there are three mini games to choose from. The first one is called Gummi Ship which is the ship that dropped off Sora in the opening animation. Simply press the A or B button to move the Gummi Ship around to avoid fitting flying meteorites. The A button moves up, and the B button moves down. The second game is called Pink Agaricus, which is where you press the A button repeatedly for 10 seconds to make the Pink Agaricus happy. Lastly, the third mini game is called Coliseum which is where you are told which buttons to press on screen and you input the button presses to match.
If you neglect enemy attacks or neglect to take care of your Tamagotchi, they’ll become tense. If you get tense, simply press the A button to get back to a good mood. If they remain tense all the time, you will have to say goodbye! There is a goodbye sequence where you’ll see your character and the Kingdom Hearts heart on screen.
This collaboration is super cute. We loved seeing familiar characters such as Donald Duck and Goofy, and more. We enjoyed fighting off the enemies and playing the mini games (Gummi Ship was our favorite!). If you’re a Kingdom Hearts fan, this Tamagotchi has your name written all over it. Being able to raise up to 20 characters, where 6 are secret is even more fun.
