iOS (iPhone/iPad) Critic Reviews

I’ve spent a bit of time with the game since I downloaded it earlier this week, and even though I’m still early on, I’m enjoying every minute of it. Sure, it may not be a main Kingdom Hearts game, but it is definitely something to help satisfy my Kingdom Hearts fix until KH3 comes out.

It certainly doesn’t hold a candle to the console games, but it carries itself surprisingly well as a handheld side story.

Kingdom Hearts Unchained X is a very good surprise. None was expecting it, but it does a great job entertaining both Kingdom Hearts lovers and casual players looking for a good F2P experience on smartphones. Hardcore fans will be disappointed by the lack of challenge in the game's missions and by the lack of interesting end-game content.

At first there is way too much stuff happening on screen, but after finishing tens of quests, the repetitive side of Kingdom Hearts Unchained X shows. The theme, including the graphic style and amazing soundtrack are cool, but you will have to be extremely patient if you want to give your characters those much needed upgrades.

If you love any of the associated franchises, it's worth giving the game a go, at least for a little while, but it's too bad that the lessons learned in the core Kingdom Hearts games seem to have been ignored here.