2019-03-01_Official_PlayStation_Magazine_-_UK_Edition

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world, and I’d happily trade it
all away tospeed through this
dull Gummi-play.

COMPL-EAT IT
More fun is the levelling
system. Sora can search worlds
for ingredients, such as caviar
or butter, that can be made
into meals to buff your stats.
The twist? You’re collecting
the ingredientsfor Ratatouille’s
Remy, and then helping him
cook in the kitchen of a bistro
owned by Scrooge McDuck.
Think Final Fantasy 15’s cuisine
obsession, but with just a
soupçon of Cooking Mama.
When it comes to why this
is happening, that’s tough.
The Kingdom Hearts series is
pretty impenetrable but the
good news is it barely matters.
All you really need to know is
anyone who looks shady is, and
you’re fighting for all that is
good and pure in the world. Oh,
and Mickey Mouse is a King.
Even if you’re a fan, there are
times when Kingdom Hearts III

won’t make sense. Then there

are times when you get to hang

out with Woody and Buzz, and

honestly you couldn’t care less.

The only time the magic

fails? The Pirates Of The

Caribbean world. I’m sure it

sort of made sense around the

early 2000s, but now watching

a Captain Jack Sparrow straight

from the Uncanny Valley gurn

for Sora has rather lost its

charm. To add insult to injury

the world is joyless too.

However, there is nothing

quite like Kingdom Hearts

III. After all, name one other

game where you can watch

Elsa belt out Let It Go before

hammering some monsters to

death with a giant key. I’ll wait.

VERDICT

THE OPM BREAKDOWN

Right Vibrant
and oozing
Disney/Pixar
charm, the
game looks
fantastic.

Below Seriously,
who doesn’t
want to cook up
a pot of stew
with Remy?

Above Minigames echo classic ideas, like Bust-A-Move and LCD handhelds.

It looks spectacular and

captures the magic of Disney

across its many varied worlds.

Despite some grindy moments,

and an Uncanny Johnny Depp,

that charm can’t fail to raise a

broad smile. Rachel Weber

20%Looking

on in awe as you

launch yet

another Disney-

ride-themed

special attack.

12%Arguing

with friends

over which

Disney world

is the best.

10%Grinding

through the Gummi

universe for loot.

8%Pinching

yourself... they

finally finished

making it.

WHAT YOU DO IN... KINGDOM HEARTS III

34%

Cooing over

hanging out with

all your favourite

Disney heroes.

16% Cooking up

a pot of goodness

with everyone’s

favourite rat.

STAT PACK

Classic Kingdom

minigames to

unlock and play.

They look like

old ’80s LCD

handheld games.

The number of

party members

you can take into

battle. Who’s in

your Disney

squad?

Mickey Mouse’s

actual age. Not

bad for a

squeaky rodent.

Must be the

cheese diet.

13 23 5 89

Years since

Kingdom Hearts

2, all the way

back on

PlayStation 2,

in 2005.

PIZZA MIND

When combat gets too stressful,

retire to the bistro kitchen to use

your battle-honed timing to whip up

a quick veloute with Remy the rat.

GUMMI-HELL

You’ve shot the bejeezus out of one

giant spaceship, you’ve shot them

all. All this magic and I still have to fly

economy through the cosmos?

LOVING/HATING

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BRONZE

Score at least 70,000

points in the Festival

Dance in Tangled’s

Kingdom of Corona to

earn this bronze.

SILVER

Grab silver booty by

fully powering up the

Leviathan ship in the

Pirates Of The

Caribbean world.

GOLD

Complete the Lucky

Emblems section of the

Gummiphone. Get them

all and you can watch a

secret movie.

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Elsa’s snow golem is

adorable even when he’s

trying to pummel Sora.

He refuses to wear

trousers, but is handy

with a magic wand.

Now CEO of Monsters

Incorporated, this hulk

is great in a fight.

FRIENDS & ENEMIES

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