Slideshow: Kung Fu Mickey Makes Hearts Soar

lets cyberpunks battle alongside Goofy, Donald Duck and a martial-arts Mickey Mouse in a wide range of Disney worlds. The results are dazzling. By Chris Kohler.
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Kingdom Hearts II's action battles have been beefed up tremendously over the original's. Slashing hordes of foes with the Keyblade is spot-on and satisfying.

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Blending the cartoon heroes of the game with realistically animated cast of Pirates of the Carribean is a risk that worked well.
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Of course, Square Enix's own angsty Final Fantasy heroes play a big part in the story as well.
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In one especially memorable scene, Sora and pals jump back to the earliest Disney cartoons and meet Steamboat Willie.
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What would Donald Duck and Goofy look like in the movie Tron? Like this.
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In the world of The Little Mermaid, there are no undersea battles -- just a musical minigame set to popular songs from the film like "Under the Sea."
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The juxtaposition of cartoonish childhood icons and frighteningly grim antagonists can be chilling.