Labyrinth

The labyrinth appears in Kingdom Hearts coded, in Olympus Coliseum. It consists of many layers, which act as different floors. While in the labyrinth, gameplay is changed completely to a turn-based battle type.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
When playing through Olympus Coliseum for the first time, only five layers are available. After completing the world once, an option of playing through it with 15 layers is available and once completing the world with 15 layers, an option of playing it with the maximum of 30 layers is available. A layer contains several rooms and a warp point, which allows Data-Sora to continue to the next layer, that is hidden under Bug Blox in a certain room. Each room is effected by the Bug Level, which shows the amount of bugs in the room and that determines the strength of enemies in the room. At the end of each layer, a score is given, based on the amount of score prizes obtained. Bonus points can be obtained by completely eliminating bugs from as many rooms as possible. Save rooms, which contain a Moogle and a Save Point, can be found between certain layers.

Enemies appear in each room and battles begin if Data-Sora attacks an enemy or an enemy attacks Data-Sora. Battles take place in places away from the field, similar to gameplay in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories. If Data-Sora begins a battle by attacking an enemy from the back, he will trigger a preemptive attack, giving him an extra turn at the beginning of the battle. However if an enemy attacks Data-Sora from the back, Data-Sora will be caught in a back attack, giving the enemy an extra turn at the beginning of the battle. Menaces, which are swirling pools of shadows, are powerful foes that pursue Data-Sora even if he goes to another room.

While in the labyrinth, most abilities and the Loot Cheat are disabled. Combat is entirely turn-based, meaning that Data-Sora and his party will strike, then the enemy; only when everyone has attacked, Data-Sora will attack again. Data-Sora can perform a regular attack by pressing, without selecting any commands. Regular attacks can be strung into combos, with a maximum of three hits, by pressing just before striking the enemy. Combos may trigger a special attack, which are much stronger, advanced attacks. Each character has their own, unique special attack. Blocking, which reduces damage taken by half, can be achieved by pressing just before an enemy attack connects. When having teammates, such as Hercules and Cloud, combat is exactly the same however if Data-Sora's HP falls to 0, it becomes Game Over. Holding down the R button, allows the party to attempt to escape the battle.

Compiled Commands
Deck commands are can be compiled to become new commands. Compiling more than one command can result in stronger, higher leveled compiled commands.

Licenses
Items, called licenses, can be obtained by defeating enemies. They grant several different abilities and effects.