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| ==Gameplay== | | ==Gameplay== |
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| | grants the wielder the powers of a unique character for a short time. Wireless D-Links are also possible, allowing a player to connect with a friend's PSP to summon their character to the friend's side. D-Links have their own menu, and are each granted a special ability, summoned by selecting the command from the battle menu. |
| [[File:TAV Keybladegraveyard.jpg|thumb|200px|The three main protagonists: [[Aqua]], [[Terra]], and [[Ventus]]]]
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| The game is divided into three separate scenarios, with each scenario surrounding an individual of the three main characters: Terra, Ventus and Aqua. The gameplay of each scenario differs based on the personalities and abilities of each character such as power, speed and magic. Players are able to choose which of the three scenarios to begin with and are able to switch to another scenario, midway through playing a scenario. Each character's story will take about fifteen hours, hence the total amount of gameplay hours would be forty-five hours (excluding deck-editing, retries, and countless other activities), making ''Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep'' the longest game in the series to date.
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| ===Abilities===
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| ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' features several new abilities, such as [[Deck Command]]s, [[Shotlock]]s, and [[Command Style]]s. Each are triggered via the battle menu. Deck Commands are the standard abilities, equipped via the menu with a certain cool-down time similar to the deck system of ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories''. Shotlocks are unique attacks that involve precise timing to unleash a dangerously powerful assault on an enemy. Command Styles are even more deadly abilities that are unique for Terra, Ventus, and Aqua, just like the Shotlock.
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| ===Command Board===
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| {{Main|Command Board}}
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| Besides leveling up the normal way in the other games in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, players can also play on the Command Board, where they can land on special squares in a system similar to a game of Checkers or Chess in order to gain special prizes, certain boxes summoning Disney characters or having other effects.
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| ===D-Link===
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| {{Main|Dimension Link}}
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| Past Kingdom Hearts games have allowed the player to summon unique Disney or ''Final Fantasy'' characters to their sides, each with their own abilities and usually not encountered anywhere else in-game. ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' views this ability in a new light; summons are replaced with Dimension Links, shortened to D-Links, which grants the wielder the powers of a unique character for a short time. Wireless D-Links are also possible, allowing a player to connect with a friend's PSP to summon their character to the friend's side. D-Links have their own menu, and are each granted a special ability, summoned by selecting the command from the battle menu.
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| ===Multiplayer Mode=== | | ===Multiplayer Mode=== |
| {{Main|Joint Struggle}} | | {{Main|Joint Struggle}} |
| Like its predecessor, ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' contains a multiplayer mode known as Joint Struggle. While only a differently colored armored form of Terra, Aqua, and Ventus are playable, new abilities are usable only through this mode, and players can obtain bonuses for use in Story Mode. Up to three players can battle Unversed with customized names. They will also be ranked, this rank demonstrated by colored symbols that look like those Terra, Aqua, and Ven wear. A new world known as the Mirage Arena is also only accessed via the Joint Struggle. You can also play on the Command Board in multiplayer mode with a specific Mirage Arena game board. | | Like its |
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| ==A new enemy== | | ==A new enemy== |