Most of those folks come with special team-up moves they can do with Sora, such as Mulan's dragon-powered meteor storm of blazing fireballs, or Stitch's oddly dangerous ukulele strumming.

Mulan finally made its proper debut in Kingdom Hearts II with a solid effort at an early-game level that helps ease players into the game's new and old experiences.

Here’s a quick recap of Kingdom Hearts' story, so you can make sense of it all as you prepare for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts 3.

Is Kingdom Hearts an unlikely success, or is it actually the biggest sure thing in this generation of videogames? After all, while the concept is one that raises a few eyebrows at first glance ...