If you can’t wait until the fall North American or European release dates, don’t despair. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is completely playable if you’ve played a Kingdom Hearts game before.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days will undoubtedly be one of 2009’s biggest DS titles. It’s an incredibly action RPG with bite sized missions that can be played in chunks or one after another that manages to capture the magic and appeal of the console Kingdom Hearts games in a portable form.

While the game begins in the future, around Day 255, to be exact, it quickly flashes back to Roxas’ first days with Organization XIII. Here’s a brief, spoiler free look at what a nobody’s first week is like.

One of the most hyped feature of Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days is the fact that players can also take part in a single or multiplayer Mission Mode. Here, you can control any of the members of Organization XIII.

Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days arrived a few days ago, and I was beyond excited. After all, the released screenshots have all been absolutely gorgeous, and I loved the direction Kingdom Hearts 2 took.

Not sure if this is spoiler material, but Square Enix announced three “secret” characters in Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days. Secret is in quotes because they have been sort of revealed and they won’t surprise you.

International Kingdom Hearts fans won’t have to wait too long to find out what happened to Roxas. An English version of Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days will be ready this fall in Europe.

Square Enix uploaded a bunch of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days on Japan’s Nintendo Channel. Not all of the videos are new, but one clip shows characters outside of Organization XIII partnering with Roxas.

Most videos from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days show Roxas and Axel. We’re only a few weeks away from the launch in Japan and Square Enix released new clips showing bullet blasting Xigbar and guitar swinging Demyx.

The Japanese release of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for DS is fast approaching, and more information is leaking out as the release date draws closer. Here’s a look over what we know so far about the game and how exciting it is, or isn’t.