Dual Hearts Explained

Developer:Matrix Software
Director:Keizo Kato
Designer:Hideaki Kikukawa
Keizo Kato
Programmer:Naomasa Ariki
Yuichi Ono
Munehiro Tani
Composer:Tetsuo Ishikawa
Masala Nishid
Genre:Action-adventure
Modes:Single-player
Platforms:PlayStation 2
Dual Hearts

is a 2002 action-adventure video game developed by Matrix Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Atlus released the game in North America. It was released on PlayStation Network in 2015.

Story

The plot begins with a treasure hunter named Rumble learning about a treasure, the Dream Stone on Sonno Island and setting out for it. At the same time, Tumble, who is a magical dream creature called a baku, is summoned by the Dream Queen to protect dream orbs. They both come to the same island and after a strange twist of fate become partners. Bakus can exist both within the dream world and the real world, and Rumble uses Tumble to travel into different peoples' dreams searching for the dream orbs. Most of the dreams become nightmares full of dangerous monsters.

Reception

Dual Hearts received mixed reviews from critics upon its release in North America. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 70/100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[1] On GameRankings, the game holds a score of 71.44% based on 25 reviews.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dual Hearts for PlayStation 2 Reviews . . 25 March 2018 . 20 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180420225628/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/dual-hearts . live .
  2. Web site: Dual Hearts for PlayStation 2 . . 25 March 2018 . 25 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180325110046/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/562324-dual-hearts/index.html . live .