Dual Hearts

Dual Hearts
North American cover art
Developer(s)Matrix Software[a]
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Keizo Kato
Designer(s)Hideaki Kikukawa
Keizo Kato
Programmer(s)Naomasa Ariki
Yuichi Ono
Munehiro Tani
Composer(s)Tetsuo Ishikawa
Masala Nishid
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: February 14, 2002
  • NA: September 23, 2002
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Dual Hearts[b] 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".[3] On GameRankings, the game holds a score of 71.44% based on 25 reviews.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Additional work by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan.[1]
  2. ^ Japanese: デュアルハーツ, Hepburn: Dueru Hatsu

References

  1. ^ "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 2002年～2001年" [List of Japan Studio works 2002–2001] (in Japanese). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Dual Hearts for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Dual Hearts for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Shoemaker, Brad (October 4, 2002). "PlayStation 2 Reviews: Dual Hearts". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 6, 2002. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Review: Dual Hearts for PS2". GamePro. September 9, 2002. Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Smith, David (October 1, 2002). "Dual Hearts Review". IGN. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Bedigian, Louis (September 10, 2002). "Dual Hearts Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 17, 2002. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Satterfield, Shane (November 11, 2002). "'Dual Hearts' (PS2) Review". TechTV. Archived from the original on December 16, 2002. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  9. ^ Liu, Johnny (October 2002). "Dual Hearts - PlayStation 2 Review". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on October 17, 2002. Retrieved March 25, 2018.