--- So Terra's clothes are red, Ven's are yellow, and Aqua's are blue. These are similar colors to what we saw in KHII with Sora's Form changes. Do these indicate similar fighting styles?
Nomura: No, nothing like that. We just matched colors to each element that is in their names, Earth, Wind, and Water, so their "image color" ended up being red, yellow, and blue respectively. Regardless of their name element attacks, much like the earth named Terra has power base...

High quality screenshots from the recent issue of Famitsu have been posted on Famitsu's official website, containing images of Disney Town, Radiant Garden, and the Mirage Arena.

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Taking the place of Gummi Ships as the primary mode of transportation from world to world are brand new Keyblade "vehicles". Terra, Aqua, and Ventus each get their own customized "Keybike". Clad in armor, the heroes fly through space, spinning around and kicking to destroy the Unversed. Ven's resembles a skate-board, and Terra's a motorcycle. Aqua's Keyblade splits into a bow and hovering platform, capable of hitting enemies from far away.

It isn't a Kingdom Hearts game without a plethor...

Joint Struggles takes place in the Mirage Arena, a new area "outside of reality" where characters can participate in multiplayer battles using a wireless LAN. It is available from the start of the game. Characters of the same type can gather and fight new enemies under special rules. Items and bonuses are shared between single player and multiplayer modes. Terra, Aqua, and Ventus wear their armor from the Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ secret ending. The different colored symbols next to the HP...

Command Deck Mode Changes Shoot Lock Party Members + Dimension Links Multiplayer Mini-Games Leveling up takes a unique turn in Birth by Sleep, employing the use of a game-board to increase the strength of Deck Commands. Nomura decided to include this odd system because of his "love for board games in elementary school". The "game piece" is Terra, Aqua, or Ventus depending on which storyline is being played. The main objective of the game is to collect as many panels as possibl...

Command Deck Mode Changes Shoot Lock Command Board Multiplayer Mini-Games Party members make a reappearance, along with Cooperative Attacks. Prince Phillip, Experiment 626, and Mickey Mouse are the only characters confirmed so far, all for Aqua's mode. Cinderella and Jaq are both interactive Disney Characters that need protection, by Terra and Aqua respectively. Terra uses the explosive "Last Dance" ability when working with Cinderella, and Aqua uses "Time Compression" to help...

This is a brand new concept to the Kingdom Hearts series, although the idea has been around since Chain of Memories, according to Nomura. Beneath the HP-bar is the Focus Bar, which, once filled, will send the player into Shoot Lock Mode. This is activated by holding down both shoulder buttons. A crosshair appears on the screen, with which one should attempt to lock-on to as many enemies ...

Command Deck Shoot Lock Party Members + Dimension Links Command Board Multiplayer Mini-Games Mode Changes become available once the Command Gauge has filled. They function a bit like Drive Forms from Kingdom Hearts II, allowing the player to take on a unique style of attack. Each style requires a different set of conditions in order to be used. Only some Commands will fill up the Gauge for certain Modes. Once the requirement is met, the characters will take on the abilities of the...

Mode Changes Shoot Lock Party Members + Dimension Links Command Board Multiplayer Mini-Games Basic Deck Commands such as attacks, magic, or items appear on the Command Menu. Equipped from the Main Menu, each comes with a varying recharge time depending on the depth of the ability, à la The World Ends With You. Skills can be edited freely, and have been said to give off, "the real taste of managing a Keyblade". The concept has been in Nomura's head since the making of Chain of Mem...