Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is a 2004 action role-playing game that was developed by Square Enix and Jupiter, and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive for the Game Boy Advance. Yoko Shimomura (pictured) composed the game's music. A direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts, it uses a new card-based battle system rather than its predecessor's real-time combat. The story follows Sora and his friends as they explore the Castle Oblivion while battling Organization XIII. It received positive reviews for its story, graphics and full-motion videos, but its battle system was criticized. It was remade for the PlayStation 2 as Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories and packaged with Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. It was then remastered in high definition and included in the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix collection, which was released in 2013 for the PlayStation 3, and later for the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, and personal computers.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1864:

American Civil War: Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia began with the inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness in Spotsylvania County. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Wilderness

1891:

Carnegie Hall (interior pictured) in New York City, built by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Hall

1980:

The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy in London following a six-day siege after Iranian Arab separatists had seized it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Embassy_siege

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

aprimorate: (transitive, non-native speakers' English) To raise (something) to a better state; to elevate, to improve, to refine. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aprimorate

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Out of love, God becomes man. He says: Here you see what it is to be a human being; but he adds: Take care, for I am also God — blessed is he who takes no offense at me.   --The Sickness Unto Death https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Sickness_Unto_Death