Kingdom Hearts II Limited Edition Strategy Guide Paperback – Deluxe Edition, March 23, 2006

A really great guide with lots of info and pictures :) I think is a must have for all the fans

This book came in great condition. Nothing was wrong with it at all thankfully.

Amusingly, it's very likely I bought the exact copy my friend was looking at. Snooze you lose!. Every thing was intact only minor shelving damage as described.

I have been waiting a longgg time for Kingdom Hearts 2 to come out. When I heard there would be a limited edition strategy guide, I was estatic and decided on the spot that I had to buy it. The only problem was that I had no idea what exactly I was getting for the extra money. After looking around, I found little and vague information. I decided to take my chances and buy it anyway, even though there were no pictures of it when I preordered it.If anyone has bought or seen the limited edition strategy guide for Final Fantasy X-2, the packaging is identical. The package is 3cm (or a little over an inch) thick. As you can see from the picture above, the cover is all white with a picture of the cast on the front. Upon opening the envelope-like cover, you are greeted with two books- the strategy guide on the right and Jimminy's Journal on the left. Both books are in soft cover. When the books are removed, the inside cover features the words displayed in the game when you are at the title screen and don't press anything so that a little "extra" movie comes up.The only difference between the strategy guide included in this package and the one you can get separately in the store is the cover. With this package you can receive one of four covers- each is of Sora in one of his different forms. I distinguish them by colors- there is a silver/white, yellow, red, and blue cover. (I got the blue one.) Each cover features Sora in a different pose. The actual contents of the book is no different than the "regular" guide.Now on to Jimminy's Journal- which, I believe, is the real reason for this "special" package. As I've said, this book is also in soft cover. It is dark brown with the little yellow symbol of a crown seen in KH1 I believe.It is NOT an artbook as previous rumors have said. (I would have prefered an artbook.) Jimminy's Journal is just as it sounds. Remember the journal you had in the Kingdom Hearts 1 game? It had a bestiary of all the heartless, characters, etc. This book is like that. It has pictures of all the characters in the order of the worlds in which you meet them. Each picture has a little description (probably the same ones you will receive when you meet the characters in the game). In addition to character descriptions, it lists all the items you can find in that world. Remember the little 101 Dalmation stickers you received in the Kingdom Hearts 1 strategy guide? The ones so you can keep track of which puppies you've found? This books has 2 pages of stickers in the back- stickers so you can keep track of which items you get, and stickers of each of the characters. I guess this is in case you want to mark off which charcters you've met in the game? It's not like these are big stickers that you can put on books or anything to display. They are small. Also, marking off the items and characters would be done in Jimminy's Journal, not the strategy guide. So regular strategy guide buyers are not missing anything stickers-wise.After the characters and items for all the worlds, you get pictures of the heroes in their different costumes, i.e.- Atlantica, Halloween Town, etc. You get picture discriptions of summons, friends, and Organization XIII. Finally, there is a small picture of each enemy you face with a little description. There are also a couple of pages where you can record your best scores.And that's it. Is this worth the extra money? That's for you to decide. If you are an artist or like drawing, you'll enjoy this book. I presonally think it is nice, but not something you must go to buy if you bought a regular strategy guide or if you don't like strategy guides. It's not to die for. I hope this review was helpful. Enjoy!

Purchasing this after having it as a kid brought tears to my eyes. Love the KH series and can't wait for 1.5 & 2.5 Remix.

This item arrived and when I opened the book the pages started falling out. The ad had no warning for this flaw and what was really disappointing was it was a gift for my special needs son who is a huge fan of the game and plays it daily. When he opened it and it fell apart he was heartbroken and started crying, thing it was somehow it was his fault. I wrote the seller and let them know my frustration, but I received no response back. I purchased another book from a different vendor and it arrived in great shape and my son was happy. Luckily I was able to fix the problem since the seller obviously could not be bothered.

it fits very good and matched the rest of my collection and i will recommend to others very quick to deliver liked this product

First of all, i just want to say that the guide included in this package is NO different than the 1 sold separately.. unfortunately i bought both so now i'm stuck with two poorly-written guides..i bought the guide for KH1..and believe me i've never had a guide as comprehensive and thorough as that one.. Dan Birlew covered EVERY aspect of the game..$15 well spentSo when i had a look at this guide i was DISAPPOINTED.. First of all, it doesnt cover each world in detail..and the boss strategies are sumtimes vague and hard 2 understand..also sum essential strategies arent even included (battle vs sepiroth)Second, every KH fan knows that synthesizing is important.. yet the writers make no mention of the ULTIMA WEAPON (the most powerful keyblade that every player wishes to acquire). Third, i thought that the synthesis process was a bit more complicating than the 1st game.. and ppl playing 4 the first time might get lost.. the writers of course didnt bother 2 explain what to do there..Fourth, the cups in Olympus Coliseum are not mentioned and no indication of how to unlock them is given.. and 4 those who bought the regular strategy guide they would find difficulty completing jiminy's journal cuz its not even mentioned..if ur a big fan of KH, then get the LE guide why not.. the jiminy journal included is guaranteed to help u obtain any missing items, provide info on how 2 unlock certain games etc.. but if ur just looking 4 a guide my advice, dont buy the book and just log on 2 a KH website and post ur q in the forum.