<Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player, multiplayer </Td> </Tr> <P> Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (Japanese: キングダム ハーツ 3D (ドリーム ドロップ ディスタンス), Hepburn: Kingudamu Hātsu Dorīmu Doroppu Disutansu, stylized as Kingdom Hearts 3D (Dream Drop Distance)) is an action role - playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo 3DS, revealed at E3 2010 . The game is the seventh installment in the Kingdom Hearts series and was released in Japan on March 29, 2012 . It was released outside Japan on July 20, 2012 in Europe, July 26, 2012 in Australasia and July 31, 2012 in North America . </P> <P> Taking place after the events of Kingdom Hearts Re: coded, the game focuses on Sora and Riku's Mark of Mastery exam in which they have to protect parallel worlds in preparation for the return of Master Xehanort . Besides controlling the two playable characters across a single scenario, the player is able to recruit creatures known as Dream Eaters that are able to assist in fights . </P> <P> The Square Enix staff decided to develop Dream Drop Distance after being impressed by the quality of the Nintendo 3DS . Taking advantage of the console's functions, they increased the action elements from the series based on the system previously seen in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep . Additionally, both the gameplay and the plot are meant to give a glimpse about what the following title in the series, Kingdom Hearts III, will be like . The game has been well received in Japan and in the US, selling over 250,000 and 180,000 units on its debuts respectively . </P>

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