Dual Hearts

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.

Dual Hearts
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Matrix Software[a]
Publisher(s)	JP: Sony Computer Entertainment NA: Atlus
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

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

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	71.44%[2]
Metacritic	70/100[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
GamePro	3.5/5[4]
GameRevolution	C+[5]
GameSpot	7.5/10[6]
GameZone	7/10[7]
IGN	7/10[8]
X-Play	[9]

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: Dyuaru Hātsu