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 enlarge | From: Square Enix
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 338
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 90801
UPC: 662248908014
EAN: 0662248908014
Release Date: April 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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One of the Best Games on the DS! Get it while you can! June 3, 2008
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
The game stars a young teenager, Neku, a kid sick and tired of the world and the people in it, who wakes up in a strange version of his hometown with all his memories gone. It turns out to be a game organized by a strange group that calls themselves "Reapers" where he has to work with this strange preppy stalker girl, Shiki, to win the game in 7 days or face "erasure"!br /br /The game play takes a little time to get use to, but feels extremely satisfying when you do get good at it. You control Neku at the bottom screen with the stylus and control Shiki at the top with the buttons, at the same time. This sounds a little confusing, at first but you quickly do get the hang of it, the game also features many ways to adjust the difficulty to your liking. You equip pins to modify Neku's psychic powers, most pins also have brands that get enhancements depending on the trends in your location. In fact, even the clothing that your characters equip get bonuses based off of the trends.br /br /The game even takes the ideas of trends and fashions and applies it to the art and music. It's soundtrack features a trendy mix of Hip-hop, Rock, Techno and JPop reminding some of other artistic games with trendy music such as Jet Set Radio. The art as well is hard and edgy, with many sharp edges and strange proportions, it definitely takes style and cranks it past 11.br /br /The only thing I can say where it lacks is the lack of a multiple player battle mode or co-op, (It features multiple player in the forum of a fun mini-game) and that it has only one save file. However with the intriguing story (with it's surprising plot twists), addictive gameplay, quantity of things to explore, collect, and customize, and killer sound track and art, The World Ends With You is a game you do not want to miss! (And with the game being hard to find you should check back as often as possible to see when it is available)br /br /A WARNING TO PARENTS: This game is rated T for Teen. Some games rated T are more okay for children than others, (with content matching what is often in children's cartoon shows despite being rated T) . This game however, is not the case, despite the kid-friendly design of the characters this game this game features a lot of STRONG LANGUAGE and ADULT CONTENT, and I strongly suggest this for ONLY AGES 13 AND UP.
Buy this game! June 1, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is really good and lasts longer than you'd think. Definitely a great twist on RPG's. A lot to do and explore, music is nice. Buy it, you won't be sorry!
Best Game on DS so far... June 1, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
... although I've only played six on the system to be fair. But the graphics are beautiful, the anime-type sequences are funny, and the pop music soundtrack is actually pretty good. The thing I like most, however, is how the stylus is integrated in the gameplay. All the other games I've played, and most I've read about, hardly use the stylus at all, or badly. The tap and slash stylus fighting is very intuitive, and the use during inventory screens feels quite a bit like my PDA. The use of the top and bottom screens during the battle sequences is fun, and controlling both characters during battle is challenging. The game doesn't force you to play both, however; there is an option to have the top-screen character auto-play, and at different speeds of takeover. The game also sports a sliding scale difficulty that can be used at any time. All in all, an extremely well-designed and beautiful game.
Zetta fabulous and fun May 31, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
First off, I will have to state for the record that The World Ends With You is the game that broke me into buying a Nintendo DS. I'd seen the previews when the game first was announced in Japan, and eagerly awaited its debut there and eventual port into English. I was not disappointed at all, and this game was well worth the wait.br /br /The World Ends With You is truly innovative gameplay from Square Enix, and I'd say it's one of THE games for a Nintendo DS. The controls are intuitive and work well with the touchscreen (slash for 'slashing' attacks, tap for 'bullet' attacks, etc.), but the top screen is not ignored. It takes some time to get used to watching both screens at once, but thankfully the game has Autoplay settings that allow the game to take over for you.br /br /Aside from the gameplay itself, TWEWY is full of fresh and appropriate music (you're in Shibuya, so of course there will be Jpop/Jrock). There is also tons of customization to be had, from the Pins you use (over 300) to the clothes you wear (laugh at the gothic loli dresses all you want, but they provide great stat boosts). There's even the Squeenix staple of a minigame -- Tin Pin Slammer -- that you can have fun with when you don't feel like slaughtering Noise.br /br /The 'time limit' of 7 days makes the whole game seem like it's going fast, though you can really take it at your own pace. Aside from the plot-related fights, all battles are controlled by the player, so there's no random encounters or turn-based combat. Even in these "7 days", the characters themselves are engaging and much more than they seem on the surface -- even the Reapers are different from each other and have their own quirks, and the NPCs you encounter are quite fabulous. While the main character of Neku Sakuraba starts off as a misanthrope, you can't help but get captured by his changes through the game; he's definitely not a static, cookie-cutter character.br /br /The World Ends With You is a great game, and I recommend that anyone with a DS buy it and enjoy it as well.br /
Highly Impressed May 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Honestly I have been un-enthusiastic about alot of the highly anticipated and hyped games for the DS system. I decided though that I would take a chance and try and fall into a game which is so highly stylized. I mean it, these characters look like hip-hop anime characters and I love it. The battle system at first seems a little tappy but soon the system evolves into a practical cornucopia of exciting and easy to use sub-interfaces. Blowing on it, touching it, slashes, dragging, its amazing. Please try this game.
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