| The World Ends With You | 
 enlarge | From: Square Enix
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (33 reviews)
Sales Rank: 278
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 90801
UPC: 662248908014
EAN: 0662248908014
ASIN: B00136MBHA
Release Date: April 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Modern art style created by a team of artists led by Tetsuya Nomura, world-renowned character designer of the upcoming Fabula Nova Crystallis project | | • | Innovative Stride-Cross Battle System allows players to control two characters simultaneously, unleashing special attacks with the stylus | | • | Collect a vast array of custom-designed pins, each with a powerful psychic ability that can be activated with the right touch or sound command | | • | Customize characters with Shibuya's coolest fashions and exchange items with other players via Mingle Mode while experiencing an amazing soundtrack combining a fusion of musical influences from hip-hop to rock and electronica | | • | Battle with up to three friends in Tin Pin Slammer, an exciting and fast-paced mini-game, via local wireless connection |
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Product Description
Imagine waking up one morning and finding out that you will soon cease to exist. That's the message that Neku found on his phone in The World Ends With You. He has only 7 days until then to restore hope to the city's population by using the coolest fashions, friends and fighting skills. This game was previously known as Subarashiki Kono Sekai on its release in Japan. It fully utilizes the capabilities of the Nintendo DS, and takes major influence from Japan's modern day culture including its people, music, clothes, food and design.
Immerse yourself in an amazing audio soundtrack featuring a diverse fusion of bleeding-edge hip-hop, rock, and techno A tale of friendship, hope and overcoming your challenges, creatively told with a modern edge Shop till you drop! Keep abreast of the latest Trends to stay one step ahead of the fashion scene and your enemies Trade items with friends using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Action-packed minigame fun that can be enjoyed by up to four players via DS Wireless Play Engage the Chance Encounter mode via DS Wireless Play to share data with fellow game users you bump into in the real world
Amazon.com
From the creators of the award-winning Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts franchises comes a revolutionary, modern action-RPG title for a new generation of gamers. Square Enix and Jupiter team up once again to showcase The World Ends With You, a trendy and vibrant gaming experience developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS. Featuring an intuitive combat system and exciting multiplayer mode, The World Ends With You is set to immerse gamers into the modern-day culture of Japan.Story
The story begins as Neku Sakuraba, an unsociable 15-year-old boy, unexpectedly wakes up in the Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, Japan. While trying to piece together his rude awakening, he receives a strange text message warning him that he will cease to exist unless he accomplishes a certain mission. Although he barely has time to grasp what is happening to him, he commences his assigned task in the mysterious streets of Shibuya.Features:- Distinctive modern art style created by a team of artists led by Tetsuya Nomura, world-renowned character designer of the upcoming Fabula Nova Crystallis project which includes Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII
- Innovative Stride-Cross Battle System allows players to control two characters simultaneously, unleashing special attacks with the stylus
- Collect a vast array of custom-designed pins, each with a powerful psychic ability that can be activated with the right touch or sound command
- Customize characters with Shibuya?s coolest fashions and exchange items with other players via Mingle Mode
- Experience an amazing soundtrack combining a fusion of musical influences from hip-hop to rock to electronica
- Battle with up to three friends in Tin Pin Slammer, an exciting and fast-paced mini-game, via local wireless connection
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
Longlasting RPG Fun August 13, 2008
The World Ends With You is an amazing RPG set in modern day Shibuya, a district of Tokyo. While the setting may be foreign to most readers here, the writing is such that it explains some of the nuances of the setting without ditching its Japanese roots.
The gameplay is decent. You control two different characters fighting in real time--one with the stylus and the other with the control pad. It is very hectic at first, but it lets you control the harder stylus character while the other goes on auto mode. But controlling both characters is fun when you master it.
The story is amazing. It reads like a short novel at times, and parts of the story have moved me. But that's all good things! I wouldn't pick up the game if you don't care to read a story. (There is voice acting, but only for select scenes.)
The game lasts for quite some time. If you are watching the game days go by and you're worried that the game will be over soon, don't worry, there is a ton of twists and the story seems to keep going and evolving. And when you finally beat the game, there is still yet more to discover. There are even "Xbox Live"-styled achievements to check off when you are done, such as defeating certain noise, collecting items, and there is even a hidden chapter.
Overall, the game is fresh, fun, new, and totally worth the relatively higher price.
wonderful ds game August 13, 2008
I've just finished playing the game and this is one game that I'll be keeping. At first, I was overwhelmed by the number of chaotic-looking items, pins, and battles. For battles, you have to use both hands and try to focus on both the top and bottom screens - it's a challenge. However, it gets easier after you get more familiar with noises, items and how use attacks. I would recommend saving your progress before going into battles (though you usually do not get any warning before having to battle anything other than noises). This game has a lot of dialogue, which gets annoying when you have to keep pressing the buttons to get going... but it is really the story that makes this game great, so don't skip everything. The graphics and music are also excellent. In addition, there is a side-story after you've beaten the game.
Excellent RPG! August 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've never much been into RPGs, I usually get stuck or bored by the time I'm barely beyond the exposition. I read the reviews for this game and decided to give it a try based on all of the positive feedback. I have to agree that this is an incredible game for the Nintendo DS and in general.
The storyline sucks you in, the graphics and music are top notch, and the game play is challenging (but not impossible!) at whichever level you set it. The battle/drop system also requires a bit of strategy, which keeps it interesting. I appreciate how the game fully utilizes the purpose of the DS by granting the ability to utilize both screens during battles and/or do battle with the stylus.
What I most love about this game is that once you 'beat' it, it gives you more options to continue playing and opens up new part of each chapter to allow you to uncover more of the story.
Overall, a very impressive game for the DS. I found it hard to put down the first time through, and now that I've beat it I'm very much looking forward to going back and uncovering the rest of the story and the final promised 'surprise'.
Amazing from start to finish August 2, 2008
Everyone else has basically hit all of the sweet spots about this game. It has over 300 pins (attack styles) and utilizes the touch screen better than any previous game on the DS. Square-enix really took their time designing this game. I actually listened to the music on this game. I almost never do that with ANY game I play. The music isn't just 3 different piano keys, it has real voices and some seriously good beats.
The story: Very detailed with major plot twists.
Interaction: amazing
Buy it: I give it a 10/10
TWEWY July 27, 2008
TWEWY is a exciting new type of RPG. It has many new features never before seen in an RPG, and a must own. A few of the features are as follows.
Pin System - Your main character, Neku, battles with "Pins". They range from being able to fire beams of energy, to being able to pick up and throw objects, to "Street Fighter" type close combat moves.
Duel Screen Battles - You partner up with different characters throughout the game. You fight on the bottom screen, they fight on the top screen. You fight agains the same enemies, but you control both of your characters at once. Neku, your main character is controled by the stylus, and your ally is controled by the D-pad, (Or the XYBA for lefties)
Food System - You consume food and raise your stats. It takes a certain number of battles to digest food, but when you do, you get a stat bonus for the rest of the game. You can consume up to 24 bites of food at the start of each day, the first 18 of which replenish each day, but you can always eat food with 6 bites or less.
Clothing System - You wear clothing as equipment, and it gives you stat bonuses, but it also affects your pins based on the trends. Each area has different trends. Wearing the trend increases the power of your Pins in battle. You can also start your own trends by battling with clothing or pins that may not be trendy.
Choose your level/Battle Chains - You gain XP and increase your "max level" throughout the game. Any time out of combat, you have a slider bar where you can choose any level below your max you want to fight at. In doing so, you increase the challange of battles, but increase the reward. You can also chain combats together to Multiply your reward. For example, your Max level is 10, you choose to fight at lv 8. That rewards you x3 the chance of loot (10=x1, 9=x2, 8=x3). Choosing then to chain 3 battles together (no break in between, and difficulty increases in each battle) would result in x9 chance of reward on every battle (3x3). Also, outside of battle, you can choose the difficulty of the battles, from "Easy, Normal, Hard, and Ultimate"
That being said, TWEWY is a definate must own for any RPG fans. It is the most refreshing RPG I have played in years. It has a great story that unfolds as you progress through the game, so many inovative features, and has many options so you can set it to your own difficulty. There should never be a time when you get bored with the game being to easy, or frustrated with the game being to hard.
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