| The World Ends With You | 
 enlarge | From: Square Enix
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $28.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (47 reviews)
Sales Rank: 893
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
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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Amazing! Never would have thought... June 12, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I agree with the other reviews on this site. This game is truly one of a kind! I had never heard of this game before. After reading several reviews, however, I thought I would give it a shot. Wonderful story and gameplay. Definately keeps you engaged all the way through! I am much more of a casual game-player (being a young professional and all), but definately worth it!
A True Masterpiece. June 7, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I just wanna tell everyone about an EXCEPTIONAL game. From beginning to end, in every way, I found it to be a true work of art... in fact, the elements come together to make it one simple thing; a masterpiece.
It is called The World Ends With You, by Square-Enix for the Nintendo DS. I won't go into details about exactly what happens... but just know, the plot, storyline twists, and character development are some of the best in any game I have ever played. They are on par with the best movies I have ever seen.
The game takes you through a journey questioning what it means to be alive, and what the point of living truly is. It keeps you on your toes trying to guess the end, and in the final moments still leaves you absolutely shocked, and even leaves many points unresolved (but luckily you can go back after you beat it and complete tasks which answer these ideas which were vaguely laid out for you). It does so in a mind-twisting way that is so distinctively Japanese its brilliance is astounding.
On top of all of that, it features an exceptionally unique art style, with an innovative and fun battle system. In fact, every system or menu in the game is extremely original, yet simple and easy to get a hang of. The music is also top notch (all sorts of j-pop & rock), and theres lots to collect and play with.
Its rare I will praise ANYTHING this much... but this game rekindles that majesty Square used to be known for; the ability to touch the player with a story told not in a couple hours, but through a course of dozens of hours and countless interactive experiences. The ending, as well as several moments in the game, struck a cord with me and what I am dealing with in my own life. Almost never has a game been so inspirational and therapeutic, while completely avoiding sounding like a self-help book.
The World Ends With You mixes fun and an incredibly powerful narrative into one interactive masterpiece. Its games like these that make me remember why I consider video games to be the most potent art form in our world today.
One of the Best Games on the DS! Get it while you can! June 3, 2008
7 out of 8 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"!
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.
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.
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)
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.
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