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The World Ends With You

 

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  • User Score (167)
    9.0 9.0 from 167 reviewers
  • Expert Score (79)
    8.5 8.5 from 79 reviewers
  • Value for money (10)
    8.7 8.7 from 10 reviewers
  • Sound quality (8)
    8.7 8.7 from 8 reviewers
  • Gameplay (33)
    8.7 8.7 from 33 reviewers
  • Graphics (38)
    8.4 8.4 from 38 reviewers
  • Sound (28)
    8.3 8.3 from 28 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (12)
    6.6 6.6 from 12 reviewers
  • Control (7)
    8.4 8.4 from 7 reviewers
  • Addiction (2)
    8.7 8.7 from 2 reviewers
  • Lifespan (6)
    8.4 8.4 from 6 reviewers
  • Playability (3)
    9.0 9.0 from 3 reviewers
  • Appearance (2)
    9.3 9.3 from 2 reviewers
  • Replay value (2)
    4.9 4.9 from 2 reviewers
  • Singleplayer (4)
    9.1 9.1 from 4 reviewers
  • Funfactor (3)
    6.4 6.4 from 3 reviewers
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  • Score Distribution

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7-8
(28)
5-6
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1-2
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Users:
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. GamingTrend

    9.6/10
    10 December 2011

    I'm tired of saving the world. How many princesses have I rescued? How many mystical swords have I acquired? How many airships have I flown? Read more

    • Uses all of the DS features, Revolutionary combat, Realistic setting, Very catchy music, Involving story, Distinct graphical style
    • Uses all of the DS features, Revolutionary combat, Realistic setting, Very catchy music, Involving story, Distinct graphical style
  2. Cubed³

    8.0/10
    24 April 2011

    The World Ends With You is certainly a very big deviation from the team�s previous efforts in the Kingdom Hearts series, and was seen by many as being quite a risky move by Square Enix. Read more

  3. Console Obsession

    9.0/10
    30 May 2010

    During my late teens I had spiky blue hair, baggy jeans, a wallet chain and an almost endlessly attached pair of headphones complete with anti-social behaviour. Read more

  4. VGChartz

    VGChartz
    9.3/10
    11 August 2008

    It's rare that a game tries so many new things and succeeds at them all. The World Ends With You is one of those few games that really stands out from a crowd, and offers a unique and most importantl The Japanese Role Playing... Read more

  5. RPG LAND

    7.8/10
    16 June 2008

    The World Ends With You is certianly not a game for every RPG player, but for those that it hits the right note with, it will be nigh unto perfection. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. The End of the World had never being so much fun

    Amazon
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Heckie, Amazon
    4 days ago See Product at Amazon ($19.16)

    Great game, great premise, great characters. Nice soundtrack. Battles keep you engage. An RPG like no other RPG out there. I know I am late to the party, but what a great game. Read more or see product

  2. "So different from anything else out there"

    CNET
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: zakhansonfan, CNET
    5 April 2011

    I will write a FULL review when I finish the game, but one thing I want to correct that NOBODY seems to be mentioning: [from the review] "...With Neku eventually able to carry six pins into battle, that means being more Read more

    • catchy music, tons of collectibles, great depth, neat story/concept
    • WAAAAAYYYYY too much dialogue and having to touch the screen after every bubble, even if it's just Neku saying, "...." is ridiculous; which is too bad, because the story is interesting. Learning curve for dual screen comba...
  3. The World Ends With You - A must buy

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: roxasorg13, Ciao
    16 September 2011

    "The world ends with you" is very unique from most games for the ds. The story starts off in the Japanese city of Shibuya, where you play as a fifteen year old boy, is antisocial, name Neku. Read more

    • The instructions help a lot
    • Sometimes difficult
  4. Great game

    Newegg
    10/10
    Reviewer: Newegg
    6 June 2008

    At first, the story may seem to be a bit strange, but after a little while the game will become difficult to put down. Overall a great game and definitely recommended. Read more

    • This game is incredibly innovative in its battle system as well as its storyline. While it is considered an RPG, it does not have the "typical" battle system, but features a unique real time battle system in which the play...
    • The multiplayer option isn't the most creative and probably will not be used much, but this doesn't really detract from the game.
  5. Review – The World Ends with You

    Reviewer: Paulo Jacinto, videolamer
    24 October 2010

    The sequel of this game should also be for Nintendo DS Lite aside from the Nintendo 3DS Read more

  • WikiFreak Description

The World Ends With You

The World Ends With You is an single-player action role-playing game developed by Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts team and Jupiter for the Nintendo DS handheld console. Set in the modern-day Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, The World Ends with You features a distinctive art style inspired by Shibuya and its youth culture. The game has a rating of CERO: A / ESRB: T / PEGI: 12+. It utilises the D-pad, face buttons, microphone, stylus and touchscreen as input methods.

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The World Ends With You

The World Ends With You is an single-player action role-playing game developed by Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts team and Jupiter for the Nintendo DS handheld console. Set in the modern-day Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, The World Ends with You features a distinctive art style inspired by Shibuya and its youth culture. The game has a rating of CERO: A / ESRB: T / PEGI: 12+. It utilises the D-pad, face buttons, microphone, stylus and touchscreen as input methods.

Features

In The World Ends With You, Neku Sakuraba and his allies are forced to participate in a game that will determine their fate. The battle system uses many of the unique features of the Nintendo DS, including combat that takes place on both screens, and attacks performed by certain motions on the touchscreen or by shouting into the microphone. Elements of Japanese youth culture, such as fashion, food, and cell phones, are key aspects of the missions. Some area of Shibuya may be inaccessible on certain days or blocked by a wall that can only be removed by satisfying the request of a nearby Reaper, (like erasing Noise symbols or obtaining a certain article of clothing). The area can be scans with psych pins that reveals the thoughts of the non-player characters in the Realground and memes and help progress the plot. The scan also reveals random Noise symbols that drift about the area, or in some cases, float around a specific character. The player initiates a battle by touching Noise symbols (each symbol constitutes one round of battle). Altering the difficulty of the Noise and the amount of health for Neku and his partner also alter the benefits conferred. Most missions require completion within a certain time. This timer is not correlated to the passage of time for the player. After completing the game, the player can return to any day in the story and play those events again, keeping the characters’ current statistics and inventory.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

Neku must fight to avoid being "erased" in a unique blend of music, fashion and groundbreaking touch-screen gaming from the creators of KINGDOM HEARTS®.

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