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The World Ends With You
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User Score (61)9.4
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Expert Score (64)8.5
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Gameplay (31)9.9
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Graphics (38)9.9
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Sound (33)10
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Addiction (4)10
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Lifespan (12)9.6
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Pros & Cons
- given our review team, gute storyline, loads of rpg innovations, lange spielzeit, dual screen combat
- nur in englisch, excessive brooding, frantic fights, difficult combat, repeating j pop tunes
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 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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Reviewer: N-central.com29 October 2008
The World Ends With You is an outstanding and unique RPG from developers Square Enix and Jupiter. With full (and fun) use of the DS functionality, this is one game you won't want to put down. Read more
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The World Ends With You
Reviewer: Al Menconi Ministries10 September 2008I am one of those people that need to hear only three words: Square Enix RPG. As soon as I hear those words, I am immediately interested in the game. Naturally, The World Ends With You did not escape my attention, and I checked it out as soon as I could. And I was not disappointed. This is one of the more unique games I have ever played, and one of the most enjoyable and deep experiences I have had on the DS. No gamer should go without it. Square and Jupiter have crafted... Read more
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The World Ends With You
Reviewer: Gaming Target28 May 2008- Overall 9
- Gameplay 9
- Graphics 9
- Sound 9
- Lifespan 7
Reviews: Like Japanese RPGs? Longing for a quality, yet original JRPG from Square-Enix? Kris Rosado determines whether or not The World Ends With You is the Nintendo DS game you’re looking for. Read more
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Reviewer: teamps2.com23 May 2008
Graphics & Sound: The World Ends with You is a bit of a departure from the RPG genre. While this creates a refreshing and compelling experience, some of the departures do little more than complicate things, throwing a few hurdles in the game's path. The game's art style is one of its more compelling aspects and, if nothing else, will grab your attention. Characters are presented in the same signature style used in Kingdom Hearts , only with a slightly more "trendy" urban... Read more
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Reviewer: VideoGamer.com22 May 2008
- Overall 8
- Gameplay 8
- Graphics 8
- Sound 7
But these gripes don't prevent TWEWY from being a refreshing, cool RPG that's simply bursting with new ideas and interesting gameplay mechanics. It's easy to lose yourself in the game, spending hours obsessing over clothes shopping, building up ridiculously high combos during battles and hunting down unique pins. It will please fans of all things Japanese the most and probably alienate others, but there's something about TWEWY that makes it just a little bit special. Read more
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Reviewer: Battlefoxes, 1UP02 October 2008- Overall 10
Althought I have not played this title, my twin has. Apparently there were not a lot of copies of the game to begin with but fortunately we had the opportunity to snatch one up when it realeased a week or so later. The story line to me seems a little complex and odd, but that is how you get an original title such as The World Ends With You. The game play is fast pace and to my honestly highly difficult at first X_X;;. I originally had tired it from a friend and had... Read more
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Reviewer: DevilBleu, Walmart18 June 2008
- Overall 10
This customer did not write a text review. Recommends this product? Yes Gender: Female Has owned product for: 2 - 7 weeks Uses product: Every day Read more
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The world ends with you
Reviewer: raguna175, GamePro.com01 June 2008- Overall 8
it's a really great game cool grapics great story and the musics good too. It's one of the best RPG's I've seen this year. I hope there's going to be a sequel. Read more
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