The World Ends With You |  | From: Square Enix
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $15.30
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Seller: Hitgaming Video Games
Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 541
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: 90801
UPC: 662248908014
EAN: 0662248908014
ASIN: B00136MBHA
Publication Date: March 31, 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
The World Ends with You DS
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:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 101
 My favorite RPG of ALL TIME. November 20, 2009
Lamont L. Tran (San Jose, CA USA)
I used to play a lot of RPG but quit for a long time because most RPG games are just repetitive. Most RPG games you just proceed through a linear storyline and a lot of battles are turned base. There's really no fun in most of the gameplay because of the lack of action, but they're cool with special effects from battles. The World Ends With You however is ENTIRELY UNIQUE; there is no close substitute to this game.
Graphics:
- Really fluid motion and great colors to the game.
- The cutscene with the anime characters look smooth and fit into the mood of the game.
Music:
- Really catchy with the mood of the storyline.
- Some are in English and some are in Japanese ;)
Gameplay:
- It's a hack and slash with REALLY REALLY good concept. It doesn't get repetitive at all.
- Each slash you do is automatically determined by how you slashed the DS stick and depending on the pin you have, your attacks and the effects will be different. Ex. if you slash across a Noise (the monsters) you do a physical slash on the Noise, but if you gently hold down to DS stick and move it across the screen, your character will create a wall of fire.
- Pins give you different attacks & there are so many pins you can customize (plus they level up)
- Clothing is really nice because you can customize 4 for each character.
- Food enables you to gain permanent stats (don't worry about messing up the stats because there's a fixed maximum for all the stats anyways).
- The ability for you to change the difficulty to gain more experience and better drop rate deserves a noble prize.
- The dual screen lets your partner character help you fight the Noise (they are the same enemy you fight just on different screen).
- You can choose to control your partner by using the arrow pad while you control the main character with the DS stick. If you choose not to, you can set in the option to have the computer play your partner's character 100%. If you control your partner and go inactive for a few seconds, they will automatically take over for you.
- The accuracy and smoothness of the DS stick is VERY VERY sharp.
Storyline:
- Wow it has a really nice twist.
- Things are NOT as what they appear.
- The story is one of the better ones out there - entirely unique and new plot not seen before in other RPG.
Conclusion:
- Even though the first thing you might notice about this game are the fantastic graphics and music. The REAL revolutionizing factor is the gameplay. That's what you're looking for in the game.
Fantasic Game November 15, 2009
Colin Versteeg (Chevy Chase, MD)
This game is very interesting, and enjoyable - if you can put up with the very cliche JRPG characters and storyline. The music is very J-pop, and while the basic combat can be challenging at first, by the time you master it, you'll be addicted. All around a fantastic game.
Awesome has a new word...and it's called AWESOMENESS!!! November 2, 2009
Y. Sample (Tokyo)
This game is soooo awesome! Though I do have to wonder why Neku acted so cold toward everyone...but I'm not really a people person either. But the game is the best! And it was cheap too! It's always Square Enix that has the best games to offer!
Fantastic October 27, 2009
Philip Graham (VA)
I'll keep this short and sweet, this game is a must play.
With a fast paced Kingdom Hearts meets Jet Set Radio Future plot, the game launches you on a stylus-wielding quest of love and friendship. If frantically exciting gameplay, edge of your seat storyline and head boppin beats are not what your looking for, then don't waste your time here. This game is the best thing the DS has seen yet, and I can't wait for a sequel. It is largely underground, but those of us that have heard of it will swear by it. Go on, take the chance, you won't regret it!
The World Ends With You October 25, 2009
Joshua Lopez Rivera
GREAT GAME SQUARE ENIX NEVER DISAPPOINTS. I GOT THIS GAME BECAUSE I HEARD IT WAS BETTER THEN KINGDOM HEARTS358/2DAYS BUT I THINK ITS RIGHT BELOW IT. AGAIN BECAUSE ITS FOR DS ITS KIND OF SHORT. THIS GAME IS MAINLY FOR RPG LOVERS. I GIVE THIS GAME A 9.0 .
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