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 The World Ends With You
Previously known as Subarashiki Kono Sekai on its release in Japan, The World Ends With You is an innovative new title from Square Enix that 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. Game Information
Developer: Square Enix and Jupiter. Publisher: Square Enix. ESRB: T (Teen). Medium: Nintendo DS Game Card. Mode(s): Single Player. Features: - Experience the urban grit and neon of the coolest district in Tokyo with a distinctive, high quality style of in-game artwork. - Meet an achingly hip cast of characters each with an interesting personality and stylish sense in fashion, music and culture. - Highly innovative and intuitive combat system that makes full use of the Nintendo DS Dual Screens and Microphone like no other game before it! - Use fantastic psychic powers to read the thoughts of the population, put words into people's minds, and move objects to help you progress in your adventure! - 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. - 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.
Review
by Jake Handy The World Ends With You [a.k.a. Subarashiki Kono Sekai (It's a Wonderful World) in Japan] was built from the ground up for the Nintendo DS. Taking full advantage of every unique aspect of the DS, the game easily manages to become one of the systems most popular, if not the systems best ever.
The gameplay in The World Ends With You is where the game shines the most. The battle system fits itself beautifully to the DS's functionality, straying far from the standard JRPG formula. At first, the system is confusing, fighting on both screens at the same time; and unless you are willing to spend time to figure out the system fully, it will stay confusing. The fighting is fairly easy on the top screen, where you will use the D-pad or XYAB buttons to command your 'partner' to attack left or right. Depending on which 'partner' you are using, the system will vary slightly. The difficulty is raised when you add the bottom screen, where you will be controlling Neku, the main character, with the stylus. Attacks on the bottom screen will be carried out by either slashing, tapping, circling, or sliding on the touch screen. The attacks you will be able to use on the bottom screen are used in the form of pins. You can only take a certain number of pins to battle, and each have their own unique attacks. This is where the majority of the games depth comes from: the Pin System. Every pin has it's own stats and a 'brand'. Brands will either boost or decrease your pin's power depending on the area you are fighting in. Pins can also evolve into stronger pins once their Pin Points, or PP, is maxed out. There are three different kinds of PP, and certain pins can only evolve when maxed out with a specific kind. Graphics The World Ends With You spouts it's own unique visual style all throughout the game. In-game, the characters and environment are expertly crafted to fit the overall theme of the game. Cutscenes are carried out in a sort of animated comic-book style, where characters talk through moving speech bubbles. While the graphics aren't top-notch for the system, they definitely do the game justice. Story The story in The World Ends With You follows Neku, an angsty teenager who wakes up in Shibuya, Japan with no memory of who he is or what he was doing. Shortly after his awakening, Neku discovers he has the incredible ability to read the minds of those around him. Eventually Neku meets Shiki, a preppy girl who forces him into a 'pact'. Neku soon learns that he is involved in the Reaper's Game, a seven day game in which contestants are challenged to accomplish a certain objective in a limited amount of time. The contestants main foe, the Noise, are monsters controlled by the Reapers to do their bidding. The story is progressed constantly throughout the game through the comic-book style cutscenes, and there are some points where it seems like you are hardly getting in any gameplay. Regardless, the writers did a fantastic job of putting together a scenario that gamers of any kind will want to play. Learning Curve In order to completely grasp The World Ends With You's battle system, you will have to spend a decent amount of time with it. Once you master it, however, it becomes incredibly addictive. Music The music in The World Ends With You is modeled around the modern Japan setting. Rap, rock, pop, and other various genres accompany you throughout your travels in Shibuya. While their is a good variety of music, some songs are played way too much, and can become increasingly annoying every time you hear them. Replay Value Upon completion of The World Ends With You, you will be able to go back and play the various stages of the game. This is a given opportunity for you to collect all the pins, discover all the types of Noise, and have another go with fights that you want to engage in again. Considering the massive amount of pins, this definitely adds plenty of replay value to the game. If you want to 100% the game, you will spend a lot of time after completion. Summary Gameplay - Unlike anything else out there in both good and bad ways. Graphics - Full of individuality, the graphics hold their own throughout the game. Story - Captivating and lengthy, but may interfere a little too much with the gameplay. Learning Curve - It will take a while to master the game's battle system, but it is definitely worth it. Music - Fresh and upbeat, but sometimes way too repetitive. Replay Value - Plenty to go around for some time. Screenshots
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