The World Ends With You (DS)

Forget everything you know about role-playing games (RPGs). You won't need it any more. The World Ends with You is an incredible game. It's made all the more fantastic by the fact that it's created by Square Enix, a developer that's known for remakes and rehashes on the DS. But with The World Ends with You, Square has given us something original, something beautiful, and something absolutely unforgettable. The World Ends with You is a game that you must buy, play, and love. It deserves nothing less. The World Ends with You takes your traditional RPG and completely turns it on its head. That's not to say it does away with such aspects as story, ...  Read the complete review

This review is for Nintendo DS game, The World Ends With You, developed by Jupiter and published by Square Enix. The World Ends With You is an adventure/RPG style game set in Japan, essentially in 2D. The game starts with one of many animated introductions, and the story line is very important to this game. I'm always prone to pressing buttons to escape reading these plot lines, but the plot is interesting enough in this game for this not to be necessary. Indeed it is worth following these sections as they will aid you through the game by picking up on little pieces of information. Through the game your character picks up pins, which you need to be ...  Read the complete review

This could be the best game ever made for the DS. It is a reimagining of what can often be the stale JRPG genre. Every tired cliché has been exorcised leaving an amazing gaming experience. You play the game as Neku, and in the beginning you, like Neku, haven't got a clue what is going on. You awaken in the trendy Shibuya district of Tokyo with no memory of who you are and how you got there. You soon team up with a partner and with the help of some great cutscenes start to get your teeth into a truly incredible story. The gameplay itself is pretty unique. Battles are played out on both screens, you control Neku with the stylus on the bottom screen - using ...  Read the complete review

Although I have only just got this game and only played it for a few hours I felt like a review was needed so far. Obviously I will not no much of the story but that may be a good thing as I will not put any spoilers, and when a game gets a review from a few hours I think it is definatly a game that is going to be amazing. This game, the thing I like most about it is the style and how different it is. I was a bit hesistant of buying it at first, I thought hmm this looks good but I do not know, something is putting me off - if you where like this, ignore that voice in your head and go and buy it! The system is unique and the main character ...  Read the complete review

Some games are designed and released purely in order to be GREAT. Games like Half Life and Bioshock were conceived purely with the intention that they would be shining examples in the world of gaming. Some games however are designed simply to break the ice, innovate, and although they may disappear a year or two after release, these games are destined to be remembered fondly in years to come. This game is one of the latter. Everywhere you look, The World Ends With You is innovating whether it is massive leaps or subtle deviations from the norm - either way, this game is guaranteed to surprise you pleasantly, and perhaps even confuse you greatly at ...  Read the complete review