The World Ends with You Review

In The World Ends With You you play the part of Neku a troubled teen who somehow ends up in an alternate dimension of the world that he knows. You'll have to battle through "Noises" (AKA monsters) and solve the days mission for 7 days. This game is an action RPG, and at times it seems like you really have to button mash to get through a fight. Even though on the DS its not really button mashing its using the hell out of your stylus on the touch screen, all the while paying attention to your partner on the top screen.

The gameplay is what you would expect from a square title, and the art is right down the same alley. I have to say that I couldn't put it down and even though I had times where I struggled I got more addicted as time went on.

Throughout the game new options, moves, and items will open up and it is up to you to utilize what you have and what you've learned. You will be attacking with things called pins. They are basically buttons that have special powers. Some will have you slashing through your enemies while others will have you tapping an empty spot on the battlefield.

There are other options in the game that I haven't been able to fully check out because no one I know has the game but I have been able to play one of the mini games that you can play against a friend and its like playing battle tops, sort of. You use your pins that are currently equipped and each one has different powers. The object of the game is to knock the opponents pin off the plus-sign looking table.

There are quite a few twist that occur in the game, but I'm not going to give any away. What I will give away is my grade for this game, and I give it an 8.7 out 10

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