The World Ends With You

[Glenn565]

Yes. This game is so awesome. If you own a DS, get this now!

Anyway, If you want to know the story before you commit, I'll let the Gamespot review speak for itself.

The story itself is a little The Matrix, a little Battle Royale. The game follows main character Neku Sakabara as he's forced to play The Reapers' Game, a sinister competition in which the (mostly) evil Reapers assign players like Neku a task every day for seven days. Fail to complete the task within the set time limit and the player is completely erased from existence. Strangely, none of the other inhabitants of busy Shibuya can see Neku or the other players, although a mysterious pin that Neku finds on his person when he first wakes up in Shibuya lets him read people's minds. What's even more disconcerting are the large groups of strange creatures now roaming the streets. Although normal people can't see these creatures--called the Noise--they can see Neku, and they're out for blood. Along the way, Neku is forced to make pacts with other characters because forming these bonds and fighting in pairs is the only way to deal damage to the Noise.

There are some genuine twists in this game's intriguing story, and there is also plenty of heartfelt emotion from its teenage protagonists, which makes for some truly touching moments. The themes explored here--finding your identity, overcoming insecurity, teen angst, coping with guilt, the weight of obligation--are nothing new for a Square Enix game, but they seem somewhat more resonant and identifiable because they're coming from characters who use mobile phones, eat fast food, and who do other things that ground them in the same world we live in.

Doesn't sound like any JRPG you've played before, right? Thats the best part. But to say anymore than that would spoil it for everyone.

So what are you waiting for? Get it!

[Doc Sigma]

And if you don't own a DS, buy one just for this game.

[Spray]

Still sounds like a lot of hype, and those of us who don't have the game haven't learned anything about its most important aspect; how it PLAYS.

Tell us about the gameplay, and how it makes this game so irresistibly good.

[Doc Sigma]

Still sounds like a lot of hype, and those of us who don't have the game haven't learned anything about its most important aspect; how it PLAYS.

Tell us about the gameplay, and how it makes this game so irresistibly good.

...have you read ANY of the reviews? 99% of them go on and on about the uniqueness of the gameplay. But, whatever. The fights are action-based, and take place on both screens simultaneously. You actually control two characters at once in real time, one with the stylus and one with the D-pad.

[nickspoon]

Still sounds like a lot of hype, and those of us who don't have the game haven't learned anything about its most important aspect; how it PLAYS.

Tell us about the gameplay, and how it makes this game so irresistibly good.

If you want a review of the game, read a game review. I'm only here to tell you that I think it's awesome.