The World Ends with You

 DS
User Score
8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 391 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 333 out of 391
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 391
  3. Negative: 31 out of 391
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  1. cloudy_wolf7
    Dec 27, 2020
    10
    One of the best, if not the best NDS game, imo. controls have steep learning curve for sure, as you will need to switch your focus on 2 screens. touch controls are very responsive, you'll just have to be mindful of the pins that you are using, to make sure none of them works against each other.
    The story is great, the presentation, the soundtrack are really perfect. However, the most    One of the best, if not the best NDS game, imo. controls have steep learning curve for sure, as you will need to switch your focus on 2 screens. touch controls are very responsive, you'll just have to be mindful of the pins that you are using, to make sure none of them works against each other.
    The story is great, the presentation, the soundtrack are really perfect. However, the most important part of the game, is its message, and its perspective to IRL society. It's a must play for all gamers at least once, for its uniqueness. There is no other game, literally that would play the same as TWEWY.    … Expand
  2. Fraxxo
    Sep 9, 2023
    8
    One of the most stylish games I've ever played, it really encapsulate what the first years of the 21th century felt like.
    The art style and the way Tokyo is portayed and explorable is pure art, the soundtrack goes harder than your dad's belt, the gameplay is one of the more fun I've ever seen on the DS.
    To complete the game at 100% you really have to go all out, something even I couldn't    One of the most stylish games I've ever played, it really encapsulate what the first years of the 21th century felt like.
    The art style and the way Tokyo is portayed and explorable is pure art, the soundtrack goes harder than your dad's belt, the gameplay is one of the more fun I've ever seen on the DS.
    To complete the game at 100% you really have to go all out, something even I couldn't do, but since the main campaign isn't really long at least you'll have a lot to do in order to really feel like you've finished with your journey through Tokyo chaotic and fresh streets.
    Sadly, story and characters don't exactly live up to the rest of the game, but if you can settle for a plot that's just "Ok" and play this gem to experience everything else about it, you won't be disappointed.    … Expand
  3. Ff1705
    Jan 12, 2022
    8
    it has a story that encourages you to continue and the art is incredible, if you have a ds or a 3ds get the game and enjoy it
  4. Pepeveraz
    Jul 29, 2022
    9
    As a player who passed the game once I think the story and gameplay are very good, I understood the story at first, but I feel like it has a lot of text
  5. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 1, 2023
    5
    Highly regarded in some quarters, but this self-consciously "cool" pseudo-RPG did little for me. The constant pop music is irritating, the cut scenes nothing more than an endless stream of speech bubbles and the game itself just seemed to consist of one screen of "scribble and stab the touch screen until the baddies are dead" after another. Meh.
  6. NEKU_
    Aug 16, 2023
    10
    I honestly can't say more than that IT'S AN INCREDIBLE GAME It's one of the best games I've ever played I admit that I don't like JRPG RPGs but this game I fell in love with its characters, its art, its fighting system, simply incredible, I admit that every time I they revealed something my face was amazed because it is something that even if you have 200000iq it is impossible to know thatI honestly can't say more than that IT'S AN INCREDIBLE GAME It's one of the best games I've ever played I admit that I don't like JRPG RPGs but this game I fell in love with its characters, its art, its fighting system, simply incredible, I admit that every time I they revealed something my face was amazed because it is something that even if you have 200000iq it is impossible to know that it would happen very well developed and FOR ME THE BEST GAME I HAVE PLAYED… Expand
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#2 Best DS Game of 2008
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#2 Most Discussed DS Game of 2008
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#4 Most Shared DS Game of 2008

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. GamePro
    90
    The briskly moving plot and the unique battle system adds up yet another winner for Square Enix. [May 2008, p.82]
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  2. Thunderbolt
    90
    As far as handheld RPGs go, it doesn’t get much more original than this.
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  3. Nintendo Power
    90
    Thw World Ends with You may not have a big name like "Final Fantasy" or "Kingdom Hearts" attached to it, but it certainly deserves the same kind of success. [May 2008, p.87]
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