- Price$17.99
- CategoryGames
- First releasedAugust 27, 2012
- Versions4 archived
- Installable4 of 4
- AvailabilityRemoved from the App Store
- SellerSQUARE ENIX Co., LTD.
- Bundle IDcom.square-enix.twewy
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
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Report an issueSUPPORTED DEVICES iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 6, iPhone6 plus and 5th generation iPod touch (excluding 16 GB models). iOS 5.1.1 or later is required.
Square Enix's fresh-faced hit The New York Times called “one of the best role playing games ever designed for anything” has busted onto iOS in a big way, with a slick and addictive new combat system, eye-popping HD art, and (of course) plenty of zetta awesome reasons for longtime fans to double dip.
Arm yourself with psychic superpowers and battle your way through a 7-day gauntlet of action: the Reaper’s Game.
THE SETUP ------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Shibuya, a mishmash of attitudes and styles in the heart of Tokyo.
A boy named Neku wakes up in a crowded intersection, alone and unaware of how he got there. Then, he receives a weird text: “Clear this mission...or face erasure.” With that, Neku is thrust into a life-or-death Game that sends him scrambling down streets paved with one riddle after another...
What is the Reaper’s Game? Why is Neku a Player, and what is he playing for? Will the Game really end if he survives all 7 days? Another mystery is always around the corner.
THE PAYOFF ------------------------------------------------- - Intuitive, addictive combat with a twist Activate your combat abilities, or “psychs,” with simple touch commands like tapping, slashing, and dragging. Comfy with that? Control Neku and his Game partner on the same screen and take the combat up a notch. Like loot? Boost your item drops in battle with the revamped Fusion system.
- Deep replay value Finish the main story to unlock a hilarious bonus chapter, more quests and items to find, new combat challenges, and secret reports that flesh out the story even more.
- Explore a living, breathing city Neku’s sprawling world is based on the real-life Shibuya in Tokyo. Visit real locations and absorb some real Japanese culture through a hip fantasy lens.
- Redrawn art and Retina display support Enjoy the game in full HD on your Retina-enabled iPhone 4 or later device. Art and animation across the game has been redrawn just for this release, making combat a beautiful experience. This is how all 2D classics should look.
- The ultimate soundtrack: 60 songs Composer Takeharu Ishimoto’s complete, sonically sublime soundtrack is included right in the game with high-quality audio and full vocals, including remixes and new songs.
THE VERDICT ------------------------------------------------- Praise for the original The World Ends with You:
“Compelling and immaculately presented...from start to finish” – Gamespot
“Nails just about everything it tries – and it tries quite a lot” – IGN AU
“Full of mysteries and surprises, interesting characters” – The New York Times
“A compelling risk/reward system that...amply blesses the daring” – 1UP
“Ice-cool artwork...impossibly catchy soundtrack” – Eurogamer
“Games rarely have things this interesting to say” – G4TV
DS Best RPG/Best Story/Best New IP and DS Game of the Year – IGN
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 6 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2012 | — | — | — | $17.99 |
| January 22, 2013 | — | — | 1,298 | $17.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15The World Ends With You is an incredible game and one all rpg fans should check out. I played the ds version and I played this version years ago. The story is great and the game was fun to play. The solo version was a good rendition of the game. EDIT: with the new update, the game works great on iOS 13. Definitely a game worth checking out if you’re looking for a good storyline with some fun gameplay. I’m pretty impressed with the developer’s commitment to updating a several year old game too.
Alooooot of us would highly appreciate it 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
One of the best games on the entire App Store!
Glad our feedback went through! Please let this work on iOS 14
So I downloaded this game and I was enjoying it and then the immediate story didn’t really make sense, the characters referring to something I didn’t see happen. The music also completely cut out but sound effects still work. Apparently cutscenes just don’t play (on iOS 14.4 currently). You can get the sound to come back on by going to the app switcher and going back to the game but you can not get the cutscenes to play. Gonna have to go to YouTube if you want to understand what dramatic thing just happened that the characters are reacting to.
It feels really awkward to play coming from the Nintendo DS. Originally, the battle was designed to be dual screen.
Played since I was teenager fantastic for 100+ hours collecting and Fighting yes this way smoother than ds version great job i should say music awesome. Developers please keep it up with the new games.
I loved the game but it didn’t work but know they updated it finalllllllllly
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.
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