The World Ends With You

Whoa there, hotshot! This ain’t no celebration of videogame sound design – we’ve done that. Here, rather, are the games that come alive when piped through headphones directly into your brain. After all, brilliant audio will sound even brilliant-er when it’s loud, bassy and in dangerous proximity to your ear drums. But it’s not always about the music; sometimes you’ll want to slap on a pair of headphones during the most unconventional soundscapes - like say a pair of women in tight shorts GRUNTING VERY LOUDLY. Got your attention? Grab your best cans (not those) and read on…

Last week, we profiled the angsty teen heroes [embed: ] fighting to save their lives from erasure in Square’s new action RPG, The World Ends With You. Already covered extensively in our hands-on preview [embed: http://www.gamesradar.com/ds/the-world-ends-with-you/preview/the-world-ends-with-you-hands-on/a-200803149332965035/g-2007121917647605074], you’ll battle powerful monsters, known as the Noise, by brawling and

When not keeping with the latest trends of downtown Shibuya, moodily swaying to the latest J-pop love anthem, or engaging in Battle Royale against classmates, the heroes of The World Ends With You are locked in the deadly Game set forth by the Reapers - a group of shadowy villains with questionable fashion taste. We already laid out the rules of said deadly Game in our detailed hands-on preview but today you’ll get the