For those who missed the announcement a short while ago, the countdown page Square Enix has had running for the last seven days was for The World Ends with You: Solo Remix on the iPad and iPhone. While I am not entirely happy with this announcement, being a member of the bandwagon who were hoping for a sequel – as it was perhaps one of the better RPGish titles for the Nintendo DS I hope this opens the doors for non-DS owners to check it out.
The game is slated to have a number of new features in it, which the official website describes the game as having:
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.
But of course, lets not linger over that statement as below is a list of the games new improvements (You can also view this at the games official website HERE):
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
The Ultimate Psych: Fusion
Attacking enemies with your partner or using certain items will boost your sync rate. Once your sync rate passes 100%, a Fusion pin will appear. Tap the pin to unleash a powerful attack that wrecks everything in sight and heals a little bit of Neku’s HP. Eventually you’ll be able to boost your sync rate to 200% or 30)% for even more powerful fusions. While this system remains from the original game – visually the mode has had a couple of improvements as you can see below:
ESP Cards: Neku and Shiki
You can power up your fusion with these cards. Quickly memorize the cards, then tap the ones with the same symbol as the card at the top. The more you get right, the more damage your fusion will deal, and the more likely enemies will drop nice items if the fusion takes them out.
Kinesis Cards: Neku and Beat
Tap extra cards to discard them and close the gaps. When two cards of the same suit touch, they will disappear. Go for a chain reaction!
Mantic Cards: Neku and Joshua
Tap the cards in numerical order as fast as you can, but watch out for the ones written backwards.
Wireless Arcade Action with Friends
Use the pins you equip in the main story to play Tin Pin Slammer! Take on other players with iPhones or iPads and copies of The World Ends with You, and be the first to knock your opponents pins off the table.
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.
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. Includes remixes and new songs.
Tweetify Shibuya
The world doesn’t end with Shibuya. Tap into the internet and populate the minds of in-game streetgoers with tweets of your choice.
Wirelessly Trade Friend Card
Exchange profiles with other players, and their avatars will appear in the streets of Shibuya! If your friends have Twitter accounts, their avatar will think their latest tweet! Not only that, you receive free items for every trade.
