Neku

Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Devotees took part in a parade commemorating the Neku Jatra-Mataya festival, the festival of lights, in Lalitpur, Nepal on Monday.

Asia in Pictures 2011

At the same time as Neku is scrapping on the bottom screen, your partner will be under attack on the top screen.

The World Ends With You Greg Tannahill 2008

The black pin that Neku receives at the start of the game gives him the power to "scan" areas, which firstly allows you to read the minds of nearby citizens for hints, backstory, and amusing anecdotes.

The World Ends With You Greg Tannahill 2008

I feel that I have to walk around in order to gather all the clues, even though Neku and I both already have seen what the solution will be.

The World Ends With You Greg Tannahill 2008

Neku fights on the bottom screen, and attacks using "psyches" granted to him by pins that you collect throughout the game.

The World Ends With You Greg Tannahill 2008

You play as Neku, a modern-day teenager with an attitude problem and some intimacy issues.

The World Ends With You Greg Tannahill 2008

The game begins with Neku waking up in the midst of Tokyo's Shibuya shopping district with no memories and a mysterious black pin.

The World Ends With You Greg Tannahill 2008

That's no easy ask for Neku, what with his trust issues, and the dilemma of enforced teamwork is the thematic spine of the game.

The World Ends With You Greg Tannahill 2008

The defeat of Neku ended Egyptian rule in the East.

Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868

But, advancing to _Carchemish_ by the Euphrates, Neku, in turn, was vanquished by _Nebuchadnezzar, _ king of Babylon, which had now become the formidable power.

Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868