AWARDED GAMES "Games of the Year Division"

Award for excellence
YO-KAI WATCH Blasters

アマチュア部門 大賞

General Description



Title YO-KAI WATCH Blasters
Release 2015/7/11
Price 4,968yen(tax included)
Platform Nintendo 3DS series
Distributor LEVEL-5 Inc.
Publisher LEVEL-5 Inc.
Developer LEVEL-5 Inc.
URL http://www.youkai-watch.jp/busters/
Copyright ©2015 LEVEL-5 Inc.

Reason for the Award for Excellence

There are two versions of the game: Red Cat Team and White Dog Squad. The game is packed with fun and interlocking elements for each version. In the cooperation play, where up to four Yo-kai cooperate one another to challenge the giant Boss Yo-kai, separate roles, attributions, and mutual cooperation are important. The game won the award by attracting many child supporters of the heated multiplay who say “It is fun to play with friends!”

Work Introdution


Action games in Yo-kai Watch 2 and Yo-kai Watch Basters were welcomed by users. With their supports, single Nintendo 3DS software was developed. This game is a multiplay action game that allows up to four players to band together. Players operate Yo-kai and fight boss battles.

■Players can operate almost all Yo-kai friends that have appeared by “Yo-kai Watch 2!” New Yo-kai appear for the first time in “Yo-kai Watch Busters.”

■The number of bosses appearing in the game is 25 or more! Let's use features of Yo-kai as weapons and get together a team suitable for each boss to win battles.

■Exchanges with remote friends via the Internet is also available!
By using various factors through communication functions, players all over Japan are split into two powers to fight battles: Red Cat Team and White Dog Squad.

In addition, a large-scale free update data “Moon Rabbit Team” was provided six months after the release. Many new factors are added such as characters associated with the movie, new big bosses, and Yo-kai friends.

Comment of the game producer


 I am very grateful for receiving a wonderful award this time.
Originally, this game was one of funs in “Yo-kai Watch 2.” Many users, who cleared the main game, told us they played it for a long time in collaboration with their families and friends. Taking their comments, we released this game as a game program.
This is a challenging game densely packed the series' first attempts: the action factor is pushed to the front by the system, operability of Yo-kai itself, and multiplay that allows up to four to play the game. We are really glad to receive a high evaluation.
Yo-kai Watch series will pursue various challenges. Please continue your support.

Akihiro Hino
Producer







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