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Yo-kai Watch Busters (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチバスターズ Yōkai Wotchi Basutāzu) is a three-part game series from the Yo-kai Watch Busters series of the Yo-kai Watch series exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. The three games are developed and published by Level-5.
Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Squad and Yo-kai Watch Busters: White Dog Team were first announced during the Level-5 Vision and as well in the April 2015 issue of the Japanese magazine CoroCoro which Level-5 revealed that the two games were in development.[1]
Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Squad[2] (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチバスターズ 赤猫団 Yōkai Wotchi Basutāzu: Aka Neko-dan) and Yo-kai Watch Busters: White Dog Team[2] (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチバスターズ 白犬隊 Yōkai Wotchi Basutāzu: Shiroi Inu-tai) are the first two games from the Busters series. They were released in Japan on July 11, 2015.
The updated version Yo-kai Watch Busters: Moon Rabbit Team (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチバスターズ 月兎組 Yōkai Wotchi Basutāzu: Getto-gumi) is the third instalment of the game. The game was released in Japan on December 12, 2015, as a free DLC expansion for Red Cat Squad and White Dog Team.[3]
In addition to the above, the Yo-kai Watch Busters series has a arcade version Yo-kai Watch Busters: Iron Oni Army (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチバスターズ 鉄鬼軍 Yōkai Wotchi Basutāzu: Tekki-gun).
Gameplay
Yo-kai Watch Busters is an expansion on the Oni-Busters gameplay that was first introduced in Yo-kai Watch 2. Four players will face up against other Yo-kai and Boss Yo-kai, which in the game the player will play as different Yo-kai and go around town in a beat 'em up action style. Players will team up to form groups of four to take on all Yo-kai, including some bosses. The game series also supports online multiplayer.
Development
Announcement
Yo-kai Watch Busters was first revealed in the April issue of CoroCoro magazine[1], which was later revealed that the game will come in two versions during the Level-5 Vision 2015, which were called Red Cat Team and White Dog Team. The announcement came with a trailer which the game was set to be released on July 11, 2015 in Japan.
Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Moon Rabbit Team announcement.
In October's CoroCoro Comic magazine, they revealed that the latest Yo-Kai Watch Busters game, Moon Rabbit Team through an update that will include in a box featured in next month's issue of the magazine. The magazine also revealed that the two Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team & White Dog Team will have an free update in December.[3]
The official website revealed new features of the game. The update will have new missions, music, Yo-kai's and other updates. Some Yo-kai will be introduced in the second movie of the series.
Gallery
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Video Gallery
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Trivia
- Yo-kai Watch Busters is heavily influenced from the American franchise Ghostbusters.
- Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Squad contains a medal for Red J, while Yo-kai Watch Busters: White Dog Team contains a medal for Hardy Hound.
- This marked the first appearance of USApyon. USApyon was actually meant to be released in Yo-kai Watch 3, but the game was delayed into 2016.
- In Yo-kai Watch: White Dog Team, players can use Whisper in his past form Whispocrates, while in Yo-kai Watch: Red Cat Squad, the player can use Rudy, the past form of Jibanyan.
- These games also mark the first apperance of Whisper as a playable Yo-kai.
- Iron Oni Army is the only current Yo-kai Watch Busters game that allows players to use Yo-kai that debuted in Yo-kai Watch 3
External links
- Official website for Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Squad and White Dog Team
- Official website for Yo-kai Watch Busters: Moon Rabbit Team
- Official website for Yo-kai Watch: Iron Oni Army
| Yo-kai Watch Video Game Series | |
|---|---|
| Main series games | Yo-kai Watch (3DS • Switch • Smartphone) • Yo-kai Watch 2 • Yo-kai Watch 3 • Yo-kai Watch 4 |
| Spin-off games | Yo-kai Watch Blasters • Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 Yo-kai Sangokushi • Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version • Y School Heroes: Bustlin' School Life |
| Applications | Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble • Yo-kai Watch Land Yo-kai Taiso Dai-ichi Puzzle da nyan • Yo-kai Watch: Gerapo Rhythm • Yo-kai Watch World • Yo-kai Sangokushi: Kunitori Wars • Yo-kai Watch: Medal Wars • Yo-kai Daijiten |
| Arcade Games | Yo-kai Watch: Tomodachi Ukiukipedia • Yo-kai Watch Busters: Iron Oni Force |