Yo-kai Watch World
Developers | GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. |
Publishers | GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. |
Platforms | Android (operating system), iOS |
Release dates | |
Website | Official website |
Yo-kai Watch World (妖怪ウォッチ ワールド Yōkai Wotchi Wārudo) is a mobile game developed by Level-5 and GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc., and is published by GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. for the Android (operating system) and iOS. The game was released on June 27, 2018 in Japan after a live stream by Level-5 to celebrate the franchise's fifth anniversary.
Gameplay
The gameplay of Yo-kai Watch World can be compared to Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Game Freak and Niantic's popular application Pokémon GO. The player goes through various of placed in Japan to find Yo-kai. The gameplay of the game take elements from the mainline Yo-kai Watch series, were the player has to find the Yo-kai and once seeing them on their smartphone, they should tap the Yo-kai. The Yo-kai lens feature occurs where the player has to aim on the Yo-kai without losing sight. One the player captured the Yo-kai through their phone, the Yo-kai attacks the player and a battle occurs. However, the battle system is not the same as that of the mainline Yo-kai Watch series. The battle contains three Yo-kai against three other Yo-kai. The Yo-kai of the player fights automatically as the game, however, they can help them with switching places of the Yo-kai from left to right, or from the mid to left or right or from left to mid and right to mid. When the Yo-kai has defeated by their opponent Yo-kai, the player switches one of the other three Yo-kai out of play replacing the rotation system and the strategic gameplay system from the original games. If all six of the player's Yo-kai has been defeated, the player loses the Yo-kai they've found, but if the player manages to win the battle against the Yo-kai they've found, there is a possibility that they will join the player's party.