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Yo-kai Watch x Romance of the Three Kingdoms Collaboration Game Ships on April 2 in Japan
posted on by Jabulani Blyden
The official website for Level-5 and Koei Tecmo Games' Yo-kai Watch and Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) collaboration game revealed that the game will ship on April 2.
In the game, Jibanyan, Komasan and Usapyon are sucked into a mysterious book titled "Yo-kai Romance of the Three Kingdoms." They are separated, and begin a journey through the strange world to find their way back to their world. The yo-kai become "military commander yo-kai," and a three way battle over the unification of the country unfolds.
The game is being developed in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of first game in Koei Tecmo Games' long-running Romance of the Three Kingdoms strategy game series. The first Romance of the Three Kingdoms game debuted on December 10, 1985. The latest game in the series, Sangokushi 13 (Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13), is slated for January 28 in Japan.
Game developer Level-5 announced the Yo-kai Watch franchise in 2011 with a game, manga, and anime already planned. The franchise's first game for the Nintendo 3DS debuted in Japan in July 2013, and the anime premiered in January 2014. The latest spinoff console game in the franchise, Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance for Wii U, shipped in December. Yo-kai Watch 3 will follow this summer. Bandai sells Yo-kai Watch toys and game tie-in medals in Japan.
[Via Otakomu]
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