Yo-kai Watch Blasters 2

Busters 2 was received positively by critics; Famitsu stated that the game rewarded "hard work" and 4Gamer.net felt that the game was better than mainline Yo-kai Watch entries, due to Busters 2 being "easier to manage". Busters 2 also received positive sales, being reported to have sold over 465 thousand copies in the first month of its release.

• Title — Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Secret of the Legendary Treasure Bambalaya • Developer — Digital Works Entertainment • Publisher — Level-5 • Series — Yo-kai Watch • Platforms — Nintendo 3DS • Released — December 16, 2017 • Genre — Role-playing • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer

• Illustration — The player fighting against one of the game's Big Bosses as Jibanyan T Busters 2 is a role-playing game that sees players controlling a team of up to 4 Yo-kai who explore the Karakuri Island in search of treasure. While exploring, players will come across enemy Yo-kai, who they must defeat using their own Yo-kai. After defeating an enemy Yo-kai, the player may get a chance to befriend it, meaning that a player can put the befriended Yo-kai on their team. To befriend a Yo-kai, players must successfully perform a minigame. The game includes over 750 Yo-kai, some of which debuted in Busters 2. The game is divided into chapters, with each chapter typically ending in the player fighting a "Big Boss". Each Big Boss utilizes a unique attack method. After clearing a chapter, the Karakuri Island expands with new areas. Randomly during exploration, the words "Bambalaya!" are shout, which is followed by a random effect. A returning element from previous Yo-kai Watch games is the Crank-a-Kai, a gashapon machine where players can befriend Yo-kai and receive items by inserting and cranking digital coins.

Busters 2 was developed and published by the Japanese company Level-5, who had also developed and published all other installments in the Yo-kai Watch series. Busters 2 was first announced by Level-5 in the August 2017 issue of CoroCoro Comics. Level-5 later announced further details in the September issue of CoroCoro and showcased the game's gameplay later the same month in a Japanese Nintendo Direct. A trailer for the game was later uploaded to Level-5's official YouTube channel, which showcased further gameplay and some of the Yo-kai that would be debuting in the game. The game was scheduled for release on December 7, 2017; however, it was delayed to December 16. Each of the game's versions included a physical Yo-kai Medal. To promote the game's release, Level-5 held an event in the Japanese version of Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble, which included a world themed around Busters 2. The game's initial release featured numerous bugs, which caused Level-5 to release multiple patches.