Youkai Sangokushi

Youkai Sangokushi (妖怪三国志, "Yo-Kai Romance of the Three Kingdoms") is a collaboration title between Level 5's Yo-Kai Watch and Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. It was first revealed on stage at Level 5 Vision 2015 The Beginning as a project to celebrate Romance of the Three Kingdoms's thirtieth anniversary.

Pre-order the packaged version to receive a Komasan Sun Ce Legend Medal and figure strap. Pre-order the downloadable version to receive a code for Buchinyan Zhao Yun. Lawson/Loppi HMV is offering an original pencil board.

Plot
Jibanyan, Komasan, and USApyon find a mysterious book called Youkai Sangokushi. When they open it, they are teleported into the book as characters within the narrative. Trapped by the book's powers and forced to act as famous Three Kingdom figures, they must unify the divided Sakura Country to find their way back home.

The player can choose Jibanyan Liu Bei, Komasan Sun Ce, or USApyon Zhongda to be their protagonist.

Gameplay
Characters explore the world map from an overhead view. Areas have a night and day cycle, and wandering yo-kai signify potential battles. Players can check the overall strengths of their party and their opponent's party before engaging in battle. If there are ally yo-kai nearby, the player's team can reach a maximum of six members.

Battles take place on a 3D isometric rotatable grid. Characters can attack normally or unleash their unique "Yo-jutsu" (magic). Yo-jutsu has limited uses per turn but have a higher chance of hitting groups.
 * If two friendly yo-kai are adjacent to one another, they can "Attach" themselves together. These gestures grants various beneficial effects such as stunning enemies or boosting an ally's attack power.
 * The Special Technique gauge in the middle of the battle menu will gradually fill up as the battle progresses. Once it hits maximum, it can be tapped to unleash a powerful attack.

There are over 400 different yo-kai, two of which include Oda Nobunyaga and Tenko from Koei's other IPs. Legendary yo-kai are included and may have special conditions for unlocking them. They can be summoned randomly through the Yo-kai gatcha. There are many rare yo-kai that can only be obtained through the machine.

If the player owns collectible medals, they can upgrade their yo-kai to become stronger legendary warriors. Owning the other Yo-Kai Watch Nintendo 3DS titles (both versions of Busters and every version of Yo-Kai Watch 2) grants players the privilege to use unique yo-kai.

Up to four players can play together.

Related Media
The game was at Level 5's booth in the World Hobby Fair Winter '16. A stage production and brief countdown for its release date announcement accompanied it.

This game was advertised on the February 14 broadcast of Business Style.

Youkai Watch Puni Puni has a collaboration event with this game; it's the second campaign dedicated to players earning a real Kuro-oni Lu Bu medal.

Image Song

 * Purin Purin Daisenpuu
 * Performed by King Creamsoda