Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Nintendo 3DS game card
- Case with cover art
3DS
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls are a pair of 2014 role-playing video games developed and published by Level-5 for the Nintendo 3DS. The games are a sequel to 2013's Yo-kai Watch, and were released in July 2014 in Japan, in North America and Australia in late 2016, and Europe in 2017.
Role-playing (RPG)
- Plays offline
- Partly
Overview
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls are a pair of 2014 role-playing video games developed and published by Level-5 for the Nintendo 3DS. The games are a sequel to 2013's Yo-kai Watch, and were released in July 2014 in Japan, in North America and Australia in late 2016, and Europe in 2017. Much like their predecessor, the games put players in an open world, befriending and battling various Yo-kai, which are ghosts and apparitions originating in Japanese folklore, that cause mischief in daily life. In the beginning of the story, the memories of the protagonists Nathan "Nate" Adams and Katie Forester are erased when their Yo-kai Watches is stolen by two evil Yo-kai, leaving them with no recollection of their past adventures. However, they soon stumble across their Yo-kai butler Whisper and Yo-kai cat Jibanyan once again, reviving their memories and resuming their adventures.
Developed in the wake of the first game's rising popularity, Yo-kai Watch 2 became one of the most highly anticipated releases in Japan in 2014. The games were released to positive critical reception and an overwhelmingly successful commercial response, becoming two of the best-selling games on the Nintendo 3DS, boosted by the established popularity of the Yo-kai Watch anime series and various merchandising efforts. By February 2015, the games had sold 3.1 million copies. A third version of the game, Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters, was released in Japan in December 2014, which added content not present in original versions of the game. By June 2015, the third version had sold over 2.6 million copies.
On September 9, 2026, a remake of the game titled Yo-kai Watch 2: Haunted Domain was announced to be in development.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Yo-Kai Watch 2 Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls • Let's Play Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 (Nintendo 3DS), iSneakSometimes. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Developer
- LEVEL-5
- Publisher
- LEVEL-5, Nintendo
- Series
- Yo-Kai Watch
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS
- Age rating
- ESRB E10+
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E10+
- PEGI
- 7
- CERO
- A
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 3DS | Japan | 2014-07-10 |
| Nintendo 3DS | North America | 2016-09-30 |
| Nintendo 3DS | Australia | 2016-10-15 |
| Nintendo 3DS | Europe / PAL | 2017-04-07 |
Editions
Playable today
Playable offline todayPartly
The story and local play still work; internet battles are gone.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Nintendo 3DS game card |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 30 September 2016 On the Nintendo 3DS eShop. |
| In the store to buy today | No The 3DS eShop closed on 27 March 2023. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes From the 3DS eShop. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Yes Update version 2.0. |
| Has online features | Yes Battles with friends over the internet, and SpotPass. |
| Online servers running today | Shut down Online play ended with Nintendo Network on 8 April 2024. |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes Battles, medal trades and Blasters co-op for up to four players over Local Play. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | No Internet battles ended on 8 April 2024. |
Online
Plays offlinePartly
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale Metacritic 3DS 72 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale Famitsu 36 40 GameSpot 5 10 IGN 5.5 10 Nintendo Life 8.6 10
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Level-5 Publisher Nintendo (outside Japan), Level-5 (Japan) Director Ken Motomura Producer Akihiro Hino Designer Tatsuya Shinkai Programmers Yuji Mori, Tetsuo Mori Artists Takuzo Nagano, Miho Tanaka, Nobuyuki Yanai Writers Kohei Azuma, Akihiro Hino, Yoichi Kato Composer Kenichiro Saigo
Notes for collectors
- Sold alongside Fleshy Souls; a third version, Psychic Specters, followed with extra content.
- Nate and Katie lose their memories when their Yo-kai Watches are stolen, and the story travels back in time.
- Version 2.0, the Oni Evolution update, came out on 14 September 2017, before Psychic Specters.
- In Japan the pair sold 3.1 million copies by February 2015.
Credits
- Publisher
- LEVEL-5, Nintendo
- Developer
- LEVEL-5
- Director
- Ken Motomura
- Released
- 2016-09-30
- Age rating
- ESRB E10+
- Region
- US
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