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  • Summary: Get wicked and complete the ultimate YO-KAI WATCH experience.

    The strange but friendly troublemakers, Yo-kai, are back in a time-traveling adventure, and this time their mysterious world is packed with exclusive quests, Wicked Yo-kai to befriend, new areas to explore, and a revamped
    Get wicked and complete the ultimate YO-KAI WATCH experience.

    The strange but friendly troublemakers, Yo-kai, are back in a time-traveling adventure, and this time their mysterious world is packed with exclusive quests, Wicked Yo-kai to befriend, new areas to explore, and a revamped Blasters action co-op mode* featuring new bosses.

    As the cause of life's troubles, Yo-kai are hiding everywhere! Explore the seaside town San Fantastico and the sleepy village Harrisville in search of these mischievous beings. Then travel 60 years into the past with Hovernyan to ensure the Yo-kai Watch Model Zero is created and your timeline is preserved! Battle online or via local wireless to earn in-game rewards for your adventure. Or take control of a Yo-kai in Psychic Blasters, a revamped 4-player action mode! If you own the YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits or YO-KAI WATCH 2: Fleshy Souls game, you can transfer save data from your Nintendo 3DS family system to YO-KAI WATCH 2: Psychic Specters and pick up where you left off. Prepare yourself for the deepest and most immersive Yo-kai experience yet!

    * Embark on an epic adventure in Springdale with more than 350 Yo-kai to discover and befriend
    * Assemble and summon your team of 6 Yo-kai from your Yo-kai Watch to battle troublemaking Yo-kai, solve people's problems, and fight to end a civil war between competing Yo-kai factions
    * Travel back in time to discover the origin of the Yo-kai Watch and meet Classic Yo-kai from 60 years ago
    * For the first time, befriend Yo-kai from the Wicked Tribe as well as Boss Yo-kai and other Yo-kai exclusive to this ultimate version
    * Discover exclusive quests, such as the secret pasts of Darknyan, Dame Dedtime, and Whisper
    * Hop on the Hexpress train and explore new locations, including a Yo-kai amusement park, hot springs, and kabuki theater
    * Team up in an expanded version of the Yo-kai Watch Blasters local co-op mode, with powerful new bosses to defeat
    * Challenge your friend's team over the Internet or local wireless in 2-player multiplayer battles
    * Transfer game data from YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits or YO-KAI WATCH 2: Fleshy Souls to YO-KAI WATCH 2: Psychic Specters and play from where you left off
    * Connect with YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits or YO-KAI WATCH 2: Fleshy Souls to YO-KAI WATCH 2: Psychic Specters to unlock exclusive dungeons, stronger bosses, and special gleaming Yo-kai
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  1. Positive: 14 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Sep 29, 2017
    90
    Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters isn’t just the best Yo-Kai game currently available outside of Japan, it’s also a fantastic title in its own right. Though its opening hours retrace the first Yo-Kai Watch a bit too faithfully, the rest of the experience is absolutely worth it; this is an endlessly charming RPG that captures the fun and wonder of childhood adventure, with the added excitement of a few hundred paranormal pals. This Psychic Specters edition perfects the formula, and if you’ve never played any version of Yo-Kai Watch 2, this is the one to get — though even if you’ve already pledged allegiance to the Bony Spirits or Fleshy Souls, there’s plenty here to draw you back in, and a save-import function means you won’t have to start from scratch. A highly recommended haunting.
  2. 80
    Psychic Specters is a sort of YO-KAI WATCH 2 Definitive Edition, that adds more and more contents: a perfect game for those who haven't played the main game yet, dispensable for everyone else.
  3. Oct 13, 2017
    80
    The new areas and new Yo-Kai creatures don’t justify the purchase of Psychic Specters for those who already have the previous versions, but for everyone else (especially for those who love the Pokemon games) the rich world and the improved battle system make this game a must-have.
  4. Sep 29, 2017
    75
    Out of the three versions this is the Yo-Kai Watch 2 to get, it’s very much what has gone before, but this time they’ve thrown in the kitchen sink.
  5. Oct 2, 2017
    70
    The improvements received in Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters are scarce enough to make the player interested in him. The mechanics continue to work but perhaps it would have been better to launch it as downloadable content.
  6. Sep 29, 2017
    70
    Yo-Kai Watch 2 Psychic Spirits is the Ultimate version of its predecessors. And that's not a good thing, nor is it a bad thing. The game offers cute creatures, a great soundtrack, but bland fights.
  7. Nov 6, 2017
    50
    Even though there is a lot to do in the game, much of it is going back and forth, backtracking which, once again is another thing that got on my nerves. The gameplay is also quite repetitive and for the most part on the easier side. Just as I started to enjoy and appreciate the game for what it was, it was nearing the end. Because of its downfalls, I can’t see myself wanting to play this game more than once, but for those who are fans and want to experience everything within the world of Yo-kai Watch, there might just be enough extra content in here to warrant you playing through again? Yes, that is a question and not a statement. What kept me going, however, was how nice the game looks. The story is also surprisingly captivating and legitimately interesting and the humour, while at times a little juvenile and crude and did make me laugh out loud. The gameplay though just isn’t up to scratch.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Apr 12, 2021
    10
    Es mi juego favorito de todos junto con super paper mario y zelda breath of the wild y aunque eso es un logro (ya que he jugado muchos juegos)Es mi juego favorito de todos junto con super paper mario y zelda breath of the wild y aunque eso es un logro (ya que he jugado muchos juegos) pero aun así algunas cosas no me gustan mucho como la pesadilla subita, la cual me gusta más la del primero pero eso no es nada comparado a mi experiencia con este juego Expand
  2. May 21, 2022
    10
    Si el uno ya era bueno, este es increíblemente mejor. La historia mejorada, la dificultad del post-game es demencial, un montón de minijuegosSi el uno ya era bueno, este es increíblemente mejor. La historia mejorada, la dificultad del post-game es demencial, un montón de minijuegos como las carreras de bicis... Expand
  3. Jun 11, 2018
    10
    All the greatness of Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls with the best version exclusive Yo-Kai to offer out of all 3, extra bosses that make BossAll the greatness of Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls with the best version exclusive Yo-Kai to offer out of all 3, extra bosses that make Boss Rush mode even more difficult than it already was and a heartfelt conclusion to the story. This title also has exploits that make the grinding experience far more pleasant than the other 2.

    Only real flaws are the obnoxious befriending but it doesn't keep the game unplayable or take away the challenging, fast-paced battling.
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  4. Mar 17, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es simplemente perfecto, el mejor juego de la saga en su mejor versión.
    La historia es muy buena, es muy guapo el viajar en el tiempo. Tiene un montón de yokais e incluso hay una colaboración con Taiko no Tatsujin.100% recomendable
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  5. Sep 4, 2018
    9
    Truly one of the greatest games on the 3ds. It takes everything from the previous two versions of Yo-kai Watch 2, expands upon them. Truly theTruly one of the greatest games on the 3ds. It takes everything from the previous two versions of Yo-kai Watch 2, expands upon them. Truly the best version of Yo-kai Watch currently in English. It was a refreshing and exciting experience. It really says something when I have already played the previous versions twice and I was still willing to play it through again. I sincerely hope this series gets more recognition in the west. Expand
  6. Feb 28, 2018
    9
    The original Yo-Kai Watch 2 versions (Fleshy Souls and Bony Spirits) were already huge improvements over the first game. Psychic Specters isThe original Yo-Kai Watch 2 versions (Fleshy Souls and Bony Spirits) were already huge improvements over the first game. Psychic Specters is the Pokemon Platinum/Crystal/Emerald of Yo-Kai Watch 2. Very similar story (there are one of two very minor differences) but where it truly shines over the original 2 versions is the post-game. The post-game has a lot added in Psychic Specters. If collecting Yo-Kai is your thing, there are also over 10 new collectible Yo-Kai compared to the original versions. If you don't want to start over, you also get the option of transferring your file from Fleshy Souls/Bony Spirits to Psychic specters and jump straight trough post-game.

    This game is a must have for Monster Collector games.
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  7. May 15, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Man this game is incredible...I mean I can't excuse that it excuse that even the deluxe version hasn't fixed all of the original flaws, but still this game really knows how to keep you invested. This version of Yo-Kai Watch 2 comes with a stream of new details. Adding new character animations and cutscenes to make everything feel more lively is a great addition. Whisper's eyes will bulge out and his design will look more intense whenever he's super discouraged and they don't just add this to the main story levels they also add this to many of the optional side quests to make everything more alive. I know that I have the ability to transfer my old save data and start back to where I left off, but why would I want to? Even before the premium version came out, I replayed this game multiple times just because it was so freaking fun. Sure backtracking can get pretty irritating, but this game just gets more and more fantastic the more you learn about it. This is a "road trip game", you'll be taking all sorts of fun rides as you explore this world's wonderful balance of realism and fantasy. With every hidden post game level, your heart races. Now we can explore the Yo-Kai amusement park, Gera Gera Land. And its just packed with "Spirited Away" references, heck its a great combination to watch Spirited Away before tackling the post game. The kitchen full of all sorts of strange dishes, the luxurious hot springs, and the somewhat eerie but pleasant train trip. Its all just beautiful and we even get a few more true final bosses for battle hungry players like myself. After competing the side quest the hot springs also double as great training grounds, you can battle Yo-Kai up to level frigging 99 to solve all of your grinding problems. You can also now travel to the Sengoku Period of Japan after clearing Whisper's origin story, which I'm also glad give free experience as a great way to give players a nice welcome back gift. And despite that these dungeons afterword only carry a few rare Yo-Kai challenges and high leveled common Yo-Kai their still really fun to explore. I'm getting some Inazuma 11 GO Chrono Stones vibes here. I'm just love when these games embrace their Japanese culture, its like I'm on some incredible vacation where I also have to solve mysteries and fight demons. While some challenges feel over level making grinding a pain, it's important to take the side quests and the hot springs into account, not to mention the extra boss fights also give you a heavy amount of EXP. It's easy to get frustrated when not everything is going your way and the backtracking begins to take a toll on you. But if enough patience this game delivers greatly. Heck a simple lucky Crank-a-Kai pull can really make your day. And speaking of which, rare Yo-Kai challenges I know from experience can be really painful. I'm talking about stuff like the Demuncher challenge, you can have a team of elite Yo-Kai and befriending techniques and somehow these guys still won't befriend you. After a while, soft reseting becomes a pain...so its best to listen to the news or something informative while your waiting just to make sure you're not just wasting your time staring at a screen. Still, I would like a meter or something telling how close I am to befriending with certain Yo-Kai, I guess it adds some realism to the game since your not catching Yo-Kai your befriending them. But...its still pretty damn irritating when it takes 52 tries to get Ray' O Light a Yo-Kai that's required to complete a quest and gain the ability to change the weather, I ask myself is it really worth it to clear these luck based challenges. Everything just slows down when I have a wait a real life day to complete a quest or spend hours trying to obtain a common Yo-Kai. I say, if said Yo-Kai brings identical brothers or sisters throw them all their favorite food just to increase your chances. And if you have to wait almost a week for Draaagin to move those damn rocks, I suggest you take a break from the game all together or go complete something else while you're waiting. Just don't let those daily challenges control you. Instead trying to complete absolutely everything in this game, focus on what you can complete, like the main story. If you get lost activate some handy-dandy markers to lead the way on the mini map. You can also scan for QR codes online to get tons of free stuff. Jibanyan really stands out with his radical new Soultimate moves. I say, focus on creating an ultimate Yo-Kai team designed for intense battles against super bosses like Orcanos, Kat Kraydel, and Kabuking. Obtaining their boss medals is perhaps one the greatest accomplishments in this game. And if your a master at Yo-Kai Watch Blasters, Hinozall will still drive you crazy. To think can fight the creators of the game is already move used in plenty other games. But this is the craziest version and I absolutely love it. Jump right into this wild ride of a game and feel free to come back any time. Expand

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