<s>
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Level-5	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2016	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
and	O
Level-5	O
'	O
s	O
multi-media	O
franchise	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
and	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
military	O
commanders	O
who	O
aim	O
to	O
unify	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exploring	O
the	O
library	O
of	O
the	O
Springdale	O
Elementary	O
School	O
,	O
Jibanyan	O
,	O
Komasan	O
,	O
and	O
Usapyon	O
find	O
a	O
book	O
titled	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
are	O
teleported	O
into	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
sees	O
the	O
player	O
battling	O
enemies	O
in	O
multiple	O
different	O
areas	O
in	O
a	O
turn-based	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
actions	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alike	O
traditional	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
"	O
befriend	O
"	O
(	O
recruit	O
)	O
battled	O
Yo-kai	O
after	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crank-a-kai	O
,	O
a	O
gacha-like	O
mechanic	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
inserts	O
coins	O
to	O
receive	O
Yo-kai	O
or	O
items	O
,	O
returns	O
from	O
previous	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
chapters	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
chapter	O
typically	O
ending	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
was	O
supposedly	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
when	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
began	O
,	O
Akihiro	O
Hino	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Level-5	O
,	O
and	O
Yoichi	O
Erikawa	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
close	O
relationship	O
as	O
game	O
creators	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
talked	O
about	O
working	O
together	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
an	O
unknown	O
time	O
,	O
Erikawa	O
had	O
sent	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
Hino	O
praising	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
series	O
and	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
expand	O
into	O
multimedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hino	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
learned	O
Japanese	O
history	O
through	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
and	O
Nobunaga	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ambition	I-Application
,	O
respected	O
Erikasawa	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
him	O
his	O
history	O
teacher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Level-5	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
presentation	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Dome	O
City	O
Hall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
was	O
in	O
commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
CoroCoro	O
Comics	O
,	O
the	O
serializers	O
of	O
the	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
manga	O
,	O
published	O
an	O
announcement	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
Lawson	O
HMV	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
an	O
official	O
pencil	O
board	O
featuring	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
12-page	O
volume	O
focused	O
on	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
(	O
which	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
)	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited-time	O
event	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
:	O
Wibble	O
Wobble	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
promote	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
is	O
an	O
uptempo	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
from	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
mixed	O
with	O
rap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
bling	O
"	O
s	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
hip-hop	O
slang	O
for	O
glaring	O
,	O
which	O
Gerapper	O
,	O
the	O
namer	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
stated	O
was	O
used	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
glare	O
of	O
the	O
warlord	O
's	O
way	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akiru	O
Miyashita	O
of	O
4Gamer.net	O
called	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
"	O
interesting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
over	O
498,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
helped	O
increase	O
play	O
activity	O
from	O
younger	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
:	O
Kunitori	O
Wars	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
gameplay	O
as	O
Yo-kai	B-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
free-to-play	O
and	O
included	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
