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Yo-Jin-Bo: The Bodyguards

Yo-Jin-Bo: The Bodyguards is a Japanese visual novel produced by Two-Five.

29 July 2005

Yo-Jin-Bo: The Bodyguards is a visual novel developed by TWOFIVE STUDIO, released 29 July 2005 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Yo-Jin-Bo: The Bodyguards is

Yo-Jin-Bo: The Bodyguards is a visual novel game developed by TWOFIVE STUDIO and released in 2005. It was published by Hirameki. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story focuses on Sayori, a modern-day school girl with an interest in history. She joins her history club in an excavation, and discovers an old Jade pendant buried in the mud and takes it home with her. That night, the pendant comes to life, glowing a weird green and putting Sayori in touch with the ghost of a princess named Hatsuhime, who used to live in the castle that the club was excavating.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are comedy, historical and romance.

What it launched against

Yo-Jin-Bo: The Bodyguards launched on 29 July 2005, within three weeks of Dungeon Siege 2, Dungeon Siege II, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9.

Released around the same time: Dungeon Siege 2, Dungeon Siege II, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Yo-Jin-Bo: The Bodyguards come out?
Yo-Jin-Bo: The Bodyguards was released on 29 July 2005 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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