Osomatsu-san Hesokuri Wars~Battle of the NEETs~

Osomatsu-san Hesokuri Wars~Battle of the NEETs~ is the official video game of the comedy anime series Osomatsu-san おそ松さん. The casual mobile game features simple-to-play controls and bright visuals that are just as appealing as the show. Players create a team of six members, each with their own attack method, personality, and aesthetic style, but with varying points required to unlock them and actually use them on the battlefield.

The sextuplets head out with their friends to defeat enemies and steal everyone’s secret stash of cash! With over 2 million downloads in Japan alone, Battle of the NEETs is a beloved classic full of gags, over-the-top action, and fast-paced battles!.

Approach

For this project, our team was responsible for the localization of the mobile game into English, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese, as it was only available in Japanese upon initial release. One challenging aspect of our localization process was that Battle of the NEETs also had a server-side for the creators to save the game’s progress, user data, and map data. This meant that we had to change both the client and server-side accordingly.

Our approach included setting up separate servers and builds for each language. To add a higher level of optimization and monetization into this complex task, I was able to integrate plug-ins. The localization project was very successful. After releasing the different versions on the AppStore and Google Play Store, I was kept on the team for long-term development. I continue to work on additional features and do the necessary server and client maintenance toOsomatsu-san Hesokuri Wars~Battle of the NEETs~.