News
Solatorobo Red the Hunter for Nintendo DS goes Gold
Torrance, Calif. (September 9, in the year of our Lord
2011) - Fans will soon take to the skies! XSEED Games,
an independent-minded publisher, is pleased to announce today
that the upcoming action RPG title, Solatorobo: Red the Hunter
for the Nintendo DS handheld system has gone gold and is slated
to ship to retailers across North America on September 27, 2011.
The game will give players the option to play in English,
Spanish, and French. The first run copies of Solatorobo: Red the
Hunter will contain a bonus soundtrack CD at an MSRP of $34.99.
To help celebrate the upcoming launch, XSEED Games is launching
the official product web site,
www.solatorobo.com, which fans can access to get more
information on the game along with a host of gorgeous art and
assets.
Developed by renowned Japanese games studio CyberConnect2,
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter is the spiritual successor to the
PlayStation classic Tail Concerto, and features a vibrant anime
art style and a unique fantasy world of floating islands and
airships. Solatorobo's soundtrack is equally memorable, with
music composed by famed Japanese musician Chikayo Fukuda (.hack
series), and both the game's Opening and Ending songs were sung
by LeiN (Tomoyo Mitani and Chikayo Fukuda).
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter is set high in the clouds of the
Shepherd Republic, where two races of anthropomorphic dog- and
cat-like people live their everyday lives with the aid of robot
mechs, or Robos. The game follows the adventures of dog-like Red
Savarin, a buccaneer for hire out looking to make a quick buck.
While on a mission to retrieve some files for a client, Red
unwittingly sets in place a series of events that will lead him
to fight for the survival of the entire planet and discover his
true inner potential.
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter will be released in North America by
XSEED Games for Nintendo DS on September 27, 2011. Solatorobo:
Red the Hunter carries an ESRB E10+ rating.