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The Nintendo DS will get at <em>least</em> one more grand adventure, in CyberConnect2's <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/solatorobo-red-the-hunter"><em>Solatorobo: Red the Hunter</em></a>. The action-adventure game about a treasure-hunting dog man and his hulking robot vehicle will be released in North America on September 27, eleven months after its Japanese release. The first print run will include a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/solatorobo-ships-with-soundtrack/">soundtrack</a>. On CD, we mean. Every copy will have sound.<br />
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While you wait for September to just <em>end</em> already so you can check it out, take a minute to watch the new trailer. It's heavy on combat -- an aspect of the game that shows a lot of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/pick-up-info-on-solatorobos-combat-with-these-videos/">variety</a>.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/09/hunt-down-solatorobo-red-the-hunter-starting-september-27/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hunt down Solatorobo: Red the Hunter starting September 27</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/09/hunt-down-solatorobo-red-the-hunter-starting-september-27/">Hunt down Solatorobo: Red the Hunter starting September 27</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/09/hunt-down-solatorobo-red-the-hunter-starting-september-27/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20038852/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/09/hunt-down-solatorobo-red-the-hunter-starting-september-27/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cyberconnect2</category><category>ds</category><category>nintendo</category><category>release-date</category><category>solarobo</category><category>solatorobo</category><category>solatorobo-red-the-hunter</category><category>xseed-games</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pick up info on Solatorobo's combat with these videos]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/pick-up-info-on-solatorobos-combat-with-these-videos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/pick-up-info-on-solatorobos-combat-with-these-videos/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/pick-up-info-on-solatorobos-combat-with-these-videos/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center>
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We've talked about <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/solarobo"><em>Solatorobo: Red the Hunter</em></a>, but we haven't seen much of how the game works. In these videos (one above, two after the break) you can actually see for yourself what the combat is like, including the basic action of picking up and throwing enemies, and even a shooting match with a pirate airship.<br />
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In this gameplay footage, you'll also see that the camera is sufficiently zoomed out for you to ignore that your character is a dog-man. That's helpful.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-combat/">Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (Combat)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-combat/#4417381"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/20-1314977780_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-combat/#4417382"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/31-1314977783_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-combat/#4417383"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/35-1314977783_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-combat/#4417384"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/throw-enemy1-1314977783_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-combat/#4417385"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/throw-enemy2-1314977784_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/pick-up-info-on-solatorobos-combat-with-these-videos/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Pick up info on Solatorobo's combat with these videos</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/pick-up-info-on-solatorobos-combat-with-these-videos/">Pick up info on Solatorobo's combat with these videos</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/pick-up-info-on-solatorobos-combat-with-these-videos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20034031/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/pick-up-info-on-solatorobos-combat-with-these-videos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cyberconnect2</category><category>ds</category><category>nintendo</category><category>solarobo</category><category>solatorobo</category><category>solatorobo-red-the-hunter</category><category>xseed</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solatorobo ships with soundtrack]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/solatorobo-ships-with-soundtrack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/solatorobo-ships-with-soundtrack/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/solatorobo-ships-with-soundtrack/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center>
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<a href="http://joystiq.com/game/solatorobo-red-the-hunter"><em>Solatorobo: Red The Hunter</em></a>, now the best shot at a light-hearted, island-based treasure hunting adventure (with<em> Mega Man Legends 3</em> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/18/mega-man-legends-3-project-canceled/">gone</a>), will come with a nice bonus if you purchase one of the first-run copies: a soundtrack. In a distinctly Atlus-like move, XSEED is bundling a 24-track soundtrack CD with the initial shipment of the DS game.<br />
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XSEED also shared some new images of the beautiful floating-island locations in CyberConnect2's game, along with a couple of in-game screenshots. What lovely places to instruct a walking robot to pick up and throw every single available piece of scenery.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-locations-and-characters/">Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (Locations and Characters)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-locations-and-characters/#4354543"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/solatorbo1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-locations-and-characters/#4354544"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/solatorbo2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-locations-and-characters/#4354545"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/solatorbo3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-locations-and-characters/#4354546"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/solatorbo4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-locations-and-characters/#4354547"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/solatorbo5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/solatorobo-ships-with-soundtrack/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Solatorobo ships with soundtrack</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/solatorobo-ships-with-soundtrack/">Solatorobo ships with soundtrack</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/solatorobo-ships-with-soundtrack/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20013429/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/solatorobo-ships-with-soundtrack/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cyberconnect2</category><category>ds</category><category>nintendo</category><category>solarobo</category><category>solatorobo</category><category>solatorobo-red-the-hunter</category><category>soundtrack</category><category>xseed</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solatorobo: Red the Hunter flies to North America, published by XSEED]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-flies-to-north-america-published-by/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-flies-to-north-america-published-by/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-flies-to-north-america-published-by/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center>
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Namco Bandai published CyberConnect2's DS action-RPG, <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/solarobo">Solatorobo: Red the Hunter</a>,</em> in Japan. Nintendo itself picked the game up for Europe and now, <em>finally</em>, XSEED has announced that it'll bring the game to North America this fall.<br />
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The <em>Tail Concerto</em>-esque <em>Solatorobo</em> stars Red Savarin, a dog-man with a walking robot that he uses to explore a series of floating islands. His quest starts as a treasure hunt, but ends up tangled in bigger events (as all RPG undertakings are destined to). Luckily, it all leads to plenty of opportunities for that robot to pick up and throw heavy objects and enemies.<br />
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Check out a trailer after the break and try not to focus on the fact that the game stars anthropomorphic animals.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-ds/">Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (DS)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-ds/#4249906"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/solatorobo3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-ds/#4249907"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/solatorobo6_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-ds/#4249908"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/solatorobo7_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-ds/#4249909"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/solatorobo10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-ds/#4249910"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/solatorobo11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-flies-to-north-america-published-by/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Solatorobo: Red the Hunter flies to North America, published by XSEED</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-flies-to-north-america-published-by/">Solatorobo: Red the Hunter flies to North America, published by XSEED</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-flies-to-north-america-published-by/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19976053/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/solatorobo-red-the-hunter-flies-to-north-america-published-by/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cyberconnect2</category><category>ds</category><category>nintendo</category><category>solarobo</category><category>solatorobo</category><category>solatorobo-red-the-hunter</category><category>xseed</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:50:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>