Rodea the Sky Soldier

Rodea the Sky Soldier

Developer(s) Kadokawa Games
Prope
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Jin Hasegawa
Designer(s) Yuji Naka
Writer(s) Takumi Miyajima
Composer(s) Takayuki Nakamura
Platform(s) Nintendo 3DS
Wii
Wii U
Release date(s)
  • JP April 2, 2015
  • NA September 22, 2015
  • EU September 25, 2015
Genre(s) Flying action
Mode(s) Single-player

Rodea the Sky Soldier (ロデア・ザ・スカイソルジャー Rodea za Sukai Sorujā) is an action video game developed by Kadokawa Games and Prope for the Wii U, Wii, and Nintendo 3DS. It will launch on September 22, 2015 in the west.[1]

Development

Rodea the Sky Soldier started with an allusion by Yuji Naka in 2010, where he described "a very original action game based in the sky."[2][3] After some development CVG praised the game's early build, drawing comparisons to the game with other games developed by Naka, such as Nights into Dreams... and the Sonic franchise.[4] Naka revealed in 2011 that the Wii version of the game was finished, and needed Kadokawa Games to publish it for a potential release.[5] The same year XSEED Games expressed interest in localizing Rodea the Sky Soldier for the North American region.[6] A few years passed however without a release by Kadokawa Shoten, and Naka stated in a Polygon interview that he was unsure what was going to happen with the game.[7] Kadokawa Games president Yoshimi Yasuda revealed in a July 2013 interview that the 3DS version is roughly 70% finished, and that the game's release was not cancelled.

On May 2014, Kadokawa Games filed a trademark for "Rodea: The Sky Soldier".[8] On November 14, 2014, Kadokawa announced that the home version of the game has switched platforms from the Wii to the Wii U and that the game was now scheduled to be released in Spring 2015. It was also revealed that the originally cancelled Wii game will be an bonus in the initial print.[9][10]

In the Japanese version of the January 2015 Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Rodea the Sky Soldier would be released April 2 in Japan for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Those who pre-order or pick up first print copies of the Wii U version of Rodea the Sky Soldier will get the original unreleased Wii version as a bonus, which features the game's original controls using the Wii Remote, unsupported on the Wii U version.

The US Version is scheduled to release September 22, 2015 Published by NIS. If the Wii U standard version or limited edition is purchased off the NIS Store website, the Wii version will be included for free in the first print releases of the game.

Gameplay

For the Wii U version (and presumably the Nintendo 3DS version), gameplay consists of controlling the game's protagonist, Rodea, by drawing small arcs on the console's touch screen to curve him towards his destination.

The Wii version controls by aiming with the Wii Remote at solid objects and pressing the B button to have Rodea fly in parabolic arcs.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Brian (February 19, 2015). "Rodea: The Sky Soldier confirmed for North America and Europe, out this fall". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ Robinson, Andy (2010-10-11). "Yuji Naka Interview". Computer and Video Games. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  3. ↑ East, Thomas (2011-01-19). "Sonic creator's first 3DS game revealed". Official Nintendo Magazine. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 NGamer Staff, Thomas (2011-03-19). "Wii Preview: Rodea the Sky Soldier: Gameplay Preview - ComputerAndVideoGames.com:". ComputerAndVideoGames.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  5. ↑ Spencer (2011-09-23). "Rodea The Sky Soldier Is Complete, We’re Waiting For Kadokawa To Publish It". Siliconera. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  6. ↑ Holmes, Johnathan (2011-07-09). "XSeed keen on Earth Seeker and Rodea, less keen on 3DS -Destructoid". Destructoid. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  7. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (2012-09-20). "Yuji Naka's missing Wii game 'Rodea the Sky Soldier' still in limbo". Polygon. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  8. ↑ "Galaga Defense From Bandai Namco? Rodea: The Sky Soldier Also Re-trademarked In Japan".
  9. ↑ "Rodea: The Sky Soldier - Prope updates their page, initial Wii U run contains Wii version". Go Nintendo. November 14, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Wii U/3DS向け新作アクション「ロデア・ザ・スカイソルジャー」が，2015年春に発売決定。天空の大地を舞台にした"スカイ・アドベンチャー" - 4Gamer.net" (in Japanese).

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