Solid Runner
| Solid Runner | |
|---|---|
 Japanese Super Famicom box art | |
| Developer(s) | Sting Entertainment[1] |
| Publisher(s) | ASCII Corporation[1] |
| Composer(s) | Mitsuhito Tanaka[2] Toshiaki Sakoda[2] Pure Sound[2] |
| Platform(s) | Super Famicom[1] |
| Release date(s) | JP March 28, 1997[1] |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Solid Runner (ソリッドランナー)[3] is a 1997 turn-based role-playing video game developed by Sting Entertainment and published by ASCII Corporation for the Super Famicom. The game was released exclusively in Japan on March 28, 1997, late in the console's life span.
The game takes place in a town known as Solid City, which despite being technologically advanced, is overrun with crime.[4] Very few people dare to challenge the control of the underground mafias and street gangs that threaten the city.[4] While the game has a continuous plot, players are urged to complete individual missions.[4]
Gameplay
Criminals are fought in random encounters in various sections of the city.[4] Healing items are used to fix the attack robot and can be bought at a special warehouse. The player must go to the correct district for crime fighting action and the game refuses to send the player to the district that he isn't authorized to be in. The combat is handled from a third-person perspective in which the player must select commands (using buttons and not a menu screen) for his turn in an attempt to defeat the enemy's mech.[5]
All dialogue in the game is in Japanese; literacy in the language is required. The game takes place in a top-down perspective for the overworld. From there, the player can talk to NPCs and explore.
Plot
Characters
Shuu: A detective in Metal City. He is engaged to the daughter of the Shadow Dragon organization's leader, Eileen. Despite his job, he still has to pinch pennies to keep his combat mech in working condition.
Ion: A girl who ends up as Shuu's partner. She eventually becomes something of a love interest.
Eileen: The daughter of the Shadow Dragon Organization's leader. She is engaged to Shuu (the main character).
Development
Translation
While there is no official English translation for Solid Runner, there is a translation currently being undertaken by AeonGenesis, although at this time it appears the project has been put on hold.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Soundtrack Information". SNESmusic.org.
- ↑ "Japanese title". JSNES. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Release information". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ↑ Kurt Kalata; Neo Rasa. "Hardcore Gaming 101: Sting RPGs". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ↑ "project "Solid Runner"". aeon genesis. Retrieved 2011-10-08.