<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Prope	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
development	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Rodea	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
went	O
unreleased	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
until	O
it	O
finally	O
saw	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
a	O
subsequent	O
worldwide	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
that	O
platform	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rodea	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
gameplay	O
differs	O
noticeably	O
between	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
controls	O
involve	O
aiming	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
at	O
solid	O
objects	O
and	O
pressing	O
the	O
B	O
button	O
to	O
have	O
Rodea	O
fly	O
in	O
parabolic	O
arcs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
uses	O
temporary	O
power-ups	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
machine	O
gun	O
,	O
to	O
enable	O
Rodea	O
to	O
overcome	O
particular	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
versions	O
 '	O
controls	O
involve	O
using	O
the	O
joystick	O
and	O
control	O
pad	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
to	O
point	O
a	O
reticle	O
on-screen	O
and	O
pressing	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
to	O
launch	O
Rodea	O
toward	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
purchasable	O
permanent	O
upgrades	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
gradually	O
improve	O
Rodea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
unique	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
is	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
a	O
fuel	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
limits	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
Rodea	O
's	O
flight	O
time	O
and	O
forces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
land	O
when	O
the	O
fuel	O
bar	O
runs	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rodea	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
started	O
with	O
an	O
allusion	O
by	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
described	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
original	O
action	O
game	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
sky.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
some	O
development	O
CVG	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
early	O
build	O
,	O
drawing	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Naka	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
...	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naka	O
revealed	O
in	O
2011	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
finished	O
,	O
and	O
needed	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
to	O
publish	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
potential	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
XSEED	O
Games	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
localizing	O
Rodea	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
president	O
Yoshimi	O
Yasuda	O
revealed	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
roughly	O
70%	O
finished	O
,	O
while	O
reiterating	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
not	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
switched	O
platforms	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Spring	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Prope	O
would	O
finally	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
bonus	O
that	O
would	O
come	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
during	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
's	O
initial	O
print	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rodea	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
Rodea	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rodea	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
having	O
scores	O
of	O
46/100	O
and	O
45/100	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
panning	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
controls	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
have	O
been	O
sparse	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
limited	O
availability	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
positive	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cubed3	O
's	O
Albert	O
Lichi	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7/10	O
and	O
thus	O
awarded	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
Bronze	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
stating	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
does	O
not	O
quite	O
reach	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
levels	O
of	O
visual	O
fidelity	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
not	O
having	O
"	O
ugly	O
visuals	O
,	O
unyielding	O
frame-rate	O
and	O
a	O
nightmarish	O
control	O
scheme	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
do	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
's	O
project	O
justice	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
complimented	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
a	O
temporary	O
power-up	O
system	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
permanent	O
upgrade	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
system	O
resulting	O
in	O
players	O
having	O
Rodea	O
function	O
at	O
his	O
fullest	O
immediately	O
and	O
thus	O
avoiding	O
any	O
grinding	B-Application
that	O
the	O
latter	O
system	O
would	O
involve	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
upgrade	O
Rodea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NF	O
Magazine	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
8/10	O
and	O
stated	O
strong	O
support	O
for	O
it	O
over	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
people	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
"	O
Buy	O
Rodea	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
toss	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
disc	O
into	O
a	O
nearby	O
sewage	O
canal	O
,	O
pop	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
disc	O
into	O
your	O
machine	O
and	O
let	O
'	O
er	O
spin	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vandal	O
Online	O
's	O
Jorge	O
Cano	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
7.5/10	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
feels	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
outdated	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
is	O
interesting	O
and	O
fun	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
know	O
the	O
game	O
they	O
're	O
buying	O
"	O
while	O
also	O
reiterating	O
support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
by	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
clearly	O
is	O
the	O
'	O
good	O
one	O
 '	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
versions	O
have	O
been	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
30/40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Chris	O
Carter	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
really	O
hits	O
that	O
sweet	O
spot	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
evoking	O
the	O
wonder	O
of	O
flight	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
troubled	O
developmental	O
process	O
is	O
tangible	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
's	O
Ben	O
Bertoli	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
6/10	O
and	O
echoed	O
a	O
similar	O
statement	O
,	O
summarizing	O
"	O
The	O
Sky	O
Soldier	O
is	O
an	O
interesting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Spain	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
a	O
4/10	O
,	O
panning	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
and	O
graphics	O
while	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
Rodea	O
arrives	O
15	O
years	O
late	O
with	O
poor	O
controls	O
and	O
even	O
poorer	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
