<s>
Solatorobo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
CyberConnect2	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
,	O
and	O
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
features	O
artwork	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
manga	O
artist	O
Nobuteru	O
Yūki	O
and	O
music	O
by	O
Chikayo	O
Fukuda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
steampunk	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
floating	O
sky	O
islands	O
populated	O
by	O
anthropomorphic	O
dogs	O
and	O
cats	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Caninu	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Felineko	O
"	O
respectively	O
(	O
lit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solatorobo	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
players	O
control	O
Red	O
,	O
an	O
adventurer	O
who	O
pilots	O
his	O
own	O
small	O
mecha	O
equipped	O
with	O
long	O
arms	O
that	O
can	O
grab	O
and	O
throw	O
objects	O
or	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
12	O
of	O
these	O
quests	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
PAL	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
contains	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
card	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
racing	O
mode	O
called	O
Air	O
Robo	O
GP	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solatorobo	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Shepherd	O
Republic	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
floating	O
islands	O
traversed	O
by	O
airships	O
and	O
small	O
personal	O
mechas	O
,	O
where	O
French	O
is	O
the	O
dominant	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characterized	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
alpha	O
dog	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
suffers	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
and	O
pilots	O
the	O
robotic	O
Dahak	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
his	O
primary	O
weapon	O
and	O
means	O
of	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Led	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
Shepherd	O
Caninu	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Shigenori	O
Sôya	O
)	O
,	O
his	O
associates	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Kurvaz	O
Special	O
Operations	O
Unit	O
,	O
include	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Ryōka	O
Yuzuki	O
,	O
a	O
Russian	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
Felineko	O
who	O
pilots	O
the	O
Robo	O
known	O
as	O
Tiamat	O
;	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Hiroshi	O
Tsuchida	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Kishu-Inu	O
Caninu	O
in	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
Mephisto	O
;	O
and	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Taisuke	O
Yamamoto	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
ocelot	O
Felineko	O
who	O
rides	O
the	O
OverMephisto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
assisted	O
by	O
Bruno	O
's	O
secretary	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Emi	O
Shinohara	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Collie	O
Caninu	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Satoshi	O
Katougi	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
lynx	B-Language
breed	O
Felineko	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
who	O
flies	O
the	O
Salamander	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
rival	O
of	O
Red	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
parts	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
conspiracy	O
of	O
the	O
organization	O
Kurvaz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solatorobo	B-Application
was	O
first	O
teased	O
in	O
2007	O
by	O
an	O
artwork	O
on	O
CyberConnect2	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Solarobo	B-Application
"	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
15th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
include	O
Hiroshi	O
Matsuyama	O
and	O
Takayuki	O
Isobe	O
as	O
the	O
directors	O
,	O
Nobuteru	O
Yūki	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
for	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
designer	O
,	O
Yoshitake	O
Taniguchi	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
fame	O
for	O
mecha	O
designs	O
,	O
and	O
Madhouse	O
for	O
the	O
opening	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
release	O
for	O
Europe	O
(	O
including	O
Russia	O
and	O
Turkey	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
countries	O
(	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
)	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
named	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
aired	O
100	O
commercials	O
of	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
on	O
21	O
October	O
on	O
the	O
TV	O
channel	O
Tokyo	O
MX	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
challenge	O
a	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xseed	O
Games	O
released	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Chikayo	O
Fukuda	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
wrote	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
titles	O
in	O
CyberConnect2	O
's	O
.hack	B-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solatorobo	B-Application
earned	O
mostly	O
positive	O
ratings	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
75%	O
average	O
score	O
on	O
aggregate	O
review	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
76	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
bright	O
tone	O
and	O
presentation	O
were	O
generally	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
Power	O
,	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
went	O
against	O
the	O
then-current	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
trend	O
of	O
"	O
brooding	O
teenagers	O
and	O
grim	O
space	O
marines	O
"	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
captures	O
the	O
bold	O
,	O
experimental	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
era	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
production	O
values	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solatorobo	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Story/Writing	O
,	O
Overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
for	O
"	O
Red	O
the	O
Hunter	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
23rd	O
annual	O
Nintendo	O
Power	O
awards	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
would	O
also	O
nominate	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
3DS/DS	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
during	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2011	O
"	O
awards	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
light	O
novel	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
named	O
Red	O
Data	O
Children	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Dragon	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
CyberConnect2	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
Hiroshi	O
Matsuyama	O
revealed	O
at	O
a	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
press	O
event	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
that	O
his	O
company	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
,	O
confirming	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
story	O
ready	O
despite	O
no	O
finalized	O
platform	O
or	O
release	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
phone	O
game	O
Little	B-Application
Tail	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
Red	O
Savarin	O
making	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
July	O
2014	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
characters	O
from	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
game	O
Road	O
to	O
Dragons	O
by	O
Acquire	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
proper	O
prequel	O
,	O
only	O
titled	O
Fuga	B-Application
:	I-Application
Melodies	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
teased	O
by	O
Hiroshi	O
Matsuyama	O
on	O
the	O
February	O
2018	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Vengeance	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
700	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
