Solatorobo: Red The Hunter

Originally released in Japan by Bandai Namco Games in October 2010, an English version was released by Nintendo for Europe in July 2011 and Australia the following November, with a North American release in September 2011 by XSEED Games. Set in a steampunk fantasy world of floating sky islands populated by anthropomorphic dogs and cats, the game focuses on a canine freelance adventurer named Red Savarin who pilots a flying mecha. Red can throw enemies into one another, as well as repeatedly toss and re-throw the same enemy in a combo to deal extra damage. While 12 of these quests were only available as downloadable content in the Japanese and PAL versions, the North American release contains all of them on the game card from the start. Solatorobo takes places in the Shepherd Republic, a series of floating islands traversed by airships and small personal mechas, where French is the dominant language. The principle antagonists include members of the Kurvaz Guild, an organization that uses blackmail and intimidation to get what they want, and plan to unleash an ancient evil force called Lares. Led by the German Shepherd Caninu Bruno Dondurma[k 5] , his associates, known as the Kurvaz Special Operations Unit, include Opéra Kranz[k 6] , a Kishu-Inu Caninu in command of the Mephisto; and Calua Napage[k 8] , an ocelot Felineko who rides the OverMephisto. They are assisted by Bruno's secretary Merveille Million[k 9] , a Collie Caninu, as well as Béluga Damiens[k 10] , a lynx breed Felineko bounty hunter who flies the Salamander and becomes a rival of Red's. In the game's second course, Red and the others encounter a new organization called Hybrids, composed of both Blanc[k 11] , a Male human hybrid who rides the Srvara and Nero[k 12] , a Female Human hybrid who pilots the Zairita.