During Nintendo’s latest financial briefing, a small slide showing expected 2015 releases for the Wii U contains a game called RODEA: The Sky Soldier. Many people in the West have never heard of the game, but that’s about to change as NIS America has announced that the game will be available both digitally and at retail in the West by the end of the year. So what exactly is the game about?
According to this announcement, Rodea is a machine soldier who protects Princess Cecelia and the Kingdom of Garuda after it is invated by an army of soldiers sent by the Naga Empire over 1,000 years ago. The game is set in modern times after an inventor uncovers Rodea from a pile of junk and reactivates her. Rodea must adjust to the massive jump in time and deal with the new threat from the Naga Empire, more than 1,000 years after he protected the empire the first time.
Features:
- Touch the Sky – Complete each mission by traversing the aerial kingdom of Garuda while solving puzzles and demolishing enemies! Upgrade your flight capabilities and take full control of the air to discover secrets of the past and hints of the future.
- Delightful Tinkering – Explore each level and shatter enemies to collect Gears and Gravitons which Ion can use in her workshop to upgrade Rodea with new abilities and weapons, from upgrading his stats (such as health, attack damange, and speed) to powerful machine guns.
- Colossal Battles – Engage in battles on an epic scale as you combat the massive automatons of the Naga army. Dodge and weave in acrobatic combat as you evade the behemoths’ attacks and locate their weaknesses.
- Endless Hours of Fun – Replay your favorite levels to better your time and uncover numerous hidden objectives and items. Upgrade your gear to set new speed records and increase your score.
Now that we have confirmation that the game is headed to the West sometime this year, are you interested in checking it out? Let us know in the comments!
