Voltron: Defender of the Universe announced for XBLA, PSN

Vintage robot anime Voltron: Defender of the Universe is to become a downloadable game with online co-op support for up to five players, headed to XBLA and PSN and October.

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Voltron fans will get to form the eponymous giant robot with their chums this October in Voltron: Defender of the Universe, announced today by THQ. Based upon the original 1980s anime rather than the recent 'Voltron Force' cartoon, it'll hit Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network with co-op support for up to five players.

Plonked inside the robotic Lion of your choice--each having their own strengths, resistances, and elemental attacks--you'll get to battle the dastardly King Zarkon across Planet Arus. Ratcheting up the nostalgia factor, the game will be "interwoven with clips from the original animated television series."

As half the fun of Voltron is in when the Lions combine to form the colossal Voltron robot itself, Defender of the Universe will let you do just that in online co-op for up to five players. Expect arguments over who exactly will get to form the head, and who'll be relegated to unglamorous roles like the legs. It'll also support two-player offline co-op.

Due on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in October, Voltron: Defender of the Universe will cost $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points).

THQ has partnered with the folks behind Voltron, World Events Productions, to create two Voltron games. The second is remains a mystery for now, with a 2012 launch window being all we know.

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    July 19, 2011 6:00 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Voltron: Defender of the Universe announced for XBLA, PSN.

    Vintage robot anime Voltron: Defender of the Universe is to become a downloadable game with online co-op support for up to five players, headed to XBLA and PSN and October.

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      July 19, 2011 6:24 AM

      Why Voltron doesn't have a sword in game?

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        July 19, 2011 6:30 AM

        Replaced with walkie-talkie.

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      July 19, 2011 7:21 AM

      My entire childhood just called me and said it's mind was blown, and will give me two the the head and one to the chest if I don't pick this up on release day regardless of game quality.

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      July 19, 2011 7:24 AM

      Oh how I miss my childhood...

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      July 19, 2011 7:27 AM

      I hope Morality Voltron will be available for DLC.

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      July 19, 2011 8:31 AM

      Anyone remember when a bunch of Voltron toys were recalled because of hazardous paint? The replacement they sent me was the vehicle Voltron instead of the lions. I've never been quite right since.

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        July 19, 2011 8:51 AM

        Yup I had the Lion set and it was mostly metal... not crappy ass plastic. I think it was lead paint scare from China or some shit. My mother took it back and bought me a "boom box" instead lol.

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        July 19, 2011 9:53 AM

        I'm the one guy who preferred vehicle Voltron to lion Voltron.

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      July 19, 2011 9:53 AM

      The new show they re-did looks really awful. I have the originals on the DVD sets. The screenshot here looks like total ass.

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      July 19, 2011 4:59 PM

      Those are some pretty lame and completely uninspired graphics.

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