Medarot 8

Medarot 8 メダロット8
Genre	RPG
Platform	Nintendo 3DS
Developer	Delta Arts
Publisher	Rocket Company
Release Date	JP: August 28, 2014

Medarot 8 is the eighth main installment in the Medarot series, released on August 28, 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS.

The game features a new cast of characters and over 200 Medarots to collect. Like previous games, it was released in Kabuto and Kuwagata versions where the player starts with Metabee or Rokusho, respectively.

The story follows a new protagonist named Salt and his adventures as part of the Laurel Detective Agency, which investigates Medarot-related crimes.

Battle system changes

The battle system has undergone several major changes in Medarot 8:

• The players now choose which Medarot to target when attacking or using a support action.
• When attacked, the player can choose which part to defend/evade with, giving them control over which parts are destroyed first.
• The team's leader Medarot is not revealed until their head part has been damaged.
• The mechanics for existing attacks/actions have been changed.

Characters

The cast of Medarot 8

Main

• Salt - The protagonist. A rooke detective who joined the Laurel Detective Agency as a tribute to his late father.
  • Metabee / Rokusho
• Anise - Salt's supervisor at Laurel. A calm and analytical girl.
  • Noel
• Sage - Part of a trio with Salt and Anise. Lacking in deduction skills compared to his peers, but a physically strong and reliable friend.
  • Greed

Laurel Detective Agency

• Laurel - A renowned detective know for his crime-solving skills, Robattle talents, and good looks.
• Mary - Laurel's former secretary who still holds feelings for him.

Thieves

• Phantom Thief Jill - A master thief infamous for a string of art and jewel thefts prior to the start of the story.
  • Yata-Crow
• Pasilla - A stoic and flirtly catlike cyborg capable of surprising physical feats.
  • Fearlessness
• Cayenne - A confident and aloof thief who has the power to read minds.
  • Katakata Mawaru
• Trinidad - A muscular and brutish thief skilled at laying traps.
  • Infinitis

RoboRobo Gang

• Cresson - An up-and-coming executive within the RoboRobo Gang, who joined the group due to being disastified with her salary as a Medarot researcher.
  • Swallowtail
• Taisan - The somewhat inept leader of the RoboRobo Gang.
  • Death Providence

Select Corps

• Oregano - An old police captain who puts solving the case over his personal pride.
  • Bone Cracker
  • Megavex
• Erica - A new Select Corps recruit not happy with the arrangement between the Select Corps and the Laurel Detective Agency
  • Little Lacy / Chapero Rouge

Others

• Chicory - An information broker with the ability to show up in the most unlikely of places.
  • Blazermate
• Mint - A girl who resides in Aurora Falls and know of the location of the Polar Ice Tree.

Continuity and Placement

The game takes place some time after Medarot DS/7 and Dual. According to an interview in a magazine that Salt can find in a library, the leaders of the RoboRobo Gang from Medarot 2 are already retired.

Fan-made Medarot contest

A contest for fans to create their own original Medarot (or "Ori-Meda") for Medarot 8 was held prior to the game's release on Niconico Seiga. The contest was open for 2 months and received over 2000 entries. The three grand prize winners, to be added to the game as DLC at a later date, were Haikara-Mate (a schoolgirl type), Kimengar (an oni gargoyle type), and Time Faller (a clock type). There were also 10 runners up who received prizes but did not make it into the game.

As a reward for entering, everyone who submitted a Medarot design also received an in-game password for a downloadable battle music track (Medarot 2's "Strike Enemy") and a Star Medal (otherwise unobtainable).

The password for the star medal and a theme from M2, Strike Enemy - Q5TUDXF0C4D1 and the password for a theme from M3, Beat Up - 4BGQ7WWDDNB3.

Pre-order bonus

Players who pre-ordered the game received a soundtrack CD featuring the new music tracks used in Medarot 8. The two versions received different soundtrack CDs, featuring completely different music tracks and artwork.

Box art

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  Kabuto version

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  Kuwagata version

See also

• Official website
• First info from Famitsu
• Ori-Meda contest results on Niconico Seiga
• Medarot 8 (manga)

Medarot 8 links:   Medarots - Parts - Medals - Actions - Stats - Medaforces - Medalias - Leg abilities - DLC - Characters - Locations

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Side games	Medarot Navi - Shingata Medarot - Medarot S: Unlimited Nova
Remakes	Medarot Perfect Edition - Medarot 2 Core
Action games	Metabee Shot - Medarot G - Medabots AX - Medarot Brave - Medarot Dual - Medarot Girls Mission
Collections	Medarot Classics - Medarot Classics Plus
Other games	Medarot Cardrobottle - Pocket Robottle - Robattle 3D - Medarotch