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developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the MSX. The player pilots the starship "Caesar", travelling through space stations occupied by powerful supercomputers known as "Starbrains" who threaten the galactic empire. ''Star Soldier'' greatly resembles the earlier arcade game ''

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''. Mobile versions were released on January 26, 2001, in Japan as ''Star Soldier Special+'' in 2004, ''Star Soldier SP Arcade'' in 2005 and in 2008, they're also released for Palm OS on November 2001 in Japan and iOS on January 4, 2012 in United States. ''Star Soldier'' has spawned numerous sequels, starting with '' Super Star Soldier'' on the

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. It was ported to the

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in 2004 in Japan as part of the Famicom Mini series, and to the Wii's

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in the Japanese and North American regions in July 2007. An enhanced remake of the game was released on PlayStation Portable only in Japan in 2005. ''Star Soldier'' was re-released by

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on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on November 14, 2012 in Japan, August 15, 2013 in PAL Version and September 24, 2013 in North America, and the iOS Version, titled on June 20, 2013 in Japan.

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