Robot Summoner Kite DX

Kite the Summoner Deluxe, or Robot Summoner Kite DX (ロボットサモナーカイトDX) in Japan, is an action-platform video game developed and published by Namco for the Playstation in 2000. This game was given two remakes: one for the Playstation 2 and Nintendo GameCube in 2002, and another for the Playstation Portable in 2010, titled Kite the Summoner Deluxe Plus, or Robot Summoner Kite DX+ (ロボットサモナーカイトDX). Kite the Summoner Deluxe's box art states that the game features eight games in one disc. Most of these games are platforming-oriented, while some are mini-games.

Gameplay
Kite the Summoner Deluxe sees players take on the role of Kite, who can fly, absorb enemies' energies and form Summons, becoming able to perform a wide range of attacks. A unique feature of the game is the addition of a new character named Ray, who has the ability to become any monster he touches. When Kite is in possession of a summon, he can choose to give it to Ray (controlled by a second player or AI) to transform him into a helper monster (certain Summons such as Destroyer or Rockband cannot be turned into helpers). Kite can choose to give Ray a different form, or revert his form into a Summon orb to use on himself in an emergency. Certain monsters, such as Wheelo, allow Kite to interact with them during two player play. If Ray takes too much damage, there is a short time for Kite to grant him a new power before he returns to normal until Kite creates a new one. However, if Kite takes too much damage, he will lose a life.

Gameplay takes place across seven main modes and several sub-games:

Mimicry Program
Mimicry Program is an original mode which introduces the character Ray, who enlists the help of Kite to find his creator, said to have been captured by Mr. Justin. There are three levels to be cleared before fighting Mr. Justin.

Dasher Attacks
Dasher Attacks is another original mode in which Kite must battle Dasher, a duck-like alien who challenges him to a fight. The mode comprises four levels that the player must clear before facing off against Dasher. There are also two secret areas and a mini-boss that moves across the world map.

Jet Race
Jet Race is a race type mode in which Kite must race against Mr. Justin aerially. Taking place across three levels of varying length, the winner is whoever earns the most points by the end of all three levels, with bonus points awarded for being the first to finish each race. Players can choose to race either Mr. Justin or his "ghost", which is the player's best attempt at the race, or simply race alone for the fastest time. The remakes feature multiplayer functionality.

Underground Trek
Underground Trek is a Metroidvania adventure type mode which sees Kite and his friends exploring a cave searching for treasure. Hidden throughout the game's four areas are sixty treasure chests, with a maximum score of 9999990 achievable by collecting all 60 treasures. Some of the treasures are references to other Namco games, such as the Solvalou, the Special Flag, and the Soul Edge.

Asli's Assault
Asli's Assault sees Kite attempt to destroy Asli's castle, the Modenia, before she can conquer Techno City. Each area has a time limit, which will cost Kite a life if it hits zero. It is particularly plot-based, featuring comments from the various servants of Asli. Every time you beat a round, at first Kite tries to get back on the Modenia, but when he gets on, the ship takes damage after every round beaten. At the bottom of the screen, there is a meter showing how the Modenia is doing. Bosses appear such as Twinbranch, two Genbranches, and Mechaw, a robotic bird-like machine. This culminates in fighting Asli twice, in a duel, and in a chase to escape the falling Halberd.

Galaxy's Great Promise
Galaxy's Great Promise is the largest game in the collection. As the stars around Neo-Earth are fighting, an alien named Rexx tells Kite and friends they must travel across nine different planets and restore the giant comet-robot GEMINI, who can grant any given wish. Unlike the other modes, Kite cannot create Summons out of energies he absorbs; instead, he collects "Summon Essence Deluxes". These are items with Summons on them that, once in Kite's possession, it allows the player to select them from a list of abilities and they are permanently kept throughout the entire game. The mode also features scrolling shooting sections near the end. In the end, Rexx wishes to GEMINI his "dream", to control Neo-Earth. Kite stops this by destroying GEMINI's heart, then battling Rexx in his powerful form and defeats him.

Coliseum
Coliseum is an endurance mode that challenges the player to fight every boss in the game, as well as a Blorb with high endurance, one after the other without dying once. The total boss battles include 26 bosses in 19 rounds. In between rounds is a room with five Hi-Juices, which can only be used once each, and two randomly selected pedestals which will grant the player certain Summons (the player can choose any Summon at the beginning of the game).

Sub games
Both of these modes are playable either against the computer or with two players.
 * Low=Dive: A mini-game in which the player must survive falling through an endless cylinder of traps and obstacles. Going through rings allow you to clear said obstacles.
 * Seismic Strike: Another timing based game in which the players must time a series of button presses to punch a crack in the planet, the goal being to try to make a bigger crack than their opponent.

PSP exclusive modes
The following modes are exclusive to the PSP remake, Kite the Summoner Deluxe Plus.

Revenge of the Boss
A more difficult version of Mimicry Program which sees Kite and Ray face off against Mr. Justin's new form, Behemoth Justin.

Light Witch Plus
A mode in which players control Asli as she plays through levels based on Mimicry Program, Dasher Attacks, Underground Trek, Asli's Assault and Galaxy's Great Promise. At the end of Galaxy's Great Promise, instead of fighting Rexx, players fight Orda, the strongest mage in the universe.

Ray's Monster Brawl
Similar to Coliseum mode, except players now take control of Ray's monster characters and fight a new character, Cave King Diamond.

True Coliseum
An enhanced version of Coliseum, featuring the additional bosses from the new modes including the 3 final bosses of each mode, Behemoth Justin, Cave King Diamond, Orda, and an all-new boss, Rexx Y-Mode, the villainous Rexx reincarnated.