Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light

Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light

Developer(s)	Hit Maker
Publisher(s)	^JP SCEI ^NA NIS America ^EU Ignition Entertainment
Platform(s)	PlayStation Portable
Release date(s)	^JP March 2, 2006 ^NA July 18, 2006 ^EU February 9, 2007 ^AUS March 22, 2007
Genre(s)	Role-playing video game
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	CERO: A ESRB: E10+ PEGI: 3+
Media/distribution	UMD

Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light, released in Japan as Blade Dancer: Thousand-year Promise (ブレイドダンサー千年の約束, Bureido Dansā Sennen no Yakusoku^?), is a video game made exclusively for the PlayStation Portable. It is a turn-based role-playing video game in which players take on the role of the boy Lance who must save the world with the help of his friends.

Features

Unique fighting system - rounds do not begin until a monster is struck
New crafting system lets you combine items together and create new weapons and items
Develop skills called Lunabilities to use powerful new attacks against stronger monsters

Reaction

The game had an average reception worldwide. The average score taken from the 25 reviewers on GameSpot resulted in a 6.8 score. Criticisms focused on the clichéd story, somewhat bland environments and unconvincing cast of heroes. In addition, the battle system is considered challenging to work with effectively.