Here's the lowdown on all the PSP releases for this week, beginning July 17th. This list includes both UMD movies and UMD games. UMD movies you say? Yes, despite UMD movies coming off the shelves of most popular stores, somebody was still foolhardy enough to release a UMD movie title this week. Check them out:

UMD Game releases:

• Blade Dancer
• Miami Vice
• NCAA Football 07
• Stacked
• Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth

UMD Movie releases:

• Road House

Both Stacked and Miami Vice get my vote for this week. The images and gameplay shown in previous screenshots and press releases amaze me, and both would be a good buy in my opinion. However, Road House on UMD Movie? If you can find it in a bargain bin of some store which is getting rid of it' UMD Movie collection that's probably been there since the PSP was released, then go ahead. Otherwise, buy the DVD.

Ignition has released a slew of screenshots of Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light, a new PSP-exclusive role-playing game set in a fantasy world. Players take up the role of Lance, an aspiring adventurer, and travel to a mysterious island where they must uncover a forgotten past and hold the key to the fate of the world. Blade Dancer will feature a fully three dimensional world with real-time day/night changes, a unique battle system, hundreds of items and monsters, and even a multiplayer mode for up to 4 players.

Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light will be hitting shelves in fall.

   

   

   

 

We all know Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light by now. This game was developed by Hit Maker Co. Ltd and Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios JAPAN studio. It is a PSP exclusive 3D role playing game, which is among the first of this genre to adopt a dynamic multi-player system.

The game is set in the fantasy world of Lunadia, a place that in the distant past had seen a fierce battle rage between the Evil Demon Lord and the Guardian of Light – Blade Dancer Gerald. Evil was defeated, but the mysterious circumstances of the victory and the subsequent disappearance of the Blade Dancer had long been forgotten in the annals of history.

This is where you, as a gamer, come in. Playing as the hero Lance, a young and brave adventurer, you arrive on the Island of Foo – rumoured to be the place where the Demon Lord had been sealed. What you find here, along with the people you encounter, will re-open the past and hold the key to the fate of the world.

The game boasts of a wide array of features such as full 3D real time world (time will change from day to night), unique real time battle system, brilliant item synthesis system (over 650 items), unique monster encounter system (physically see enemies on world map), unique power sharing abilities with friendly and enemy units, and network multi player mode (for up to four players).

The game would be available by Autumn of this year and Ignition Entertainment, the publisher of Blade Dancer, is happy to announce that they are also releasing the game in the European Market. Since Autumn is still far from now, feast your eyes on some of the game's character art and its official logo.

The official trailer for Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light has just been released from NIS America. Currently being developed by Hit Maker and SCE Studios Japan, Blade Dancer is a fantasy RPG with an authentic anime style. Taking the role of Shane, you'll come across a girl named Ferris who is in dire need of your help. Blade Dancer includes fully 3D fields with a more selective random encounter system. The new Crafting System will allow you to combine items in order to make new ones, and you'll have to do a lot of experimenting to find the best recipes. The game will also support networking systems for up to four players. Blade Dancer is planned for release on July 18 in the US.

Download: [Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light Official Trailer]

Tons of new screens revealed at E3 for Blade Dancer PSP!

     
     
   

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Blade Dancer is a game about a character named Lance, who is on a quest for adventure in a land of light and dark called Lunadia.  This game features a unique combat system and even a deep crafting system. Blade Dancer has a cast of anime-styled characters, with fully animated cutscenes, 3D gameplay visuals, and network multiplayer support for up to 4 players. SCEA plans to release Blade Dancer on 7/18/06 and will retail for $39.

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Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light will be among the many games to be showcased at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this week. Details of the game's storyline and other game info have been released to give gamers an idea of what Blade Dancer will be all about.

Screenshots and info about Blade Dancers: Lineage of Light have been blogged about before, but these details can't describe how promising this game is. The story takes place in Lunadia, a magical world where both evil and good exist. The Dark Lord and his forces have come close to ruling this world because they destroy everything and everyone who got in their way.

This Dark Lord would have triumphed over humankind but for the spirited defence put up by the Blade Dancer Gerard - also known as the Guardian of Light. But this guardian disappeared when the Dark Lord's champion the Dread Knight arrived. This meant the Dark Lord was free to conquer the world of Lunadia, but then he too disappeared. And the answer to the mystery of the Dark Lord's disappearance lies in the island of Foo.

But most of the adventure and encounters with monsters will take place in an island called Galecia. Players will be cast as Lance, who sails to this far away island in search of adventure. Lance will take on challenges and quests from townsfolk that will lead him to the countryside where most of the monsters are located. Here, players only need to target monsters (or floating skulls) and make contact with them to enter combat.

Like in most RPGs, the weapons used and the player's abilities are degraded after they use them in their attacks. There are four kinds of skills (called Lunabilities) that the player can use in his attacks: group, solo, assist and heal. These can only be triggered once the player has built up enough Lunar Power in the Lunar Gauge. The weapons used could also break and become useless, and this is where the recipe and crafting system in the game kicks in.

The recipe and crafting system will allow the player to create his own items by combining different elements and placing them inside a pot. These collected items also have effects on Lance's attributes, making him intelligent, fast, or even giving him power.

Check back with us for more on this intriguing game and on all the goings-on at E3!

Blade Dancer, the PSP role-playing game from Sony Japan and Hit Maker, is already dancing on Japanese stores shelves. The game features a team of adventurers led by the warrior Lance. The vanquished Bad Guy has returned from exile and promises a double dose of trouble for all - the rise of a new demon empire. The game features "a lavish, hand-animated intro sequence" with "well-acted spoken dialogue." Although it has the classic RPG feel, Blade Dancer for PSP does sport some innovative twists not usually associated with the genre. If you want to know what these are, you have to wait for the English version due this July. The latest game trailer, however, is yours for the taking.

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