Developed by Hit Maker, who developed the Xbox action title Dino Crisis 3 for Capcom, and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, NIS America has announced Blade Dancer ~Lineage of Light~ for US release in July of this year. The Action RPG features a fully real-time battle system as well as an item synthesis system. Blade Dancer will support up to four players in wireless multiplayer. It's unknown at this point if the multiplayer is ad-hoc wireless or infrastructure (online) wireless.

"To say we are excited is an understatement. Blade Dancer has originality and depth like no other. SCE WWS JAPAN Studio, experts of the PSP system, and Hit Maker, a top-gun developer that excels in all genres but especially in RPGs, have collaborated on this project to bring a truly remarkable title," said Haru Akenaga, president of NIS America, Inc.

Blade Dancer ~Lineage of Light~ is slated for release in July of this year.