Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light

Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light
European box art
Developer(s)Hit Maker[a]
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • JP: March 2, 2006
  • NA: July 18, 2006
  • EU: February 9, 2007
  • AU: March 22, 2007
Genre(s)Role-playing video game
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light, released in Japan as Blade Dancer: Thousand-Year Promise[b], is a role-playing video game developed by Hit Maker and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in March 2006 in Japan, July 2006 in North America by NIS America and PAL territories in 2007 by Ignition Entertainment. Players take on the role of the boy Lance who must save the world with the help of his friends.

It was released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on May 16, 2023.

Gameplay

Blade Dancer is a role-playing video game. Combat is turn-based like most games in the genre, with Lance leading a party with four characters at maximum. Lunabilities are skills that can be utilized to deal high damage or debuffs to enemies. Weapons and items can be crafted by combining various items.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens and two sixes for a total of 26 out of 40.[5] Rob Fahey of Eurogamer noted that while the game's combat and crafting system was well done, he considered the game to be mediocre for its uninspired design and overuse of role-playing game clichés.

Notes

  1. ^ Additional work by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan.[1]
  2. ^ Japanese: ブレイドダンサー 千年の約束, Hepburn: Bureido Dansā Sennen no Yakusoku

References

  1. ^ "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 2007年～2006年" [List of Japan Studio works 2007–2006] (in Japanese). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  3. ^ EGM staff (August 2006). "Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 206. p. 93.
  4. ^ Fahey, Rob (March 6, 2007). "Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Gantayat, Anoop (March 10, 2006). "Gaming Life in Japan (Page 6)". IGN. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light". Game Informer. No. 160. August 2006. p. 93.
  7. ^ Tackett, Tim (August 3, 2006). "Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light Review". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Massimilla, Bethany (July 21, 2006). "Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  9. ^ VanOrd, Kevin (July 31, 2006). "GameSpy: Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light". GameSpy. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light Review". GameTrailers. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on August 4, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  11. ^ Romano, Natalie (August 1, 2006). "Blade Dancer [Lineage of Light] - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  12. ^ Castro, Juan (July 24, 2006). "Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light Review". IGN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  13. ^ "Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. August 2006. p. 81.