Japanese game developer Gust began streaming a 12-minute gameplay video for its Ar no Surge ~Umareizuru Hoshi e Inoru Uta~ PlayStation 3 role-playing game on Saturday. The video shows the game's battle system and the ability to dive into girls similar to Ar Tonelico . It also ends with a bonus dance sequence.

Ar no Surge will have ties with Gust's earlier Ar Tonelico RPGs. Ar no Surge director Akira Tsuchiya also worked on Ar Tonelico , and administrator Shurelia from the first Ar Tonelico PlayStation 2 game, 2006's Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia (Aru toneriko: Sekai no Owari de Utai Tsudzukeru Shōjo) , will play a major role in Ar no Surge's story.

The game will also have ties with the first Surge Concerto game, Ciel Nosurge ~Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Shi~ . Akiko Shikata, Haruka Shimotsuki, Noriko Mitose, Yoshino Nanjou, and Origa are contributing music to the new game.

Gust will release Ar no Surge ~Umareizuru Hoshi e Inoru Shi~ in Japan on March 6. The regular edition will retail for 7,140 yen (about US$68), the "Agent Pack" special edition will retail for 10,290 yen (US$98), and a download edition will retail for 6,300 yen (US$60).

The Ar Tonelico game inspired the original video anime project of the same name. NIS America released the Ar Tonelico games in North America.

[Via Gematsu]