CDC Games has announced that its CDC Games International business unit plans to launch Lunia Online, an MMORPG based on manga comic art, for commercial availability in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2008.

The company says Lunia Online is played like an action arcade game, allowing players to move around using arrow keys rather than a mouse, and it's also compatible with the Xbox 360 console controller. The game is played in stages like a video game also, with the player character accompanying three main characters who assign them quests.

“We are looking forward to launching Lunia Online for the U.S. market,” said Jeffrey Longoria, president of CGI. “With our planned addition of Lunia Online, we will soon have games operating in three major markets: China, Japan and the U.S. We intend to continue working aggressively to expand our commercial portfolio further this year and in 2008, as we plan to launch many exciting new games in the coming months.”