Sega announced today that the Phantasy Star: Zero will be hitting the US and Europe this Fall for the Nintendo DS. It was released three weeks ago in Japan.

The hack-and-slash RPG will feature both online and offline play, and a Pictochat-esque communication system. The game has over 350 weapons and 14 customizable character classes.

Full press release after the jump.

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Reporting from Japan, Famitsu’s weekly magazine has unveiled Phantasy Star Zero, a new entry in the fantasy hack-and-slash series, for the DS.

It will feature a new story and Wi-fi for cooperative multiplayer for up to four players either locally or via Nintendo Wi-fi Connection for online play. The game will let players sketch messages on the portable’s touch screen like Pictochat; these messages will pop up as speech bubbles on other players’ screens.

Phantasy Star Zero is scheduled for release in Japan this December; no North American or European releases were mentioned.