Fire Emblem

This is a good game. It's like chess, but a bit simpler & more interesting. Unfortunately the copy I bought was faulty, could not save game. Seller was very good about refunding purchase price & shipping charges so A+ there.

Great game, if you like strategy if you don't, then this probably isnt 4 you.

Nintendo is known 4 it's trademark series such as the Mario, Legend of Zelda, Kirby, Starfox, Metroid & other series. Fire Emblem has been with Nintendo 4 a while, but only in Japan. Only since the release of Super Smash Brothers Melee have fans been introduced 2 Fire Emblem characters. Now, with the attention Fire Emblem recieves in the United States, Nintendo has put handheld gamers in the loop by releasing the 7th installment of the series 4 Japan & the US. Fire Emblem 7 is actually a prequel 2 Fire Emblem 6 (which was released in Japan & featured the Super Smash Brothers Character, Roy). Fire Emblem 7 is a military tactics game where you command your select army on mission such as defeating a general or surviving days on onslaught. Each character that you command assumes a role, such as fighters, warriors, monks, mages, clerics & other types of classes. The graphics & animation 4 each character are done very well. The music is superb (some of which has been remixed in the Wii game Super Smash Brothers Brawl). The plot will have you going from start 2 finish & with the difficulty high, you will be busy with this game 4 a while. It is a Nintendo classic series & this installment lives up 2 the expectation of the series.

I'm not done with it yet, but the storyline is really catchy & interesting.I like it. However, I didn't know that this was more of a strategy game than role-playing, so that part caught me off guard. If you like strategy games, then this is 4 you. If you aren't so big on them, but you still like some adventure, you might like this. If you hate strategy games, then steer clear of this.

I got a DS & since it's compatible with GBA games I decided 2 play some of the best rated GBA games on it too. I played Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (Similar game but more war based rather than rpg) & enjoyed it.

Fire Emblem was released in 2003 so I expected the graphics 2 be a bit dated, but they aren't that bad 4 a small screen. Overall, the gameplay & story was excellent. Lot's of characters, lots of plot twists, & enough strategy. I loved that if you 'lost' a character in battle that you no longer got 2 use them. There are optional side quests/plots, which I skipped the first time around. I definitely enjoyed this game enough 2 play it again 2 catch more of the plot details & play the side quests. It's that good. I also got the second installment 4 the GBA & the 3rd 4 the Game Cube. After I finish those, I definitely plan on playing the newest one on the Wii.

I also liked that the chapters/missions were not so hard that you had 2 play them over & over 2 finish & move onto the next part of the game/story. At times it seemed easy, & it would have been nice 2 be able 2 turn the difficulty up...but at the same time it wasn't so easy that it wasn't fun.

Anyhow, I would strongly recommend this game if you like Advance Wars, Final Fantasy, Jeanne D'arc on the PSP, & others that are similar in style).

-- Added later: Upon finishing this game, you find that more is unlocked. For example, you can go through parts with other lead characters 2 get more insight from their perspective. Going through 2 unlock other characters...etc...this game has more replay value than I originally thought & I thought it had good replay value 2 start with.

Shortly after their journey begins, Lin must confront an unexpected destiny. She learns she is heir 2 the throne of the neighboring Rikea & becomes entangled in the struggle 4 succession. Once this news is known, knights come 2 serve her while assassins come 2 take her life. Being a well-schooled military strategist, the traveler she rescued reciprocates by coming 2 her aid & vowing 2 return her safely 2 Rikea, her grandfather's homeland.