Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (2008)

Developer

Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 2, Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Systems

Publisher

Nintendo

Platforms

Wii U, Nintendo DS

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical

Rating

3.7 of 5, 65 player ratings

Main story

about 20 hours

Completionist

about 50 hours

Where to get it

Nintendo eShop

How it feels

Classic Fire Emblem strategy returns with permanent death and deep tactical grid combat in a sweeping fantasy war epic.

strategicdarkclassicturn-basedfantasytacticalchallenging

About

A reinvention of the original NES titles with revamped graphics and intuitive touch control, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon will finally introduce longtime fans to the stories that gave birth to the series nearly 20 years ago in Japan, while introducing the Fire Emblem franchise to a broader audience of strategy and chess fans. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon also reveals the back story of Marth, the original lead character in the Fire Emblem series introduced and made popular in North America by the Super Smash Bros. series of fighting games.

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