Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon reviews

Fantastic game. Turn-based strategy at its finest.
Finally a game that rewards carefull thinking and judgement.
You cant make a move without thinking it out carefully first. You are somewhat forced to do this as once you lose a character in battle, they are lost forever! This idea alone is worth the game, but its the way you a drawn to each character which makes lossing one that much more traumatising!
9/10

I first came across Fire Emblem while playing Smash Bros Melee on GameCube a few years ago. Marth was this amazing character with superb moves and a great look. Looking at his bio I discovered he was from a Japan only title I'd never heard of. Seeing it preowned in a few stores I always wanted to try it, but I didn't want to waste money on an unknown title that never really made it outside the border. What a waste of time that could have been spent organising my armies, leveling up my weapons and making agonising class choices. Yes the style of game has been done before; but Fire Emblem takes strategy to a beautiful place full of romance, fire, emotion and bloodshed. Marth and I have been close in Smash Bros, but this is Marth as he always should have been.