One thing that Intelligent Systems have tried to do is iron out the rigid movement of your party members across the battlefield. The maps you will fight on aren’t overly lively or inspiring either. The highlight is the battle animations that are still stiff and artificial looking, but can be turned off. The graphics are better than Path of Radiance but only marginally so. Graphically, yes its GameCube 1.5 all the way. The combat itself is based upon a rock-paper-scissors concept which adds depth to the encounters- you’ll want to attack axe wielders with your swordsmen, but always remember to keep those swordsmen out of the range of any enemies with spears.īy now, if you hadn’t already guessed it, this is Fire Emblem by the books and as you’ve always known it- but is it a stereotypical Wii game? You will be tasked with escaping in a certain amount of turns, defeating all the baddies, capturing a certain protected point on the map and all other Fire Emblem goals you are already used to if you’ve played previous games in the franchise. Battle objectives are varied which helps prevent things becoming stale over the course of the thirty odd chapters. When you have decided who is going to carry which items and weapons into battle, then its time to move the troops out. There will be no spoilers here but if you allow yourself to get caught up in developments then you are in for quite a ride.īefore taking to each grid-like battlefield you will have the opportunity to manage your supports, buy and trade items between party members or witness conversations between characters, which, depending on their importance, will sometimes yield new items. The story is as engaging and thought provoking as ever as it continues that of Path of Radiance. This will include mages and healers, frontline attackers and a spread of the latest laguz additions from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance on the GCN, all of whom are united in their struggle against the imposing rule of Daein.

The party you start with is limited, but as each chapter passes the group will expand as more and more characters, each with their own back-story and skills, join you on your quest. From the beginning, you control a small group of rebels and freedom fighters that call themselves the Dawn Brigade. If you’ve played any Fire Emblem game before then you know exactly what’s in store for you in this latest instalment. Oh, and if you aren’t from Japan or America then you can add in the fact that games are seemingly delayed indefinitely.įire Emblem: Radiant Dawn then, a title that will be overlooked by almost everyone that’s unfamiliar with it, ticks a lot of the right boxes while still managing to falter into some of the wrong ones, too. What can be said about the Wii? There’s an unending amount of shovelware, core Nintendo games seem to be few and far between, waggle controls are tacked on wherever they can be to these GameCube 1.5 efforts and there’s nothing available that can appease neither the fabled hardcore market nor is there an RPG in sight. '… the game will draw you in and you’ll want these characters to survive to the bitter end.'

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