With "fire emblem" system and the world famous Publisher the game giant Nintendo did the developer a very big hit, because even on the game boy advance, which boasts a long list of really good titles, there are only a few games of a high-calibre . This strategy role-playing game in the guise of fantasy that can most closely be compared to Sega's "Shining Force", boasts one to combat sophisticated to the smallest detail and game system and an absolutely flawless technical performance, resulting in the sum of course a perfect whole. Of course, this perfection was rewarded by the trade press with positive criticism and by the players with a total sale of engine stocks so that it should be no longer easy to find even a new fire emblem copy anywhere.


More announced sequels of the series in the current Nintendo consoles are the result of this development. However, we must say at this point, that "fire emblem" on the GBA is not the first part of this really very ingenious strategy RPG series but only the first part, which was released outside of Japan. Therefore, the Japanese subtitle became "Rekka no Ken," which is translated as "The Blazing Sword", with us. The first fire emblem game was already released in 1990 on the Famicom (NES). It is called "Fire Emblem - Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi", what so much as "fire emblem - the Dragon of darkness and the sword of light" means. Was followed by yet another Famicom game ("Fire Emblem Gaiden"), three Super Famicom title ("Fire Emblem - Monshou no Nazo" - > "fire emblem - the mystery of the emblem", "Fire Emblem - Seisen no Keifu"-> "fire was emblem - the genealogy of the Holy" and "Fire Emblem - Thracia 776") as well as a first part of the GBA ("Fire Emblem - Fuuin no Tsurugi" - > "fire emblem - the sword of seals"), before you finally decided not withhold this series also Western players. Thus, the first title published with us is already the seventh part of the series ("tear ring saga", not the part referred to by some as unofficially on the Play Station). This is Game Boy Advance games to a prequel to the first, mentioned above, and only in Japan appeared. Since, why you so long with the release of wonder course of "fire emblem" had hesitated in our regions? Can this explain times someone to me? These are questions we can ask again and again, but if you the current and longest release lists for Japan and the relatively short release lists for Europe with each other…

To make the acquaintance of a young woman that alias, the player with the strange career of a strategist in the vast plains of hailed an unconscious unknown right at the beginning of the game. You belong to the root of Lorca and introduces himself, after it has come again to as Lyn. Come in the conversation, it is immediately attacked by two bandits. The first subsequent battle then serves the hearing aid and may not be lost because one must follow only the clues given a. So are the Bandit Batta, called the beast, and his cronies quickly defeated. After this brief confrontation, Lyn decides to travel to go. It turns out that their parents, like most members of the nomadic tribe of the Lorca, came during a robbery of the bandits killed six months ago. She, the daughter of the late head is recognized as a woman of the survivors of the traditional people not succeeding her father, and for this reason, it must become stronger. These unfortunate circumstances, you can of course raise no objection and travels along with Lyn in the nearest large town. There, it runs as the chance it will, the two Knights Kent and Sain from Caelin in Lycia on the way. And from this meeting, the events reside. It comes out that Lyn is in fact Lyndis, and is the granddaughter of the Marquis of Caelin, whose Tochter Madelyn is blown 19 years ago with a nomad. Lyns existence is her great-uncle Lord Lundgren in the way which would be the next heir of the title of his brother, he slowly but surely after poison can be, as it turns out later but now. It is along with the two new travel companion Caelin, where Lyn hopes to save her grandfather on the perilous journey to the Castle.


At this point, I just make a cut in the short play of the storyline, as this is very large and very intertwined, so that she do not just play as a whole can be. And I would like to take this attempt here would not be. It is only said that before and after each level pretty extensive cut scenes appear, where you may follow the conversations between the individual characters. These are partly wool so that it can be much longer reading as engaged in the subsequent or previous level. The whole story of "fire emblem" is already more or less like a book. You could play as a kind of interactive fantasy book … Anyway, the game is divided into two sections first, with the first and shorter of the two Lyn and her journey to Caelin deals with. When I first "fire emblem" played, then I thought (there are even in between bonus chapter, which however must not be accepted) that after the official tenth chapter to an end, but then in this game with a new main character. Eliwood, the son of the Marquis of Pharae, makes the way to find his missing father. He fights with a rapier and distinguishes itself due to its strong sense of justice. Then Hector, Eliwoods best friend and the brother of the Marquis of Ositia in the game comes from the twelfth chapter. His gift of gab and his heavy axe of Wolf make it a very interesting and powerful character. He is the third of the three main characters, which may fall in no way in the fight, because if this should happen, you get the game over screen to see. The same thing happens also if the objective is not met. Long story short, after many passing threats comes one step by step the black Fang, a gang of misguided hero, and Nergal, the evil masterminds and troublemakers behind the black Fang, which is responsible for the disappearance of Eliwoods father and for many more war in the country, on the go. And of course come at some point even the dragons in the game, which were presented to the player in the short intro. In this part of the fire emblem, which gave the name of the series of games, is a relatively unimportant object that is required only for the young Prince's adolescence ceremony. And I will now do not reveal much more.

Each character can drop but only up to the 20th level, then at the end. However, you can carry all characters with a specific object from the 10.In a better fighting class. Then again, their level is set to 1, be improved once quite heavily, have missed a new look, and can use then Additionally a new type of weapon in the fight. To create very strong characters, you should but they carry, if they have reached the 20 level, because only in this way they can take all level rises. You should also bear in mind that you can improve not all characters, because the items needed are relatively rare. Only once, for this reason, I cannot stress that you should choose this game really only some selected favourite characters. Still, the fact that weakened units can be saved by others what however is dependent on the value of the Constitution, is interesting because light and physically weak.G. Package not a fighter in full armour on the shoulder. Logical, doesn't it? This option is still an additional tactical approach into the game, which does not occur in other me known games of this genre. A very good idea, as I find. And another thing: friendly characters such as Eliwood and Hector can even during the fighting talk to each other, which then increases the support level of their weapons. Also a nice idea.


From the technical side, there is criticism not least to this small module. Beautiful and very detailed graphics, a great anime-style and this wonderful-looking animations (these can be shutdown by the way, if you would like to quickly move forward in the game) as well as beautiful melodic music. So it's all in the green area. I cannot find a cause for criticism in this game. Also the fact that you often need to repeat some levels, can fall into the game evaluation does not adversely, because after all this depends on the approach of the player. Cautious players be faced but not too often with these issues. The great storyline, the large playful variety (only the weather conditions such as rain or snow require very different approaches) and last but not least make the absolutely best save feature, which allows the player to cancel the game anywhere (if necessary also hurry, by one just makes this game boy advance or Nintendo DS), "fire emblem" to an absolute previous flagship title. After the first issue you can try is on Hector's legend and the hard difficulty, which significantly raises the long-term motivation. If there are games that are worth 10 points, then is "fire emblem" one of them.