This is my first review ever, so feel free to add some criticism, as long as it is nice. also please forgive me if its bad.

Fire Emblem is an astounding game, though not the first like a lot of people thing it is. It does not star Marth (Marth being in some games, like Shadow Dragon and Heroes of Light and Darkness) But it does have a cameo of Roy, as seen in the ending. (He stars in the game Swords of Seals, though).

Anyways, a bit of Fire Emblem back story is that is was made by the people who made Advance Wars, so it feels like it. Fire Emblem (This game) is the seventh game in the series, but the first to make it out of Japan. And good thing too! This game is awesome! one of the best tactical RPGs on the system, maybe even the best! Anyways, on to the review.

Graphics-9
This game had amazing graphics for the time, and they still stand tall to this day.On the field the characters don't look like much, but when 2 people clash you can see the full action! the sprites are really nice animated, the characters and their weapons are really nice to see, it's almost like eye candy! I didn't rate it a perfect 10 because the graphics look a bit bland compared to other games, but it still has some of the best graphics of the system.

Sound-9
The sound in this game is near perfect, the music is awesome, you can hear the horses galloping, the swords hitting the target, it evens has a nice special sound when the attacks do no damage, which I didn't see much games do at the time. It has some of the best songs of the whole GBA soundtrack, But again, could still use more work.

Addictiveness-10
This game is so addicting! With growths that the game determine what stats your character levels up and with such a huge amount of characters, along with extra modes, this game would make you want to keep playing it until you unlocked everything! there is even a support count, so you can see whatever support you have unlocked, and there is even a link arena! it lets you get a team from one of the 3 save files and allow them to fight the teams of other players, even your own from other save files!

Story-10
The story is amazing, you have 3 main different characters, with each having a story to play out with. All the characters you encounter have a back story too, so they are not just bland ordinary guys/girls that join your army. Certain characters have a ending together if you get their support levels to A, which most of the time is worth it(At least for me)

Depth-9
Like is mentioned briefly in Addictiveness, this game has a lot to offer, like a ton of characters to choose from, secret characters and chapters, you can unlock a new main character after chapter 10, and you can unlock another one once you beat the game, as well as having a hard mode for the 3 of them, making for a lot of game time! Since this game has a RNG element to it, most characters will have different stats each play through, which means you might want to try different characters, or use the sames one and they will still feel different.

Difficulty-9
Now this is where the game gets interesting, the difficulty. This game has characters actually die, so once they are killed, they are gone from the game all together, with the exception of the 3 main characters, and some special ones in some chapters, which those result in a game over if they are kill. this game isn't too hard, except in Hard Mode, which is a special mode, which makes every single enemy unit in the game have better stats, though that is good for characters that start out as an enemy, because they will get a stat boost too. This game is hard, but not extremely hard,which is why I give it a 9

Overall Rating-9.6
This game is brilliant, and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys playing RPGs, even people who don't, this game might make you change your thoughts about it. Once again, one of the best game I have played in my life.