Nintendo's Fire Emblem franchise may be relatively new for North American gamers, but RPG fanatics in Japan have had access to the series since the 1980s and the Famicom console. The original title was finally brought to North American gamers last year with Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon for the Nintendo DS, but the game's sequel is also set to be remade, as Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu (which translates to Mystery of the Emblem: Hero of Light and Shadow) will be remade onto the handheld as well.
Developed, yet again, by series creator Intelligent Systems, Mystery of the Emblem is a remake of the 1994 Super Famicom title, which in itself was a remake of Shadow Dragon, together with an entirely new game on top of it. Presumably, since Shadow Dragon has been recently remade, Mystery will only include the sequel.
More after the cut.
Great Caesar's ghost! Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon is coming out next week? Where does the time go?
I do like Fire Emblem, yet at the same time, I've yet to finish one... I still have Sacred Stones to finish, and I need to get my own copy of Radiant Dawn... and I haven't even been able to get a copy of Path of Radiance yet.
In fact, I think most of my Fire Emblem experience comes from using Ike, Roy, and Marth in Super Smash Bros. games, not to take anything away from their native series. And in case anyone has forgotten, next week's Shadow Dragon release is a remake of the original Famicom title in which Marth first appeared.
So if you've ever shied away from the Fire Emblem titles because your favorite Smasher was absent, now's the time to check it out. Or rather, next week will be. In the meantime, we've added more images to our gallery for your viewing pleasure.
Coming in the first half of 2009 to the North American Nintendo DS will be Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, the remake of the original Famicom Fire Emblem title of which we've been hearing so much (and yet, so little) for the past several months. Of course, the US never received Marth's (of Smash Bros. fame) inaugural battle, so it should still be fairly fresh for most US players.
Naturally, the DS version sees a graphical and musical facelift, including new portraits as well as new battle animations. In addition, there will be four all-new prologue chapters, along with six modes of difficulty.
And taking further advantage of the Nintendo DS' capabilities will be wireless options, and plenty of them: Not only can you battle with friends wirelessly (is that even a selling point anymore? The wireless part, I mean?), but you can also initiate a voice chat with them.
Finally, there's an online shop loaded with features, and an interesting new feature allows one to "loan" another player one's own battle units; however, in doing so, the original player still retains use of them. Everybody wins.
We gave you the details on Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon earlier today and now we have some brand new screenshots for you to drool over.
Warning: Old school awesomeness may cause head to explode.
Yesterday, we brought you 12 teasingly tantalizing screens of the new Fire Emblem game for the Nintendo DS; today, we have videos of the game's intro and prologue gameplay.
See the prologue gameplay after the cut.
There's been no US or Europe announcements yet, but the commercials for Fire Emblem DS have begun rolling out in Japan.
Check after the cut for another, completely different trailer.
In other news from Japan, Fire Emblem for the Nintendo DS has gained a Japanese title, which translates roughly into "Fire Emblem: New Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light," and will be available in Japan for the sum of 4,800 yen on August 7th.
The game, which is an updated remake of the original Famicom Fire Emblem, will also feature a first for the series in the form of online play. Intelligent Systems will enable the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to allow players to compete in online battles, whereupon you will create a team of five units, using those you've built up in the single player mode. From there, you will engage the enemy on maps specifically designed for multiplayer.
So far, there is no release date announced for the US of A or Europe, but hopefully that will change come E3.
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