Fire Emblem (video game)
Fire Emblem, released in Japan as Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken (ファイアーエムブレム 烈火の剣, Faiā Emuburemu Rekka no Ken, translated as Fire Emblem: The Sword of Flame) is a tactical role-playing game for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The game was released on April 25, 2003 in Japan, November 3, 2003 in North America, February 20, 2004 in Australia, and July 16, 2004 in Europe.
It is the seventh main game (8th overall) of the Fire Emblem series, the second in the series to be released for the Game Boy Advance and the first to be released in either North America or Europe. It is the prequel to Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi, taking place twenty years before. It was the highest rated Fire Emblem game on Game Rankings with an 88.3% rating until the release of Fire Emblem Awakening a decade later.
Gameplay
Fire Emblem is a turn-based tactical role-playing game in which players move a small group of units around a square-based grid, battling their enemies in order to complete a certain predefined objective. It is reminiscent of other tactical RPGs with features such as character classes and the ability to level up.