1UP Review: Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn: Is one of the best strategy games you'll find on any console

Not many people know (or seem to care), but one of Nintendo's best franchises doesn't involve plumbers, Elves, or saucy bounty hunters. It does, however, require you to use your brain...a lot (and no, it isn't Brain Age).

[DeckUKold]

Beaten by 30 secs snoop luck

[snoop_dizzle]

oh i didn't know that. Sorry man.

[Maestro]

An unhyped game owned Ratchet & Clank Future! PSTards am cry.

[beoulve]

i am so getting a wii now. I think the time is almost right to justify a wii purchase.

Maestro, you miss out a good game, your lost.

[Shaka2K6]

Remenber path of radiance on game flop? horrible game waste of time and money. review is way to high but expected its a nintendo game.

[DeckUKold]

U are a comedian seriously u make me laugh at EVERY SINGLE THING

[Rooftrellen]

I remember every FE game that came to America.

I liked them all.

Heck, I'm playing the one on GBA though again right now...finally getting around to picking up the last few support conversations.

Great series, really great.

[cooke15]

Hey Deka maybe he's just faking to make us laugh :)

[TheFireTruck]

Yes I remember Path of Radiance. Especially how it is my favorite game and how I've played through it 3 times waiting for this game to come out. But despite my personal experience, your articulate comment has made me realize what a terrible game this must be.

[jinn]

too much sugar for 1up

[UltramanJ]

While I haven't played the latest FE, I did play through Path of Radiance as well as the first US GBA release. I found them to require very little strategy other than taking care not to let any of your characters die. Advance Wars requires far more thought and planning, and is easily the superior Nintendo published strategy series.

[Rooftrellen]

They take different kinds of strategy. Both are great, though.

FE is more of a single player experiance, and, as such, the strategy can be more not losing than trying to win, while AW is at its best against other people, which makes it mroe about winning (or, as I play with Jess, not losing, but most people don't do that).

There are more options with AW, but, with FE, your options are never set in stone. You would never win an air battle with Drake, when your facing Eagle, but your swords have a chance against anyone's magic.

[snoop_dizzle]

maybe i will try this when i get a wii.

[DeckUKold]

how good is FE story i know the reviews are good but it sounds like the story ain't mention in reviews so someone tell me if FE is worth it

[cooke15]

Ok.. im seriously going to be broke

[FelicityOldGamer]

I am BROKE!

I am a Wii just 1 month, and a I have 30 games... games. Some: Resident Evil 4, Paper Mario, Guitar Hero 3, Manhunt 2, Fire Emblem, Bleach, Zelda... Oh my God! I have to buy, Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles, Nights, Battalion Wars 2...

I AM BROKE!!!! hehehhee... And some people says the Wii doesnt have good games! hehehhee

[Shaka2K6]

Yeah i agree AW is more decent then fire emflop they are different games though.
path of radiance was on game cube and the sacred stone was on gba, but the storys was boring and the gameplay mehhhhhh what a waste of time and money!!!! only nintendo fanboys get hyped over this now.

[ItsDubC]

Why do I feel like Shaka doesn't know that Advance Wars is also a Nintendo franchise?

[--Onilink--]

the story in all fire emblem games is always great, and also great characters. I really think this game is amazing in every aspect, how else would it be able to score the way it has(maybe a little exagerated in 1UP, but an 8.0 on IGN) with the same graphics as the gcn game, and no wiimote use at all. Any other game with decent story and gameplay would get a 4.0 with these kind of flaws, but if it managed to get these scores, then it must be really good. Not to forget thats 50+ hours, and INCREDIBLY adictive. A must-have game for wii(unless u really hate strategy games)