Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
by Nintendo
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Product Summary
Brand: NintendoRelease Date: 2006-09-08
Platform: GameCube
Model: 45496962760
Publisher: Nintendo
Product features:
- 3D battlefields where you command your knights, winged soldiers, pikemen, and skinshifters in man-to-man, turn-based combat
- New units that can learn skills and work with the new laguz fighters
- All-new magic categories and spells available for tactical use - new magic triangles and class skills
- Find special artifacts in each mission, to introduce skills to your characters
- Visit the blacksmith to create customized weapons to raise your overall speed and attack power
Video Game Reviews of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Customer Review: What on earth were the negative reviewers talking about?
Summary: 4 Stars
What are the negative reviewers talking about? This game is great! One of the one star reviewers said that, "...you never get to actually attack any of your enemies." That's not true! All that guy wanted was real time fighting. This is a strategy-RPG game, NOT a fighting game. That reviewer also said that the half the game is watching characters talk. That's also not true. This game actually most of your time spent fighting. Unless you're an expert player. Watching the characters talk is actually quite interesting if you like story-lines at all. The story behind the game will overcome the reading involved.
Another one star reviewer said, "Fire Emblem is too hyped..." What was that?! I have heard hardly any hype about this Fire Emblem, or any newer Fire Emblem. That same reviewer said that the game is nothing like any of the other strategy RPGs he had played. Well, it's not supposed to be the same, right? This reviewer says also, that the chance to lose a unit forever is not fun. No, it's not fun. But at least it makes the game challenging! And besides, you know that you've done the level correctly if none of your units die! This guy must have been insane! This guy said, "...if your units don't level up, tough. They won't survive on the battlefield." Anyone should be smart enough to know to let weaker characters finish off enemies for more experience, but let the stronger units soften them up.
Leveling up: In Fire Emblem, the enemies get stronger as you go along. So the characters have to get stronger as you go along. For this to happen, you finish off enemies or survive a battle. Once you have done that, you earn a certain amount of experience points depending on the enemy and your average strength compared to that enemies' strength. Once you gain one hundred points, you level up. This can cause a random advancement in stats. So, spread out who gets exp.
A two star reviewer who is a fan of Fire Emblem said it wasn't as good as the GBA Fire Emblems. Is a sequel EVER as good as the original? No. (Then again, there were 7 releases in Japan before we ever got one. How much are we missing out on?) :) This reviewer also stated that the story and characters weren't that good. He person is TOO used to really good story-lines and characters. Sorry for him. He also wrote that the story had too many loose ends. There's a sequel...
The three star reviewer stated too not expect a relive of FF Tactics. Once again. It's not supposed to be the same, is it?? The game is NOT based around who is stronger or has the better weapon. I can say THAT from experience. Because my little sister of 10 years of age loses if she doesn't add in strategy. However, this makes the game pretty challenging. Too challenging for the majority of gamers. I'm gonna have to let one star go.
All in all, this is one of the games that needs to be in any gamers shelf. The game is too high in quality, and has too great of a story to miss out on. Your friend in gaming,
CPU12 The Nintendo Freak
Good Luck.
Description of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance leads you into the life of a young soldier who'll become a hero, in a world filled with political unrest and class struggle. Ike is inexperienced and untested, but he'll rise to the challenges he faces while the country of Daein invades the nation of Crimea. To make things more difficult, a new race called the laguz are aiding you in battle -- but humans and laguz don't trust each other, even though they fight together. It's a difficult time, filled with obstacles and dangers. Lead your mercenaries to victory and bring them back alive, in this challenging strategy epic. Work to form a bond with other units - talk with them after each battle to gain support Use the laguz to transform into animal forms and dole out fierce attacksAll Games
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