Fire Embelm, Same Great Formula....Same Great Game

"Every War has Two Sides" If you were a fan of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (POR) then you will be a fan of Radiant Dawn (RD). This game follows the same great formula of Stratagy RPG. You plan out your attacks accordingly and excute them with pin point accuracy. Those new to the Fire Emblem franchise need not be daunted, they have a very in depth tutorial system that is spread out as the game is played so you don't learn everything in the first battle. RD has a new feature that I, for one, am not sure is the best of features. RD, unlike its previouse installments, allows you to save in the middle of a battle. For the newbie to the series this will be a feature I forsee them using a lot. For the veteran Fire Emblem fans, they will scoff at this and brush it aside. RD, like the rest, still adhere to, as the famouse words of Ivan Drago, "If he Dies, he Dies." Formula. Once a character is killed during the battles, he is dead and gone (unless you restart from a save point, cheater) he is gone for good. None of this typical RPG formula if they die then after the battle you just replenish there health so they are ready for the next fight. He is dead and gone, with some parting words, he disappears forever. The graphics, or more like artwork, is a step up from POR. The artwork there is wonderful and I really enjoy it. Could use some more cut scenes but Nintendo as really never been one for Cut Scenes. The con is the lack of Wii Features. Now I for one can say not all games should utilize the Wii-Mote but something would have been nice. Instead of turning it like a retro nintendo controler, could have had the point feature for the base menues would have been nice. Another con for some is the formula. Some what something new and something different and if that is what you are looking for, you will not find it in RD. The only difference is you get to see the differences of war on all parties as you play through multiple parts to the story. Well that is my review, hope you enjoy it and I am going to get back to crushing the likes of Bengion soldiers, "FFFFFRRRREEEEDDDDOOOOMMMMMM"