Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance: Difference between revisions

| title=     Path of Radiance

| logo= [[File:FEPR logo.png|200px]]

| image=      [[File:Ba america fe09.jpg|200px]]

| caption=     North American boxart

| developer= [[Intelligent Systems]]  

| publisher=   [[Nintendo]]

| released=   {{JP}}April 20, 2005<br>{{NA}}October 17, 2005<br>{{EU}}November 4, 2005<br>{{AUS}}December 1, 2005

| rating=       {{Rating|CERO=A|ESRB=T|OFLC=M|PEGI=7+}}

| platforms=   [[Nintendo GameCube]]

| predecessor= {{FE8}}

| successor=   {{FE10}}

'''''Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance''''' (ファイアーエムブレム 蒼炎の軌跡, ''Faiā Emuburemu: Souen no Kiseki''<ref name=IGN>http://cube.ign.com/articles/508/508535p1.html</ref>, Fire Emblem: Path of the Blue Flame) is a game in the ''Fire Emblem'' series, and the first one to feature [[Ike]] as the main character. The game was released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and later a sequel, ''[[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]]'', was released on the [[Wii]]. It is the only ''[[Fire Emblem (series)|Fire Emblem]]'' game to be released on the GameCube. It was released in Japan on April 20, 2005, in North America on October 17, 2005, in Europe on November 4, 2005, and in Australia on December 1, 2005.<ref name=NinDB>http://www.nindb.net/game/fire-emblem-por.html</ref>

[[File:FEPR Ike rallies his troops.jpg|thumb|left|Ike rallying his troops to gain back [[Crimea]].]] Gaining the trust of the Apostle and gaining Begnion's forces alongside theirs, the newly named [[Lord]] Ike and his army march northward to Daein to defeat the Mad King [[Ashnard]]. Along the way they go through a snow-covered fort in which they notice [[Shinon]] working with the enemy. They proceed more through Daein and along they way are stopped as floodgates were opened and farms were destroyed. After they get through they eventually reach the Daein capital and fight [[Ena]], a servant of Ashnard's, and manage to defeat her, but she escapes as [[Nasir]] let her go, ending up in his arrest, as they realize he was the one who stole [[Lehran's Medallion]] from Mist.

[[File:FEPR Ike and the Black Knight.jpg|thumb|right|Ike facing the Black Knight.]] Continuing on they go through one of the churches dedicated to the goddess [[Ashera]] and save many of the priests there. They cross a great bridge and defeat another of one of Daein's [[Four Riders]], [[Petrine]], and manage to get into Crimea. Passing over a mighty mountain side, they meet up with [[Gallia]] reinforcements and continue on their way. They decide to attack two forts by separating Ike's army from Tibarn's, and attack the forts at the same time, but Ike had to finish the remainder in the second fort. There Ike fights the Black Knight again, and depending on how well he fights, either Ike continues with Nasir coming to the rescue and turning into his [[White Dragon (Laguz)|White Dragon]] form, defeating the Black Knight, and perishing under the ruins of the fort or Ike defeats the Black Knight and Nasir decides to join the group. Afterwhich, by Ena's word, they reach a tower in the forest where Leanne was kept captive, and they manage to defeat both soldiers and Feral Ones alike. They save Leanne due to [[Naesala]]'s help and they find out how much Daein was doing experiments on the laguz to make them feral and stay in their beast form.

Like the rest of the [[Fire Emblem (series)|''Fire Emblem'' games]], ''Path of Radiance'' is played on a grid-like map, but using 3-D models instead of game sprites. The game is played slightly overhead of the characters, but can be adjusted using the GameCube controllers C-Stick. As well, the X button allows the player to select their next available unit.