Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Critic Reviews

An ideal handheld game. It's simple to pick up, the quest is long and worthwhile, and there's plenty of replay value.

The gameplay is simply addictive, the graphics and sound are stellar and the storyline is incredible making Fire Emblem a must buy srpg for the GameBoy Advance!

Overall, this game is brilliant. Great gameplay, good graphics, witty writing and a rich storyline support this game and make it one of the best of its genre.

This is easily one of the finest and most refined GBA games to date (maybe one of the last, too). It contains a narrative that takes the audience seriously (yet provides good comic relief) and a superb cast of characters.

It is challenging, with enough depth of both gameplay and story to please existing fans, while multiple difficulty settings will keep the title accessible to most everyone.

Not only is this title many times better than the original, it offers one of the best and fulfilling experiences for the Game Boy Advance.

Just as good as the original, but it doesn't bring anything new to the table. For fans of the series and newcomers this is a great thing.

Sacred Stones brilliantly treads the line between depth and accessibility, and Intelligent Systems has bone to great lengths with the difficulty settings to please gamers of all skill levels.

Strategy noobs might find this title a bit too much to digest, as character death is permanent and even normal fights stretch your brain to the limit.

A great little game that instantly sucks you into a deep fantasy world of conflict and combat. The learning curve is average for an RPG game, but the rewards are well worth the study time.

Easily one of best GBA titles to ever come out for the handheld system. Its rich story, colorful characters, and excellent gameplay all add up to make this a truly satisfying experience.

Offers a lengthy, rewarding, thought-provoking experience that truly makes you feel as though the decisions you make, waging one exciting battle after the next, carry serious consequences.

This approach is similar to chess, but there are far more variables.

One of the deepest and enjoyable games I have played in sometime, let alone the fact that is on the GBA.

If you can handle a strategy game that'll ruthlessly punish you for making even minor mistakes, pick this up the next chance you get.

It takes a lot of time and effort to have the best experience. If you are like me and eat this stuff up like breakfast, Sacred Stones will last you 70 hours at a bare minimum.

While the story isn't as long as others, there's definitely much more depth involved with the game and plenty of replay value to it as well.

To put it plain and simple, this game is worth double its original price.

Strategy fans will fall in love with Fire Emblem.

It's still a great strategy experience, but because the game has already wowed us in the original 2004 release its lost some of its luster.