Website worthplaying.com review a new game in the popular Fire Emblem series, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon for the Nintendo DS. They describe it as an okay game but a disappointment as a remake to fans. Overall, they gave it a 7.5 out of 10.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon makes for an interesting introduction to the series, but it's going to feel a bit backward to anyone who has played the "older" games in the franchise. Since it's a remake, the gameplay is understandably archaic, but at the same time, its status as a remake doesn't mean that it's OK to regress. It's fun, but anyone who has made it through the GBA or console versions of the game will find Shadow Dragon to be terribly limited. This might be more forgivable if the story line were not dull and lacking any interesting motivation or characters so that you could overlook the scaled-back gameplay. While the online features provide a little extra gameplay, it isn't enough to keep a gamer's interest for long. At the end of the day, Shadow Dragon is still a Fire Emblem game, so there is plenty of fun to be had. It's just that it's tough to recommend this one over the older GBA titles, even though it's more accessible to the masses.

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