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Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The game was released on March 29, 2002 in Japan, is the sixth game in the…

29 March 2002

Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Intelligent Systems, released 29 March 2002 on Wii U and Game Boy Advance. The main story takes about 30 hrs to finish.

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What Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi is

Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Intelligent Systems and released in 2002. It was published by iQue. It is available on Wii U and Game Boy Advance.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game takes place on the continent of Elibe, set twenty years after its prequel, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Starring the son of protagonist Eliwood, Roy. 1,000 years before the events of the game, the land of Elibe was the scene of The Scouring, a brutal war between humans and dragons over the control of the land. Late in this war, mankind forged nine powerful dragon-slaying weapons, the Divine Weapons and the Binding Blade, and gave them to eight powerful fighters who became known as the Eight Legends to use to finish the war. However, the sheer power imbued in the weapons tore apart the balance in the laws of nature when clashed with the dragon's own power, a phenomenon later…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and warfare. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Fire Emblem series

Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi is the eighth of 66 entries we hold in the Fire Emblem series. The next entry was Fire Emblem in 2003.

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How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 30 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 45.9 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi launched on 29 March 2002, within three weeks of Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast and Heroes of Might and Magic IV.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast, Heroes of Might and Magic IV.

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Quick answers

Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi — frequently asked questions

When did Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi come out?
Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi was released on 29 March 2002 for Wii U and Game Boy Advance.
How long does it take to beat Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi?
The main story of Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi takes around 30 hrs, or 45.9 hrs for 100% completion.
Does Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi have multiplayer?
Yes. Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi supports multiplayer.

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