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Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is a Japanese Super Famicom tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was released on May 14, 1996 in Japan. It is the…

14 May 1996

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Intelligent Systems, released 14 May 1996 on New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii U and Wii. The main story takes about 72 hrs to finish.

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What Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Intelligent Systems and released in 1996. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Wii and Super Famicom.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is a Japanese Super Famicom tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was released on May 14, 1996 in Japan. It is the fourth title in the Fire Emblem series, the second Fire Emblem title for the Super Famicom, and the last game produced by the late Gunpei Yokoi. It was released on the Japanese Virtual Console service on January 30, 2007. The game was originally to be titled as Fire Emblem: Light Inheritors.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Fire Emblem series

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is the fourth of 66 entries we hold in the Fire Emblem series. It arrived 2 years after Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo. The next entry was BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki-hen in 1997.

See all 66 Fire Emblem games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 72 hrs.

What it launched against

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War launched on 14 May 1996, within three weeks of Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Final Doom, Jumping Flash! 2 and AH-64D Longbow. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Final Doom, Jumping Flash! 2, AH-64D Longbow.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War — frequently asked questions

When did Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War come out?
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War was released on 14 May 1996 for New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Wii and Super Famicom.
How long does it take to beat Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War?
The main story of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War takes around 72 hrs.

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