Character artwork was redrawn by original character designer Daisuke Izuka, with special contributions by Masamune Shirow.

Many staff from earlier entries returned, including director Tohru Narihiro and original composer Yuka Tsujiyoko, who handled the remixed and expanded soundtrack with Saki Kasuga. Returning features include a character class system which evolves based on character usage, and permanent death for units defeated in battle.ĭevelopment began in 2007, overlapping with the final months of production on Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. The gameplay follows the established Fire Emblem formula of turn-based battles played out on grid-based maps. Forming new alliances with neighboring kingdoms, Marth must gather a new army to help him retrieve the sacred sword Falchion and the Fire Emblem shield in order to defeat Gharnef and Medeus and save his kingdom. Set on the continent of Archanea, the story follows the tale of Marth, prince of the kingdom of Altea, who is sent on a quest to reclaim his throne after being forced into exile by the evil sorcerer Gharnef and his dark master Medeus, the titular Shadow Dragon. Shadow Dragon retells and expands on the events of Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. It released in 2008 in Japan and Europe, and 2009 in North America and Australia. It is the eleventh installment in the Fire Emblem series and a remake of the Famicom title Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, the first entry in the series. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.

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