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Fire Emblem Heroes

"Take part in strategic turn-based battles streamlined for on-the-go play with maps that fit in the palm of your hand! Lead your army with easy touch and drag controls, including the ability to attack by…

75 2 February 2017

Fire Emblem Heroes is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Intelligent Systems, released 2 February 2017 on Android, iOS and Legacy Mobile Device.

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What Fire Emblem Heroes is

Fire Emblem Heroes is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Intelligent Systems and released in 2017. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Android, iOS and Legacy Mobile Device.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"A world with two kingdoms: the Emblian Empire, which wishes to rule all worlds, and the Askran Kingdom, which stands in its way. You are a summoner with the special ability to call upon legendary Heroes from different Fire Emblem worlds. In order to save the Kingdom of Askr from destruction, join the Order of Heroes and face a never-ending challenge."
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Fire Emblem series

Fire Emblem Heroes is the 39th of 66 entries we hold in the Fire Emblem series. It arrived 11 months after Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation - Heirs of Fate. The next entry was Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia in 2017. Its critic score of 75 is 5 points below the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.

See all 66 Fire Emblem games in release order →

How it was received

Fire Emblem Heroes holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 46% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 4 points above the year average. Players rate it 69, 6 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

What it launched against

Fire Emblem Heroes launched on 2 February 2017, within three weeks of NieR: Automata, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, For Honor and Nioh. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: NieR: Automata, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, For Honor, Nioh.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Fire Emblem Heroes come out?
Fire Emblem Heroes was released on 2 February 2017 for Android, iOS and Legacy Mobile Device.

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