Fire Emblem Warriors

"Clash with legions of soldiers and fierce monsters as Marth, Xander, Corrin, and other Fire Emblem heroes unleashing over-the-top-powerful Dynasty Warriors-style moves. Take direct control of known and…

78 28 September 2017

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy Tactical Action Fantasy Historical

Fire Emblem Warriors is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Intelligent Systems, released 28 September 2017 on New Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The main story takes about 15 hrs to finish.

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What Fire Emblem Warriors is

Fire Emblem Warriors is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Intelligent Systems and released in 2017. It was published by Koei Tecmo Games. It is available on New Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch.

The premise, in the publisher's words

That day, the country of Aitriss was covered in uttermost darkness. There was no warning when the “Gates of the Other World” suddenly appeared in the royal castle. Then, powerful monsters gushed out one after the other, trampling the castle garrison. —The royal castle quickly fell. And slowly but surely, darkness ate into the country. However, there is still hope. The two shadows who escaped the royal castle covered in flames were Shion and Liane, the children of the late king. And then, the thread of fate spun by the legendary heroes began to spin… Carrying the “Fire Shield” given to them by their mother, the two heroes’ journey to confront the powerful darkness begins here.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

Where it sits in the Fire Emblem series

Fire Emblem Warriors is the 42nd of 66 entries we hold in the Fire Emblem series. The next entry was Super NES Classic Edition in 2017. Its critic score of 78 is 2 points below the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.

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How it was received

Fire Emblem Warriors holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 66% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 15 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 200 hrs, roughly 13.3 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Fire Emblem Warriors launched on 28 September 2017, within three weeks of Cuphead, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Middle-earth: Shadow of War and Divinity: Original Sin 2. All of them reviewed better. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Cuphead, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Cheats and codes

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