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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

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First release
Apr 20, 2005
Publisher
Nintendo
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Fantasy
Platforms
Nintendo GameCube

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD, and published by Nintendo for the GameCube home console in 2005. It is the ninth main installment in the Fire Emblem series,[c] and the third to be released in the west. As with previous installments, gameplay revolves around positioning characters on a battlefield to defeat an opposing force. If characters are defeated in battle, they are removed from the rest of the game.

Also known as Fire Emblem: Souen no Kiseki, Fire Emblem 9, Fire Emblem: Trail of the Blue Flame, FE9

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Storyline
War has engulfed the land of Tellius, where human beorc and half-human laguz view each other with mistrust. When a surprise invasion triggers a worldwide conflict, a sinister force emerges from the shadows and pits the two against one another. Only a young mercenary named Ike and his small band of soldiers-for-hire stand between Tellius and madness.Read more

War has engulfed the land of Tellius, where human beorc and half-human laguz view each other with mistrust. When a surprise invasion triggers a worldwide conflict, a sinister force emerges from the shadows and pits the two against one another. Only a young mercenary named Ike and his small band of soldiers-for-hire stand between Tellius and madness.

Release dates
Nintendo GameCube
Apr 20, 2005
Nintendo GameCube
Oct 17, 2005
Nintendo GameCube
Nov 04, 2005
All 4 release dates
Nintendo GameCube
Dec 01, 2005
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
33h
Main + Extras
40h
Completionist
49h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
anime, magic, turn-based, death, military
… All 60, permadeath, horse, religion, war, multiple protagonists, multiple endings, racism, grid-based movement, singing, boss fight, platform exclusive, tactical turn-based combat, attributes, rivaling factions, leveling up, human, polygonal 3d, shopping, bow and arrow, damsel in distress, transforming boss, party system, non-player character, descendants of other characters, resistance, duel, recruitable characters, potion, melee, female antagonist, liberation, political thriller, healer, level cap, shape-shifting, merchants, character import, not-so-bad guys, androgyny, monarchy, heterochromia, fire manipulation, lock picking, genocide, connectivity, movement penalty, false death, class change, selective invincibility, tactician, monomyth, gamecube, retroachievements, nintendo switch online - expansion pack, nintendo gateway system

At a Glance

Critic Score
80
Main Story (IGDB)
33h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
40h
Completionist (IGDB)
49h
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Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • 日本語interface
IGDB · recorded 24 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 24 Oct 2026