<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
twelfth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
title	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
content	O
from	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
while	O
including	O
a	O
customizable	O
Avatar	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
alongside	O
Marth	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
also	O
adapts	O
the	O
story	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
title	O
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
into	O
four	O
additional	O
story	O
episodes	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
New	O
Archanea	O
Chronicles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preparations	O
for	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
began	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
2008	B-Application
DS	I-Application
remake	I-Application
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
building	O
on	O
Shadow	O
Dragon	O
for	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
the	O
staff	O
started	O
over	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
original	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
as	O
their	O
starting	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
new	O
elements	O
were	O
the	O
customizable	O
Avatar	O
character	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Casual	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
units	O
defeated	O
in	O
missions	O
are	O
revived	O
:	O
the	O
latter	O
element	O
was	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
fierce	O
contention	O
between	O
staff	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
long-standing	O
tradition	O
of	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
for	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
to	O
remain	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
since	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
which	O
puts	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
customizable	O
Avatar	O
:	O
their	O
gender	O
,	O
appearance	O
,	O
character	O
class	O
and	O
statistics	O
can	O
be	O
tailored	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
limited	O
multiplayer	O
functions	O
are	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
Wi-Fi	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
two	O
modes	O
:	O
Classic	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
for	O
characters	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
Casual	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
revives	O
fallen	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
remains	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Application
version	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Archanea	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	O
its	O
remake	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
the	O
land	O
was	O
threatened	O
by	O
the	O
sorcerer	O
Gharnef	O
,	O
who	O
summoned	O
the	O
dark	O
dragon	O
Medeus	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
Marth	O
's	O
old	O
ally	O
Hardin	O
has	O
ascended	O
the	O
throne	O
,	O
expanding	O
the	O
military	O
and	O
dominating	O
the	O
other	O
regions	O
of	O
Archanea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
sub-plot	O
introduced	O
in	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
involves	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
customizable	O
Avatar	O
,	O
whose	O
default	O
name	O
is	O
Kris	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
assassins	O
sent	O
by	O
Gharnef	O
to	O
kill	O
Marth	O
and	O
his	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
:	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
part	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preparations	O
for	O
development	O
of	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
began	O
while	O
development	O
was	O
still	O
ongoing	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
2008	B-Application
DS	I-Application
remake	I-Application
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
release	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
close	O
to	O
Shadow	O
Dragon	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
staff	O
decided	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
make	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
using	O
the	O
systems	O
of	O
Shadow	O
Dragon	O
,	O
instead	O
using	O
the	O
original	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
as	O
a	O
starting	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
subtitle	O
,	O
"	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
"	O
made	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
shadow	O
hero	O
"	O
,	O
hidden	O
behind	O
the	O
exploits	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
point	O
of	O
contention	O
among	O
the	O
developers	O
was	O
including	O
options	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
revival	O
of	O
fallen	O
units	O
in	O
"	O
Casual	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
discussion	O
stretching	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Genealogy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
grew	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
contemplated	O
dividing	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
itself	O
into	O
two	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
series	O
publisher	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
remake	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
it	O
in	O
lists	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
variously	O
calling	O
it	O
twelfth	O
and	O
thirteenth	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
did	O
not	O
receive	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
remain	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
since	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
narrative	O
of	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
remade	O
story	O
episodes	O
from	O
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
content	O
from	O
a	O
Satellaview	B-Device
title	O
had	O
been	O
re-released	O
in	O
any	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
's	O
Mike	O
Moehnke	O
felt	O
the	O
additional	O
dialogue	O
unnecessary	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
complexity	O
had	O
not	O
noticeably	O
increased	O
over	O
the	O
original	B-Application
version	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
net	O
's	O
Kojiro	O
Nishioka	O
likewise	O
praised	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
BS	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
chapters	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
prologue	O
and	O
side	O
chapters	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
played	O
Shadow	O
Dragon	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
understand	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moehnke	O
praised	O
the	O
alterations	O
made	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Application
version	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
not	O
needing	O
to	O
dismount	O
steeds	O
when	O
indoors	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
some	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
mechanics	O
surrounding	O
Marth	O
showed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
