<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mercenary	O
Ike	O
and	O
his	O
companions	O
set	O
off	O
to	O
restore	O
Crimea	O
's	O
heir	O
,	O
Princess	B-Application
Elincia	I-Application
,	O
to	O
the	O
throne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
began	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
after	O
the	O
overseas	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
home	O
console	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thracia	I-Application
776	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Radiant	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
2008	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
protagonist	O
Ike	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
characters	O
across	O
multiple	O
battle	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
modes	O
,	O
characters	O
who	O
fall	O
in	O
battle	O
are	O
permanently	B-Application
dead	I-Application
and	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
Weapon	O
Triangle	O
mechanic	O
is	O
featured	O
again	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
close-combat	O
weapons	O
are	O
strong	O
or	O
weak	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
:	O
axes	O
are	O
strong	O
against	O
lances	O
,	O
lances	O
are	O
strong	O
against	O
swords	O
,	O
and	O
swords	O
are	O
strong	O
against	O
axes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
continuity	O
and	O
setting	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
Tellius	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
seven	O
nations	O
which	O
remain	O
at	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
item	O
in	O
Tellius	O
is	O
Lehran	O
's	O
Medallion	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
recurring	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Beorc	O
characters	O
include	O
Titania	B-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
knight	O
of	O
Crimea	O
,	O
Shinon	O
,	O
a	O
master	O
sniper	O
,	O
and	O
Soren	O
,	O
a	O
mage	O
and	O
tactician	O
serving	O
under	O
Greil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
antagonists	O
are	O
Daein	O
generals	O
called	O
the	O
Four	O
Riders	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
enigmatic	O
Black	O
Knight	O
and	O
their	O
master	O
King	B-Application
Ashnard	I-Application
,	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
Daein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
Ike	O
manages	O
to	O
re-establish	O
relations	O
between	O
the	O
Beorc	O
empire	O
of	O
Begnion	B-Application
and	O
the	O
few	O
remaining	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
heron	O
Laguz	O
clan	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
annihilated	O
in	O
an	O
act	O
of	O
genocide	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Serenes	O
Massacre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
began	O
at	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
after	O
the	O
international	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
localized	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
overseas	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
high	O
development	O
costs	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
been	O
unwilling	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
after	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblems	I-Application
success	O
overseas	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
return	O
from	O
portable	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
for	O
its	O
next	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
to	O
have	O
3D	O
in-game	O
graphics	O
,	O
full-motion	O
video	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
home	O
console	O
game	O
since	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thracia	I-Application
776	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
moves	O
in	O
battle	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
realistic	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
motion	O
capture	O
,	O
then	O
made	O
sure	O
it	O
appeared	O
a	O
little	O
over	O
the	O
top	O
so	O
the	O
fantasy	O
feeling	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
remained	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
protagonist	O
was	O
of	O
royal	O
blood	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Ike	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
of	O
lower	O
social	O
rank	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	O
who	O
becomes	O
involved	O
in	O
royal	O
politics	O
and	O
conflict	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
born	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
that	O
returned	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
was	O
Jeigan	B-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
this	O
time	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
female	O
character	O
named	O
Titania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
reveal	O
coming	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
,	O
after	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Device
Sacred	I-Device
Stones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
with	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
and	O
access	O
concept	O
art	O
and	O
special	O
maps	O
revolving	O
around	O
characters	O
from	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	O
of	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
localization	O
branch	O
Nintendo	O
Treehouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
they	O
refrained	O
from	O
putting	O
out-of-context	O
remarks	O
in	O
character	O
dialogue	O
,	O
an	O
exception	O
was	O
Anna	O
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
character	O
who	O
featured	O
in	O
optional	O
tutorial	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
,	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
sold	O
100,357	O
copies	O
,	O
selling	O
through	O
64.16	O
%	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
shipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
UK	O
debut	O
,	O
it	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
exact	O
sales	O
figures	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
among	O
its	O
successful	O
GameCube	B-Application
titles	O
for	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
lifespan	O
affected	O
sales	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
still	O
managed	O
to	O
help	O
sell	O
the	O
hardware	O
and	O
convinced	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
had	O
selling	O
power	O
on	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
's	O
GamerMetrics	O
List	O
for	O
2005	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2005	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
award	O
,	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
at	O
#2	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
lists	O
behind	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
named	O
by	O
GamesRadar	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Destructoid	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
five	O
best	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
's	O
Chris	O
Privitere	O
said	O
"	O
While	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
necessarily	O
add	O
anything	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
tactical	O
genre	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
everything	O
very	O
well	O
"	O
,	O
recommending	O
it	O
to	O
players	O
while	O
stressing	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
patience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
reviewer	O
Mark	O
Tjan	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
he	O
had	O
played	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
certainly	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
and	O
worth	O
picking	O
up	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
searching	O
for	O
an	O
SRPG	O
worth	O
your	O
time	O
and	O
money	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
's	O
Karl	O
Castaneda	O
was	O
also	O
highly	O
positive	O
,	O
though	O
commenting	O
that	O
its	O
graphical	O
quality	O
were	O
more	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
life	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
great	O
success	O
if	O
released	O
during	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
,	O
despite	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
flawed	O
by	O
inherent	O
problems	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
formula	O
,	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
willing	O
to	O
replay	O
once	O
he	O
had	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
by	O
replacing	O
the	O
traditional	O
random	O
battles	O
that	O
typify	O
most	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
exciting	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
going	O
out	O
of	O
its	O
way	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
memorable	O
and	O
genuinely	O
emotional	O
story	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
accomplishes	O
what	O
all	O
role-playing	O
games	O
attempt	O
,	O
but	O
very	O
few	O
actually	O
manage	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
entry	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Radiant	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
Ike	O
has	O
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
fighter	O
in	O
all	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
since	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
