<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
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
,	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	O
Dragon	O
retells	O
and	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
events	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>
Forming	O
new	O
alliances	O
with	O
neighboring	O
kingdoms	O
,	O
Marth	O
must	O
gather	O
a	O
new	O
army	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
retrieve	O
the	O
sacred	O
sword	O
Falchion	O
and	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
shield	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
Gharnef	O
and	O
Medeus	O
and	O
save	O
his	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
the	O
established	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
formula	O
of	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
played	O
out	O
on	O
grid-based	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
character	O
class	O
system	O
which	O
evolves	O
based	O
on	O
character	O
usage	O
,	O
and	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
for	O
units	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
overlapping	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
months	O
of	O
production	O
on	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Radiant	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Marth	O
and	O
his	O
army	O
on	O
missions	O
across	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Archanea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
general	O
game	O
information	O
is	O
separated	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
screens	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
:	O
the	O
map	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
features	O
story	O
sequences	O
,	O
unit	O
statistics	O
(	O
stats	O
)	O
and	O
battle	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
or	O
normal	O
local	O
wireless	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
engage	O
in	O
voice	O
chat	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
engage	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
with	O
groups	O
of	O
five	O
units	O
each	O
,	O
and	O
loan	O
units	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
units	O
are	O
subject	O
to	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
:	O
If	O
a	O
unit	O
dies	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
ancient	O
times	O
,	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Dragon	O
Medeus	O
led	O
a	O
reign	O
of	O
terror	O
over	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Archanea	O
,	O
before	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Anri	O
used	O
the	O
divine	O
sword	O
Falchion	O
and	O
the	O
mystical	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
shield	O
to	O
defeat	O
Medeus	O
and	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
the	O
military	O
strategy	O
game	O
Famicom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
launched	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
he	O
parted	O
ways	O
with	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
installment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
co-director	O
Masayuki	O
Horikawa	O
,	O
development	O
started	O
on	O
Shadow	O
Dragon	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Radiant	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
period	O
was	O
estimated	O
at	O
"	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
bit	O
years	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
full	O
development	O
lasted	O
ten	O
months	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
development	O
overlapped	O
with	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
decided	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
to	O
remake	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
so	O
more	O
players	O
could	O
experience	O
software	O
from	O
their	O
early	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redesigns	O
for	O
main	O
characters	O
Marth	O
and	O
Caeda	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
leading	O
characters	O
and	O
some	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
,	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
artist	O
Masamune	O
Shirow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
supervised	O
by	O
Yuka	O
Tsujiyoko	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
multiple	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
remake	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
included	O
it	O
in	O
lists	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
variously	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
eleventh	O
or	O
twelfth	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Shadow	O
Dragon	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
any	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
felt	O
that	O
Shadow	O
Dragon	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
overall	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
dual	O
screen	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
and	O
character	O
class	O
systems	O
,	O
although	O
noted	O
nothing	O
that	O
elevated	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
new	O
heights	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
newcomer-friendly	O
mechanics	O
clashed	O
with	O
the	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Reddick	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
greatly	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
efforts	O
at	O
balancing	O
the	O
various	O
elements	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
dated	O
compared	O
to	O
both	O
later	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
and	O
other	O
recent	O
titles	O
within	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatfield	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
translation	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
agreeing	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
simpler	O
than	O
other	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
scope	O
impressive	O
for	O
its	O
origins	O
as	O
a	O
Famicom	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Horikawa	O
,	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
were	O
satisfied	O
with	O
their	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
:	O
buyers	O
included	O
series	O
veterans	O
,	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
know	O
Marth	O
through	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
series	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
in	O
the	O
dedicated	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
charts	O
.	O
</s>
