<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
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-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
of	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
,	O
like	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
tactical	O
movement	O
of	O
characters	O
across	O
a	O
grid-based	O
battlefield	O
and	O
fighting	O
enemy	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
foster	O
relationships	O
between	O
characters	O
to	O
improve	O
their	O
abilities	O
,	O
adjustable	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
a	O
mode	O
that	O
disables	O
the	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
of	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
camera	O
perspectives	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
2000	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
Chrom	O
,	O
the	O
prince	O
of	O
Ylisse	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
personal	O
army	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Shepherds	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
rescue	O
Robin	O
(	O
an	O
Avatar	B-Application
whose	O
name	O
,	O
gender	O
,	O
and	O
appearance	O
are	O
customizable	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
their	O
tactician	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
filling	O
key	O
development	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
seen	O
declining	O
sales	O
with	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
Awakening	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
the	O
possible	O
last	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
elements	O
from	O
all	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
incorporated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
still	O
being	O
fine-tuned	O
by	O
developers	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
decisions	O
for	O
content	O
and	O
graphics	O
were	O
made	O
based	O
on	O
what	O
they	O
thought	O
was	O
feasible	O
for	O
what	O
they	O
had	O
available	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
gameplay	O
options	O
and	O
proposals	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
feelings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
disable	O
permanent	O
character	O
death	O
,	O
often	O
colloquially	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
permadeath	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
staple	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
multiple	O
awards	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
,	O
often	O
being	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
is	O
credited	O
with	O
boosting	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
Awakening	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
customizable	O
Avatar	B-Application
:	O
while	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
default	O
name	O
is	O
Robin	O
,	O
their	O
name	O
,	O
gender	O
,	O
hair	O
color	O
,	O
feature	O
types	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
can	O
all	O
be	O
customized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Classic	O
Mode	O
,	O
characters	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
are	O
permanently	B-Application
dead	I-Application
,	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
disabled	O
,	O
fallen	O
units	O
are	O
restored	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Chrom	O
or	O
the	O
Avatar	B-Application
character	O
dies	O
in	O
battle	O
in	O
any	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
a	O
"	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
"	O
message	O
and	O
must	O
restart	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
recruit	O
approximately	O
forty	O
characters	O
,	O
not	O
including	O
characters	O
included	O
in	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
multiple	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS-exclusive	O
SpotPass	B-Device
and	I-Device
StreetPass	I-Device
functions	O
via	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
navigation	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
encounter	O
other	O
players	O
and	O
interact	O
via	O
StreetPass	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avatars	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
either	O
befriended	O
or	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
loaned	O
out	O
to	O
other	O
players	O
using	O
this	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terrain	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
unit	O
information	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
combat	O
,	O
player-controlled	O
sprite	O
characters	O
and	O
enemy	O
units	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
each	O
get	O
one	O
turn	O
where	O
they	O
position	O
their	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optional	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
through	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
using	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Avatar	B-Application
,	O
has	O
a	O
starting	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exception	O
to	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
Avatar	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
reclass	O
into	O
any	O
class	O
available	O
to	O
their	O
gender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
characters	O
have	O
a	O
specific	O
list	O
of	O
units	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
have	O
Support	O
conversations	O
with	O
;	O
the	O
Avatar	B-Application
can	O
build	O
a	O
relationship	O
with	O
all	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
chosen	O
gender	O
)	O
marry	O
any	O
unit	O
from	O
any	O
generation	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
descendant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
approximately	O
2000	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	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
Gaiden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
stop	O
Grima	O
,	O
the	O
Divine	O
Dragon	O
Naga	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Mela	O
Lee	O
)	O
chose	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
Halidom	O
of	O
Ylisse	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
First	O
Exalt	O
)	O
and	O
granted	O
them	O
power	O
through	O
two	O
magical	O
objects	O
:	O
Falchion	O
,	O
a	O
sword	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
slay	O
dragons	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
a	O
magical	O
shield	O
,	O
both	O
items	O
having	O
been	O
made	O
from	O
Naga	O
's	O
own	O
fangs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gangrel	O
demands	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
Emmeryn	O
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
combat	O
Grima	O
,	O
Chrom	O
must	O
perform	O
the	O
"	O
Awakening	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
ritual	O
that	O
grants	O
him	O
Naga	O
's	O
power	O
,	O
by	O
combining	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
with	O
five	O
magical	O
gems	O
divided	O
among	O
the	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Validar	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Robin	O
and	O
steals	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
from	O
Chrom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucina	O
realizes	O
that	O
Grima	O
used	O
Robin	O
to	O
kill	O
Chrom	O
in	O
her	O
timeline	O
,	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
execute	O
them	O
;	O
Chrom	O
forces	O
her	O
to	O
stand	O
down	O
,	O
remaining	O
confident	O
the	O
Avatar	B-Application
can	O
overcome	O
Grima	O
's	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Robin	O
uses	O
their	O
foreknowledge	O
to	O
prevent	O
Chrom	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Shepherds	O
to	O
kill	O
Validar	O
and	O
recover	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
planning	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
director	O
Genki	O
Yokota	O
was	O
finishing	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
regular	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
developer	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
staff	O
members	O
were	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
project	O
manager	O
Masahiro	O
Higuchi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
first	O
worked	O
on	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
and	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
producer	O
Kouhei	O
Maeda	O
,	O
who	O
first	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
scenario	O
writer	O
for	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
proposals	O
were	O
made	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
of	O
the	O
third	B-Application
installment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kusakihara	O
was	O
brought	O
on	O
board	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
fresh	O
perspective	O
on	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
and	O
new	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
while	O
Kozaki	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
help	O
create	O
a	O
distinctive	O
art	O
style	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
well-received	O
overseas	O
,	O
as	O
had	O
his	O
previous	O
work	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
title	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
declining	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
told	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
Awakening	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
if	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
sell	O
above	O
250,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
concepts	O
were	O
a	O
modern-day	O
setting	O
or	O
using	O
the	O
planet	O
Mars	B-Application
as	O
a	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
that	O
these	O
elements	O
would	O
alienate	O
rather	O
than	O
attract	O
players	O
and	O
stuck	O
to	O
the	O
medieval	O
setting	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
compromise	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
culmination	O
"	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
incorporating	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
multiple	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
title	O
,	O
"	O
Awakening	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
born	O
from	O
this	O
concept	O
of	O
an	O
ultimate	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fin	O
:	O
The	O
Children	O
from	O
the	O
Brink	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designing	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
Kozaki	O
took	O
their	O
backstories	O
into	O
account	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
thief	B-Application
character	O
Gaius	O
was	O
drawn	O
with	O
a	O
sack	O
of	O
sweets	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
love	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awakening	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
difficulties	O
deciding	O
how	O
the	O
2D	O
sprites	O
and	O
3D	O
environments	O
would	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
ensuring	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
clip	B-Algorithm
through	I-Algorithm
objects	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
unique	O
character	O
expressions	O
than	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
enabling	O
a	O
greater	O
emotional	O
range	O
during	O
scenes	O
of	O
drama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
test	O
map	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
opening	O
map	O
for	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
proved	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
debate	O
amongst	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
the	O
naming	O
of	O
difficulties	O
to	O
whether	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
adjust	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
,	O
which	O
some	O
felt	O
was	O
contrary	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
traditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
controversial	O
ideas	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
Casual	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
New	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
to	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
permadeath	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
2012	O
lineup	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
alongside	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
created	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
bundle	O
with	O
Awakening	O
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	O
process	O
took	O
approximately	O
one	O
year	O
and	O
was	O
handled	O
collaboratively	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
and	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
localization	O
company	O
8-4	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
localized	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
registered	O
a	O
web	O
domain	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
confirmed	O
in	O
June	O
through	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
bundle	O
with	O
Awakening	O
pre-installed	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
with	O
Europe	O
also	O
receiving	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
model	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
packaged	O
title	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
receive	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
additional	O
maps	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
DLC	B-Protocol
content	O
came	O
up	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
close	O
to	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
all	O
available	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
it	O
becomes	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
SpotPass	B-Device
system	O
:	O
within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
certain	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
can	O
access	O
an	O
area	O
called	O
the	O
Outrealm	O
Gate	O
,	O
being	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
maps	O
received	O
censorship	O
upon	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
shot	O
of	O
a	O
female	O
playable	O
character	O
altered	O
to	O
hide	O
her	O
underwear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
has	O
received	O
widespread	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
92/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
72	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Awakening	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
GameSpots	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
reached	O
second	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
similar	O
list	O
by	O
GameTrailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
two	O
different	O
lists	O
:	O
it	O
reached	O
#2	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
25	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
and	O
#21	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
125	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Audrey	O
Drake	O
called	O
Awakening	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
fluid	O
and	O
stunning	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
experience	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
portable	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
best	O
storytelling	O
and	O
production	O
value	O
of	O
any	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
1UP.com,	O
said	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
had	O
changed	O
little	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
while	O
holding	O
a	O
place	O
of	O
respect	O
within	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
the	O
changes	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
implemented	O
made	O
Awakening	O
"	O
an	O
engrossing	O
title	O
that	O
should	O
enjoy	O
impressive	O
shelf	O
life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ray	O
Carsillo	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
while	O
sharing	O
Parish	O
's	O
opinion	O
on	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
restart	O
option	O
,	O
called	O
Awakening	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
to	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
States	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	O
Ray	O
Corriea	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Polygon	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
"	O
added	O
just	O
enough	O
to	O
the	O
time-tested	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
formula	O
to	O
bolster	O
its	O
challenges	O
without	O
cutting	O
away	O
its	O
roots.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
recommended	O
it	O
to	O
old	O
and	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
been	O
itching	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
place	O
to	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2013	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
2013	O
awards	O
,	O
it	O
won	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Best	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Strategy	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Story	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
242,600	O
units	O
,	O
reaching	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
and	O
beating	O
the	O
debut	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
reported	O
that	O
1.2	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
had	O
been	O
sold	O
by	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
bringing	O
in	O
an	O
additional	O
380	O
million	O
yen	O
(	O
about	O
$4.8	O
million	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Awakening	O
debuted	O
in	O
third	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
charts	O
behind	O
Injustice	B-Application
:	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
hardware	O
bundle	O
collectively	O
boosted	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
by	O
nearly	O
50%	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
sales	O
,	O
well	O
exceeding	O
the	O
initial	O
figures	O
set	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
during	O
production	O
,	O
ensured	O
that	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
by	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
team	O
as	O
Awakening	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
Lucina	O
and	O
Robin	O
,	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2014	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
games	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
Chrom	O
was	O
considered	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
was	O
deemed	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
characters	O
on	O
the	O
roster	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
so	O
his	O
appearance	O
was	O
relegated	O
to	O
small	O
non-playable	O
cameos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
finally	O
made	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
next	O
entry	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Lucina	O
and	O
Robin	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Code	B-Application
Name	I-Application
:	I-Application
S.T.E.A.M.	I-Application
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
,	O
and	O
(	O
albeit	O
temporarily	O
)	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Valentia	I-Application
for	O
those	O
who	O
scanned	O
their	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costumes	O
based	O
on	O
Chrom	O
and	O
Lucina	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
G	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
cross-promotion	O
done	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
mission	O
allowed	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Fates	O
to	O
visit	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Awakening	O
,	O
mere	O
moments	O
before	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
campaign	O
began	O
in	O
earnest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrom	O
and	O
Lucina	O
are	O
both	O
playable	O
units	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
characters	O
from	O
Awakening	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
Atlus	O
's	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
megafranchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrom	O
also	O
cameos	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo-published	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
Dragalia	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Awakening	O
prominently	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
spinoff	O
titles	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
title	O
launching	O
alongside	O
the	O
first	O
Chrom	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
Chrom	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
lineup	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
