The sequel to one of the greatest Gamecube games released seems to be getting alot of stick. And I can't see why.

User Rating: 9 | Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn WII
I had read a review or two of this game before I purchased it a few days after its release and was incredibly surprised to find out how much bad press it was getting. I had already decided long before its release that I was going to purchase Radiant Dawn, as I was a big fan of Path of Radiance, and was confused to how such a great game could get such low ratings.
After only a few hours of Radiant Dawn, I had already noticed its incredible difficulty, and admittedly I was worried how difficult it would be in the later stages of the game. It is fair to say, that newcomers to this style of RPG should stay away, but anyone with any experience will greatly appreciate its difficulty.
But then after slogging your way through giant battle after giant battle, you end up feeling great achievement at the slightest thing, from killing off a heavily armoured soldier with one turn of one of your weaker units, to having a character successfully survive a suicide run to the objective.
There are alot of critics who seem to comment on the lack of updates to its graphics from its predecessor, but Path of Radiance had amazing graphics anyway. And there are alot of comments on how there's a disappointing lack of Wii technology used. But how can a game like this actually use it, other than pointing where you want to go. And that would be a waste. For example, Super Smash Bros Brawl has been receiving high scores all around, yet nearly everyone I know uses the Gamecube controller anyway. So why isn't SSBB being marked down, while Radiant Dawn is?

So best advice here is:
If your a newcomer to this style of game, stay away, or play through Path of Radiance a couple of times first.
If you've played Path of Radiance this is obviously a must have as it is a good follow-on.
If you haven't played Path of Radiance, but love this style of strategic RPG, then it is also a must have, simply due to its level of difficulty. Its a great challenge.

This is by far my favourite game out for the Wii, thought I am yet to get my hands on SSBB. Ignore the critics, listen to the public. We know what we're talking about.