The first Fire Emblem to ever...
The characters and plot was uninteresting. Marth had a really dull personality; his story and friends were also very boring and uninspiring. The only reason I finished the game was because I was already half way through, and I hate leaving games incomplete (unless they are just painful). Caeda looked like Marth's twin, and I thought they were twins for the longest time. Really, I did. Because I thought they were twins, their relationship seemed incest. But little did I know, they are actually not twins!!!
Graphics: A bit weird to me how the characters sprites seemed to pop out. But they did not burn my eyes or anything.
Music: Good enough. They were capable of using the DS technology to improve their music!
Plot: The plot was pretty good. It wasn't exactly presented superbly, but it wasn't terribly corny.
Difficulty: It was a bit easy for me, but not too easy! Good job on this part.
Overall, the game isn't worth the 30-40 listed price. I'd either buy it used tor borrow it. My opinion is: there are other RPG games for DS that are more worth that time and price. After this game, I ended up replaying Fire Emblem GBA (with Eliwood) because I needed a better FE to give me more hope for the series. I don't regret playing Shadow Dragon, but I'm never going to replay this game ever!