Let me point out a few things about this game before I get into the actual review. This is a excellent example of a Metroid game. Also, this game hardly should be called a remake. Most of the game is entirely different, and extended.

Concept/Story: Basically, the idea of the game is to make the greatest game of all time even better. And it succeeds by a long shot. Not only is everything redone to give you the feel of a true Metroid game, but it also extends the game and lets you be pulled deeper into the story of infamous Bounty Hunter, known as Samus Aran. Everything that makes Metroid great is implemented very nicely, with even some new twists. 13/15

Graphics: Using the same engine as that of Fusion, the game still manages to be graphically superior. Its not very noticable, and is not perfect. The Gameboy Advance is capable of more. The cutscenes are very nice addition, with cool and colorful drawings. Samus without her suit looks simply gorgeous, or she would be if she was real. But they made her look too young, no matter how weird that sounds. All the enemies look really cool, but when you play outside of Samus's suit, she isn't detailed much at all. They skimmed on that part. The effects are all nice. 9/10

Sound: The effects sound just right for this game. But it doesn't compare to music theme of the game. For a handheld game, I loved the music. As much I liked the sound, it still was not perfect. The music beat out the effects, and that means the effects could've been better. 9/10

Gameplay: For everyone who has played the Metroid games, you will instantly be sucked into this game. All the favorite weapons and abilities are back. It would've been nice to see some abilites or weapons that were never in any of the Metroid games. But its okay, since it still feels like Metroid. The bosses are extremely easy on the easy and normal setting. Compared to the original bosses, they are simply a joke. Ridely was alot easier than Kraid, and Kraid was no threat at all. The game is extremely short, and as appealing as playing without Samus's suit may seem, it doesn't feel like Metroid. It feels like a run and escape, no fighting part of the game, and it lasts a while. The twist to the game it brings is worth this part however. The many additions of bosses were cool too. 33/35

Entertainment/Replay Value: The game is very fun to play, and it may seem addicting, but I have a feeling quite of bit it is because of the shortness of it all. It will seem like its finished in one sitting, but that could be because its really short. I beat the game in 4 hours, but I admit I didn't collect all the stuff. It still should've been about 7 hours of main stuff, in my opinion. The three difficulty levels helps add the real sense of addictiveness to the game. The original Metroid, and other unlockables helps the replay value, but honestly, doesnt help it much. 26/30

Overall: 9

On the last day of 1997, Squaresoft - now known as Square-Enix - released the classic strategy roleplaying game for Playstation One. They did not release too many copies, and the price of the game was very expensive, until later they released plenty more. FFTA is not a sequel or a remake, but a whole new story. Not only is this a good game, but its Sqaure-Enix's first game on any Nintendo gaming device for nearly a decade. Read more and find out how the game turned out in the end.

Concept/Story: Square-Enix was smart in deciding not to make a direct sequel, and creating some whole new gameplay ideas. The story is too simple for its own good. Final Fantasy Tactics had a grand, epic story that you couldn't help but get absorbed into. The main characters literally get absorbed into FFTA's story, through a magical book. How often have I seen a game where the characters get sucked into another world? Too much, and Final Fantasy is about new ideas and unique storylines, and this one is not original. 15/20

Graphics: Every part of this aspect fits perfectly in the Final Fantasy Tactics theme. The graphics are colorful and full of detail, with a bit of characters looking too much alike. To help balance that they have draw each characters face, so you can see what they actually look like when they are talking. The spell effects are dazzling to the eye. 9/10

Sound: Some pretty good music for a handheld, and it makes me remember what Final Fantasy is all about. The effects are pretty decent too. 4/5

Gameplay: I have two major problems with this game. The first is the difficulty, which doesn't come close to the challenge the original Final Fantasy Tactics brought you. Compared to the original, this is a joke. The other problem I have is the very flawed menu design. When you want to change weapons, armor, and other items, you can't see ahead of time how you stats will increase. You will have to repeatedly switch back and forth, looking at each stats every switch to know what changes. All the other things in this game are nicely done, especially the unique Laws mechanic. In battles, some manuevers are forbidden, and you cant break them. If you do you can be sent to jail, or get a warning. In one battle I couldn't you use directy melee or direct ranged attacks, bringing in some needed strategy to the game. It still doesn't do enough to balance the difficulty, so its still way too easy. I love the entire idea of missions, but don't really like the exploration theme of building the map to travel. 34/40

Entertainment/Replay Value: This game offers a good deal of replay value. With alot of missions to play, and addicting and fun battles the game takes a long time to get old. Maybe the simple story helps this, so you don't have to see so many long sequences. But an roleplaying game needs a good story in my opinion, and I would rather have a great story then a pretty addicting rpg game. But the addictiveness of this game is very good. I am scoring the addictivness based on the roleplaying scale, and if this was a first-person shoot it wouldn't get a perfect score. 25/25

Overall: 8.75

Not as good as the first, but a great strategy game nonetheless. And for it being the first game for Nintendo since a long while, this game is great. If you a Final Fantasy fan you should pick this up, and any strategy fan should definitely. If you are both, this game will probably be a favorite for you.