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One of Nintendo’s oldest game series, Fire Emblem, joined the realm of mobile gaming last month.

Fire Emblem Heroes is a strategy-based role-playing game on iOS and Android that allows you to play as many iconic characters.

Many mobile games featuring a campaign will start with a drawn-out tutorial. This was not the case with Fire Emblem Heroes. The game is very easy to pick up and very addicting. Forget Netflix, because after you pick up your phone and begin playing, you’d better hope you have the rest of the day open.

The game is played on a map that that you view from above. Each player takes turns moving their units in attempts to outflank their opponents and to use type and class advantages for victory. The game is not fast-paced and does not have a time limit for turns, so there is little pressure when devising your plans.

Throughout the game, you receive the opportunity to command units such as infantry, cavalry and various types of spellcasters. Every character specializes in a specific type of weapon, and with training, can become strong enough to wield better versions of their tool. Although progressing and training your units takes some time, new levels and abilities come with a much greater ease than most role-playing games.

Fire Emblem Heroes­­ features a campaign-style storyline, training area, multiplayer arena and special daily battles to unlock a rare hero.

The campaign allows you to visit the worlds of many past heroes from the Fire Emblem series. In each of these worlds, you are provided to a chance to wage war against the heroes and strengthen your own. If a level in the campaign is too hard, then you can swing by the training area to get stronger. The training area is the best place to do this because there is no limit to how many times you can battle.

The daily hero challenges are great for adding a little more flavor to the game and helping to expand your team. But they also provide an issue for data, because you are required to download the new info every day. Although this will not cause a space issue on your phone, because the new data replaces the old, this could be a problem for people on limited data plans.

Although the multiplayer disappoints by not allowing you to battle your friends, you are still able to battle random opponents from around the world. The progressively greater prizes and special bonuses make the arena an absolute must if you hope to grow. This was very helpful in working toward unlocking my units’ true potential.

So, whether you be a strong-willed swordsman, peaceful old healer or simply a college student with nothing left to watch on Netflix, Fire Emblem Heroes will not disappoint.