Fire Emblem — Maiden of the Dark (tentative title)

Battles, bravery and the balance between brawn and brains.

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The very first screen shots of this real-time strategy/RPG hybrid have just arrived from Japan, but at this point no firm U.S. release date has been announced.

Nevertheless, we're extremely excited to see these great screen shots and to learn that yet another super-deep RPG game is in the works for Game Boy Advance. The Fire Emblem series is a very popular franchise in Japan, which has appeared on both the original NES and Super NES. The storyline is based on a courageous hero who must protect his homeland from a brutal invasion by a neighboring kingdom. The two kingdoms had lived peacefully for hundreds of years, which gives the hero a mystery to solve along with his quest to save his home.

Ougon no Taiyo (Golden Sun)

A short hop from tennis to telepathy.

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New screen shots of Camelot's sprawling RPG have just arrived from Japan, providing an awesome example of of the stunning graphics and deep gameplay which will be available on Game Boy Advance. This Pak is scheduled to be released this summer in Japan, but no U.S. release date has been announced.

Camelot is the same development company who produced Mario Golf and Mario Tennis for both Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Color versions of these two games contain many RPG elements, which proves that the company knows what they're doing when it comes to this genre. Any team who can turn a tennis game into an RPG should be able to deliver one heck of a true role playing game filled with magic and monsters.

Golden Sun stars a young hero who is blessed with mysterious mental powers. These powers, which in English roughly translate to "Energy," allow the hero to perform a wide range of offensive and defensive attacks. We've confirmed that this game will support four-player action via the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable, but other details are in short supply. At this point, we're simply satisfied to soak up these super-sweet screen shots.

Magical Vacation (tentative title)

Magic School of Hard Knocks.

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As new Game Boy Advance news and screen shots continue to flow from Japan, we're becoming increasingly excited about the awesome RPGs which are in the works. Magical Vacation is no exception, but at this point there has been no U.S. release date announced.

When evil monsters attack a group of young students attending Magic School, the novice mages escape to a parallel world called the Plain of Light. An amazing RPG adventure unfolds from there, supported by a rich storyline and classic fantasy graphics. This rag-tag band of magicians learn to work together and build their magical skills as they overcome the struggles of life away from home. The unsurpassed power of Game Boy Advance's crisp graphics and superior sound in Magical Vacation demonstrate how amazing quests like this will be brought to life in the palm of your hand.

Tactics Ogre: Gaiden (tentative title)

Do you like to boss people around? Then real-time strategy is genre for you.

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Although no U.S. release date has been announced for the latest installment in the Ogre Battle series, these brand new screen shots from Japan should entice at least a few die-hard fans to start a petition or two.

Real-time strategy games have just recently begun to appear on Game Boy Color, but Game Boy Advance will be able to pull them off with much more finesse and sophistication. Tactics Ogre: Gaiden is a strategy/RPG hybrid which challenges players to control legions of troops in an epic struggle of good versus evil. Amazingly, the screen shots for this game look every bit as crisp as the visuals found in Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber for Nintendo 64! Combine these amazing visuals with the staggering depth associated with the Ogre Battle series, and you're experiencing some seriously advanced gaming.