developer: Intelligent Systems
publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Turn-Based Strategy
players: 1-8
Online: No
Platform: Nintendo DS
Release: In stores now

Introduction:

Some few years ago not many people knew about 'advance wars'. This is because the game was only released in Japan. The reason they gave was because that they thought we wouldn't like it and we wouldn't be smart enough. However in 2001 Nintendo released advance wars for the gameboy advance and it became a number 1 seller hit! The wars series is made by Intelligent Systems who also made the paper Mario games and some other games.

Story:

There isn't that much story. In the first game you played as he orange star army fighting the other army's. In the second game on the gameboy advance known as advance wars: Black hole rising the orange team has teamed up with the others teams that exist in the advance wars world because they were in fact set up to fight each other. This was the doing of the blackhole army. The other army's are known as as:

* Blue Moon
* Yellow Comet
* Green Earth

Each army has different CO's and you can see them as an sort of officer. They all have certain stats that can give them advantages over others and each co also has 2 powers that they can activate after some time.

Anyway everyone thought the black hole army was defeated but gues again? They are back... However someone else is behind their invasion know as the previous leader was defeated.

GamePlay:

This is a turn based strategy game. You can see it as chess I gues but it's much better. There are different modes that you can play. The most important mode is the Camping. This is main story of the game.

As I said before there are many different Co's. There's Rachel, Max, Andy, just to name a few. Max has a great advantage with tanks but stinks with long range units. While Andy is your allround men and can repair his units! Every co has also two powers. This is shown by little starts right under the name of your co. You can fill these stars by destroying your enemy!

Like in chess there are many different 'pieces' although in this game they are called units ^^ You can 'make' tanks, Air planes, Boats, Solders, You name it ^^ You earn your money by capturing city's with soldiers. Also really nice feature: You can control them with your stylus. It goes much faster then with the buttons!

It may look difficult but it's rather easy and fun! ^^ You will get the hang of it.

Sound:

The sound is okay, Nothing wrong with it. Although it may be too happy for a war game.

Graphics:

Bright colours like we're used to on a Nintendo handheld. Maybe a little to bright and colourful for some but the previous games sold that much... I don't believe that it is really a problem ^^

Result:

It's a great game. If you love (turn based) war games you have to buy this! It's one of the best games on the Nintendo DS! If you have a DS buy this!

90/100





This post has been edited by crazyboychris: Mar 2 2006, 11:50 AM

I give it a 9/10 to. Because I got it to.

And it's really a must have if you have the Nintendo DS.

This post has been edited by server1111: Aug 24 2006, 02:45 PM

A must have game

I rate it a 9/10.