For those of you who have never heard of this game (or the series), it is a turn based strategy game based around the efforts of a coalition of 4 nations (Orange Star, Blue Moon, Green Earth, Yellow Comet) trying to stop the evil plans of a group known as Black Hole, which is now being led by a mysterious old man named von Bolt (after the likely death of the previous leader Sturm). This game introduced a few new concepts into the Advance Wars universe, namely new units and CO's, (Commanding Officers) the ability to choose up to 2 CO's (and the use of simultaneous CO Powers) and the use of both screens on the DS to simulate a 2 front battle.
Dual-Front Campaign Map
The gameplay is brilliant, you control army units and must win by either capturing the enemy HQ (headquarters) or routing the enemy (destroying every last unit of theirs) or sometimes have to complete a special objective (destroy a unit, capture certain territories, etc.), there are dozens of units to choose from and the amount of thought that goes into every move (both yours and on the part of the AI) seems staggering (especially when you replay maps and notice the computer makes different moves even though you make the same moves). Admittedly the story is slightly lacking and seems to play second fiddle to gameplay (not entirely a bad thing but something that is changed, at least to some extent in the next game of the series: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin), it is still a very interesting game with it's multiple game modes (2 of which are new), medal system (an accomplishment/trophy system), multiple interactions of CO's and units. It is an extremely deep game waiting for you to plunge its depths and if you enjoy games in this vein you will likely love Advance Wars: Dual Strike.
I hope you enjoyed my first post from this segment. Hopefully they will get refined as I go along.
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