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(More customer reviews)Advance Wars DS is a portable strategy gamers' dream. With 8+ levels of unlockable skills requiring at least 8
hours per CO, the play time of this came could surpass 80 hours easily. Complicating matters would be the unlocked CO skill's
battling your unskilled CO later in the game. An example of the skills are receiving cash for destroyed enemy units,
reducing production costs for your CO by 5%, increased direct fire attack by 5% and a city fighter skill yielding 5% bonus
in cities. Up to four skills can be used at one time by one CO with at least 5 different skills per level.
Two CO's can now be used and switched while playing the game. Kanabei can be used to conduct ferocious attacks and
replaced the next turn with Colin to get cheaper unit production. Coupled with
the skills mentioned above you can customize your skills for power vs profit. After you have filled your CO power meter,
both CO's are filled, you can conduct simulataneous CO super powers to devastating effect on the battlefield.
Another option available in Versus Mode including Design Maps is four levels of AI. Defense, Assault, Normal and Strike.
The AI modes can become very challenging, increasing gameplay value for any given map.
A new History menu item is available in the game. History will provide a through overview of anything you have ever done
in the game with medals awarded for suprassing certain amounts. For example medals are given for XXXXX number of credits.
Multiplayer mode has been revamped with new trading options. Coupled with wireless capability of the DS, Advance Wars
DS will instantly become a classic around any public gaming setting. One word of caution, every player will need a
copy of the game. A copy of the game is almost mandatory from a training stand point. We all know training fellow
gamers can be challenging at times.
All of the game features covered until now, have very little to do with campaign mode. Campaign mode in Advance Wars DS
is just as challenging and refreshingly different as the original editions. Move your troops around obstacles and fight
the bad guys as only Advance Wars can. The tutorials are as always, integrated into the game play and can be quite
frustrating to the "casual gamer" like me.
Graphics in the game are basic with a sort of 3D perspective of the battlefield. Birds randomly fly across during
gameplay. I welcome the large bulky text and simplistic menu system.
Sound is the same as always.
I have enjoyed Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2 for almost three years now.
Hit:
1) History, I enjoy seeing how many units fell in battle.
2) Three M's, Maps, Maps and more maps. This new version delivers!
3) 3 second average load time to the main menu! No waiting for boring company logo and the idle animations are fun to watch.
4) Two CO's.
5) Customizable AI for Design maps.
6) Customizable skills for CO's!
7) New weapons in game: black bomb (5 damage to all affected units) and megatank.
8) New CO's!
Miss:
1) Using the stylus, this veteran likes his control based gameboy. Which still works flawlessly!
2) Music, I keep it switched off.
3) Maps in Design Room are not any bigger.
4) Dual Screen battles are to much of a good thing. Luckily they are not the focus of game play either!
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Advance Wars: Dual StrikeAdvance Wars: Dual Strike is the latest in the hit tactical series. Enjoy an incredible new battle system that takes full advantage of the Nintendo DS system's two screens. New missions will have you commanding air forces on the top screen and ground forces below on the touch screen. Besides leading your army to victory with a slew of original COs, you can also clash with your friends over wireless connections.Easy-to-use map editor
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