Advance Wars (Series) Review
Posted: 10 months ago, last updated 8 months ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer.
Overview
Advance Wars, was based on a Gameboy game from the 80s. It became popular when it arrived on Gameboy Advance:
- Advance Wars (2001) on Game Boy Advance and on Wii U via Virtual Console.
- Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (2004) on Game Boy Advance and on Wii U via Virtual Console.
- Advance Wars: Dual Strike ((2005) on Nintendo DS and added ability to have two commanders.
- Battalion Wars 2 (2007) on the Nintendo Gamecube and Nintendo Wii as a spin-off from the main series.
- Advance Wars: Days of Ruin / Dark Conflict (2008) Nintendo DS with more troops and story modes.
Game Details
Rating: PEGI 7+, ESRB EVERYONE 10+
Release Date: 11/01/2002
Platforms: Nintendo 2DS|3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo Wii U
Genres: Action, Shooting, Strategy and Turn-Based
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Commitment
Players: This is a single player game. The time to beat these games varies and is extended by the battle maps played against a computer or human opponents to achieve a high score. Advance Wars: Dual Strike offers two-player game on two systems, with just one cartridge via the Download Play feature.
Costs
Multiplayer on DS or 3DS is available with one copy of the game, via Download Play feature.
Age Ratings
This game has been rated ESRB EVERYONE 10+.
Advance Wars is rated PEGI 7+ for violence, apart from Advance Wars Dark Conflict that is rated PEGI 12+ for violence and language.
Accessibility
System Settings
The Wii has a few helpful settings, like disable rumble, but you have to use gesture controls for most games and the system menu. The Wii U has some limited settings, such as disabling rumble and selecting mono audio... read more about system accessibility settings.

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