Advance Wars Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Sep 9, 2001
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92 out of 100

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  • Summary: The battle lines have been drawn, and an elite group of sly strategists are massing troops at your borders. You'll have to command ground, air and naval forces if you hope to survive the coming wars, and it won't be easy. With 114 maps to battle on and both Single-Pak and Multi-Pak link modes, Advance Wars brings turn-based strategy to a depth never before seen on a handheld!… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. GBA Central
    100
    From trying to unlock every CO to buying all the War Room and Vs. maps to trying to earn the best rank possible, there are enough features in this game to make three games. Advance Wars is pretty much perfect in every category.
  2. Nintendojo
    100
    There’s no question. You must play this game, at least through the field training. It’s just so amazing.
  3. GMR Magazine
    80
    Once you get sucked in, it's hard to pull yourself away. [Feb 2003, p.97]
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  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    73
    I never had so much fun NOT playing a game. You see, whether you share one GBA or link several up, you don't get to do anything when it's not your turn. [Oct 2001, p.156]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. JoeT.
    10
    A highly addictive, yet extremely complex game for the GBA. This game perfectly fits the mold of 'easy to learn, hard to master'.
  2. JeffreyW.
    10
    This game was the best. It had all kinds of things to make a game the best, I can not put it down.
  3. Gamer
    8
    I agree with Electronic Gaming Monthly you do not do anything when its not your turn. other than that it is an awesome game.
  4. LeyendaV
    7
    Advance Wars le hace honor a la saga, trayendo los elementos clásicos a un nuevo nivel, agregando una gran cantidad de funciones nuevas y permitiendo un control mucho mas fluido dentro del tablero.… Expand

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