![]() ![]() ![]() Sometimes it's just a matter of keeping them occupied with your tanks and ships whilst some cheeky soldier chappies sneak behind their line to take the base.Ī lot can go wrong on missions so you'll be kept busy with the main mode, either just trying to clear it or trying to attain a higher rank. On the other hand, move your army around skilfully and you may be overwhelming the enemy. ![]() A few wrong moves and you can find yourself overrun by enemy forces newly constructed tanks blown away before you've had chance to dispatch them. The different abilities of your units and those of the opposing force keep things interesting as you consider where best to send your troops. This has the potential to annoy, but luckily a tap on the Start button will skip the dialogue if you know what you are doing. They also like to waffle on during battles, typically whenever some new element is introduced. Of course there are multiple ways to win a battle, so ignore them if you have a better idea. Should you fail on a mission your allies will discuss what went wrong, giving you a good idea for what to try next time around. The main campaign mode features 28 missions, starting very easy and getting steadily more difficult as you work through the game, with an occasional mission cleared more easily than the couple proceeding it. The touch controls are optional, so if you'd prefer to simply press buttons there is that method too. Quick tapping can lead to incorrectly selecting an option however, so don't get too tap-happy. The touch controls work very well with the ability to simply tap your way through commands, speeding up the gameplay. Of course it's not quite the same as you could take your DS further than the next room as always this something that will cause the GamePad to display a connection lost message. Presenting both screens stacked (and displayed at the same size) combined with the touch controls makes for an experience similar to how it was on the DS. For Off-TV play a vertical option is preferable. For TV play one of the side-by-side options works best despite an odd look when artwork is split across the two screens. The "Large Screen Display" option works well, but does limit the main action to the GamePad. Originally designed for viewing on the DS there is the issue of how to display the thing on Wii U. In Tag Battles you can switch Commanding Officers at the end of your turn, building up both power meters and ultimately using both Super CO powers at once. Action on the top screen occurs automatically, but from the menu you can adjust the tactics employed. Here two COs are used and units can be sent from the primary to the secondary front to help out success on the second front will see an increase of power on the first. Initially just used to show some stats, it is soon used to display a second battle as you wage war on two fronts. Where the game differs is with the presence of a second screen. The close up view of the action matches the terrain and surroundings shown on the map exciting, adventurous music and some satisfying bangs and explosions accompany the on-screen action. Being a new game there are fresh units on offer, and these include powerful Megatanks and sneaky Stealth Fighters.Īs well as the gameplay, the appearance (putting aside the dual-screen approach for a moment) is just like the GBA entries with plenty of detail and variety on show. Capture buildings to increase your income (and decrease your enemy's) to help fund construction of new war equipment and either wipe out the opposition or capture their base to complete the missions. If you've played the previous games you know what to expect here as it's much the same as before, with happy-go-lucky CO characters (and some insufferable prats) sending the various troops and military vehicles into battle. Like the two proceeding GBA instalments Advance Wars: Dual Strike is now available on the Wii U eShop, and like the two proceeding GBA instalments you take control of the Orange Star Army using a variety of different units and a cunning plan to defeat the opposing forces. A GBA sequel arrived, followed by this DS entry. Intelligent Systems' long-running Famicom Wars series didn't arrive in the west until the release of Advance Wars on the Game Boy Advance, but the colourful turn-based tactical gameplay quickly acquired many fans. ![]()
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