A DS game that should be kept in your possesion at all times. A true gamers delight and hits the scale at below perfect.
The attck system is pretty easy to under stand once you tell your character of choice to go a certain length, you will choose to attack. You will watch as your group of soldiers takes on the other. They will have an amount of 10 to start with. The more you attack, the lower there number goes. You will also be attacked. Remember this, some vehicles are for soldier transportation only so you can not attack with those certain vehicles.
You will will be in tag battles sometimes so when you get more and more kills, you can switch between characters and see what they have to offer. If you keep beating the opposing force, you will get a "Power" option. If you use it, your guys will gain power and there attack percentage will increase. But, if you have the patience, you can wait until you get 2 Star Power and that will make everything even more powerful. BUT, if you ignore that and keep up the fighting, you earn Tag which will let you attack for 2 turns in a row. So the enemy will have a tough time when you are in Tag mode.
This game goes through at least 30 missions whice will keep you playing for well over 15 hours. Advanced Wars: Dual Strike is an imporvement from the current games in the series. Why? Well, this game has more to offer. Like, the bottom screen with the DS. You also have a more extended story and you will be able to duke it out with your friends via Multi-Card play.