Why is Advance Wars Game So popular?

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#1 waqyum
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I have tried to play Advance Wars a few time after seeing high rating all over the net. I don't understand what is so special about this game. Can anyone please tell me the specialty of this game?
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#2 Redonkulous_D
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I have tried to play Advance Wars a few time after seeing high rating all over the net. I don't understand what is so special about this game. Can anyone please tell me the specialty of this game?waqyum

It's crazy fun for people who like TBS games. I don't know what's so special about it either, but I can't get enough of it.

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#3 beny_pimpster
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[QUOTE="waqyum"]I have tried to play Advance Wars a few time after seeing high rating all over the net. I don't understand what is so special about this game. Can anyone please tell me the specialty of this game?Redonkulous_D

It's crazy fun for people who like TBS games. I don't know what's so special about it either, but I can't get enough of it.

DAMN RIGHT, its for TBS maniacs
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#4 beny_pimpster
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[QUOTE="Redonkulous_D"]

[QUOTE="waqyum"]I have tried to play Advance Wars a few time after seeing high rating all over the net. I don't understand what is so special about this game. Can anyone please tell me the specialty of this game?beny_pimpster

It's crazy fun for people who like TBS games. I don't know what's so special about it either, but I can't get enough of it.

DAMN RIGHT, its for TBS maniacs

and its also the best TBS ever, you got armed SUV's , bikes, super weapons, jets, ships, alot of commanding officers and many more. :) oh yeah a great story lines :)
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#5 beny_pimpster
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[QUOTE="beny_pimpster"][QUOTE="Redonkulous_D"]

It's crazy fun for people who like TBS games. I don't know what's so special about it either, but I can't get enough of it.

beny_pimpster

DAMN RIGHT, its for TBS maniacs

and its also the best TBS ever, you got armed SUV's , bikes, super weapons, jets, ships, alot of commanding officers and many more. :) oh yeah a great story lines :)

and i want a new one.....with babes and nukes

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#6 Redonkulous_D
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[QUOTE="beny_pimpster"][QUOTE="Redonkulous_D"]

It's crazy fun for people who like TBS games. I don't know what's so special about it either, but I can't get enough of it.

beny_pimpster

DAMN RIGHT, its for TBS maniacs

and its also the best TBS ever, you got armed SUV's , bikes, super weapons, jets, ships, alot of commanding officers and many more. :) oh yeah a great story lines :)

Maybe that was it... I've only played 4 TBS', AW being two of them so I don't have much to compare it to.

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#7 OfficialBed
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I never got into the series, but I've heard from many people that it's good. Perhaps I'll look into the series more.

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#8 rgsniper1
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Along with what others have said, it strikes a very nice balance between units. It basically comes down to a game of chess with rock paper scissors thrown in.

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#9 Regent192
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the first advanced wars game I played was days of ruin..............hard game
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#10 funsohng
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why would a solid game be NOT popular?
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#11 Bigboi500
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[QUOTE="Redonkulous_D"]

[QUOTE="waqyum"]I have tried to play Advance Wars a few time after seeing high rating all over the net. I don't understand what is so special about this game. Can anyone please tell me the specialty of this game?beny_pimpster

It's crazy fun for people who like TBS games. I don't know what's so special about it either, but I can't get enough of it.

DAMN RIGHT, its for TBS maniacs

Like Me! Woohaa. Luv dem games. :D

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[QUOTE="beny_pimpster"][QUOTE="beny_pimpster"] DAMN RIGHT, its for TBS maniacsbeny_pimpster

and its also the best TBS ever, you got armed SUV's , bikes, super weapons, jets, ships, alot of commanding officers and many more. :) oh yeah a great story lines :)

and i want a new one.....with babes and nukes

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[QUOTE="beny_pimpster"][QUOTE="beny_pimpster"] DAMN RIGHT, its for TBS maniacsbeny_pimpster

and its also the best TBS ever, you got armed SUV's , bikes, super weapons, jets, ships, alot of commanding officers and many more. :) oh yeah a great story lines :)

and i want a new one.....with babes and nukes

that'd ruin it, nukes ruined rise of nations (Overpowered as F***) and were way too expensive and useless in Civilization 4

and wheneaver they start throwin up b*tches in anything (games, music, movies) they stop caring and it ends up as some mediocre thing that only serves as eye-candy, with some exceptions

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[QUOTE="waqyum"]I have tried to play Advance Wars a few time after seeing high rating all over the net. I don't understand what is so special about this game. Can anyone please tell me the specialty of this game?

Are the same person who questioned Pokemon's popularity? Silly goose.. Advance Wars is so great because the vast majority of people who play them become addicted and intrigued. You are not part of that vast majority, so please continue on.
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#15 Mr_Matthews
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I can't believe anyone would even ask this ridiculous question.

*slaps TC in the face*

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#16 waqyum
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Now i know why is it so popular.I just satrted it few days ago and after finishing the first mission i started liking it.It is so addictive, i spend most of my time playing Advance Wars.It is really a gr 8 game.

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#17 Yandere
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why would a solid game be NOT popular?funsohng

A lot games are good but don't appeal to a broad audience.

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#18 EddyPee
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It has a good balance of units, and gameplay changes dramatically depending on which COs you use. Also, the super powers/dual strikes give you an impression of power and speed that is usually hard to get from a turn-based strategy game.

Also, it's just fun to send a wave of neotanks and megatanks forward and watch them crush everything :D

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Because its amazing, nice graphics, simple to play generally a brilliant game but so simple

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#20 TalesofRaGnArOk
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I couldn't get into advance wars because it was a bad game (mechanics were a little weird, not terrible, but not great either), I couldn't get into it because the story was so bad, and all the characters were so bland. But I'm more used to Fire Emblem, getting attached to characters, etc.

Neither are really strategy games. Advance wars just seems to rely more often on luck.

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#21 Taylor_B
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I couldn't get into advance wars because it was a bad game (mechanics were a little weird, not terrible, but not great either), I couldn't get into it because the story was so bad, and all the characters were so bland. But I'm more used to Fire Emblem, getting attached to characters, etc.

Neither are really strategy games. Advance wars just seems to rely more often on luck.

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If it seemed like you had to rely on luck in Advance Wars, you were playing it wrong. No wonder you didn't like it.

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#22 meiaman
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[QUOTE="TalesofRaGnArOk"]

I couldn't get into advance wars because it was a bad game (mechanics were a little weird, not terrible, but not great either), I couldn't get into it because the story was so bad, and all the characters were so bland. But I'm more used to Fire Emblem, getting attached to characters, etc.

Neither are really strategy games. Advance wars just seems to rely more often on luck.

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If it seemed like you had to rely on luck in Advance Wars, you were playing it wrong. No wonder you didn't like it.

Yup. There is little luck factor in the game, the only time is when two units are fighting, an unit sometimes can do slighty more damage than it should or slighty less... but it doesn`t even affect the game much. You had to rely on strategy. If you manage to make a good playing, you can get the computer ruined, no matter how unlucky you are. But if you`re into moving units at random, then yeah... you must rely on some luck.
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#23 TalesofRaGnArOk
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No I meant luck as in relying on what units the enemy spawns. The whole game is comprised of: enemy creates unit -> you create unit that is super effective against that unit -> repeat.

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#24 Taylor_B
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No I meant luck as in relying on what units the enemy spawns. The whole game is comprised of: enemy creates unit -> you create unit that is super effective against that unit -> repeat.

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That's not all there is to it, and that's not what you said.
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#25 johnbrutus
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Play it and you will know the answer
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#26 Chopinist
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its something that makes you think and its fun to be able to control armies and take over things i love tactic games, so it hits the spot : D but it doesn't compare to Fire Emblem where you almost get attached to the characters lol If it wasn't for the restart option for some missions i would prob cry when i lose characters like Guy or Oswin XD