What Gamespot Users have to say about Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

  • Rating:9.6

    Even if you've never picked up a strategy game before, it would bef criminal for you not to give Advance Wars 2 a shot.

    By FooManChu_basic | Review Date: Oct 13, 2004 | GBA

    The original Advance Wars was a sleeper hit on the GBA back during the systems infancy in the current gaming market, but it caught the eyes of many gamers across the world with its simple yet addictive game play. Intell... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.1

    Really more a puzzle game than a strategy game. Feels very canned in the later levels.

    By dryden555 | Review Date: Oct 10, 2004 | GBA

    I got bored once I realized that there are only a few ways to win the later, more difficult maps. The maps are small and you often have turn-limits, so whoever designed the map is making you "win" by making you choose t... Read Full Review

    0 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5

    great game, but too damn hard

    By dagwood531 | Review Date: Oct 07, 2004 | GBA

    One thing I hate is buying a game that does everything right, but makes it so incredibly hard that you can't get anywhere in it. That explains AW2 in a nutshell to me. The gameplay is wonderful with the vast selection o... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.4

    Too Kiddie for me

    By katman | Review Date: Aug 24, 2004 | GBA

    This was the first game I ever got for my new Gameboy SP, and I selected it based solely on the high score here on Gamespot - probably not a good idea looking back on it. After playing through the game about half way,... Read Full Review

    0 of 9 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.1

    A great game for all ages. A definite keeper.

    By Hapescluster9 | Review Date: Jul 29, 2004 | GBA

    I would review Advance Wars, but I can just review this one instead, since they'rep ractically the same game. One just has new missions. Actually, there are some very nice improvements in AWII, including a new sleeker ov... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.3

    By jazztrumpet5 | Review Date: Jul 24, 2004 | GBA

    Although I felt a slight twinge of skepticism when I read the reviews of Advance Wars 2, I am now very happy with my choice to buy it - it is one of the best games of this "generation". In fact, strategy fans could very ... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    By Thrillhouse | Review Date: May 19, 2004 | GBA

    As you can tell from my score I love this game quite a bit. In reality though, this game should probably be called Advance Wars 1.5 which many people have been talking about. The reason for this is simply that this gam... Read Full Review

    0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.1

    By Dijita | Review Date: May 14, 2004 | GBA

    This is a game, that I didn't know too much about and I was interested in trying something new for the Gameboy Advance. My friend kept telling me, "just buy the game, you won't regret it." Eventually of course I bought... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5

    Advance Wars 2 & U >.>

    By dusenbutt | Review Date: May 07, 2004 | GBA

    Advance Wars 2 Black Hole Rising, was one of the two must-have games that I bought upon receiving my GBA as a wedding gift a month ago. Since then I have spent countless hours maneuvering and crushing enemy units with m... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.8

    By wingman | Review Date: May 05, 2004 | GBA

    Advance Wars 2 has definitely hooked me. When I got my GBA SP about 2 months ago, I immediately started picking out games I wanted. I was looking for games that really benefited from being on the small screen, not simp... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful