A Must for Handheld Turn-Based Strategy

User Rating: 9 | Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising GBA

I found this copy of Advance Wars 2 that I played back in 2003 in my old childhood bedroom. I popped it into my DS lite that I also found in that bedroom for my 5 hour flight back to LA. This game is so well made: gameplay, animations, colors, music, everything. You will have each CO's theme music running over and over in your head for days and not even be mad about it. Probably the only soundroom I would ever care about unlocking! S-ranked normal on this campaign playthrough in 2020, hope to find time to play the hard mode in the future.

For people who like:

  • Turn based strategy
  • A game you can pick up and put down on a whim
  • Little story, mostly strategy