Glory Days 2 marks itself as an overrated strategy game for the DS - short, boring, and with a lot of 2D action.

User Rating: 6.4 | Glory Days 2 DS
Glory Days was marked as being one of the best strategy games on the GBA. Now that it's sequel is being released, we take a look at what may be an interesting strategy game - but it's definitely not that great.

Graphics: 2D. That's practically it. NO 3D whatsoever, it's got GBA quality graphics. But wait, aren't we analyzing a DS game? Oh, yeah. A little old-school, but whoever likes these kind of strategy games won't be disappointed. However, a little 3D wouldn't go amiss here. A lot of action-packed movement is a surefire way of preventing you from taking your eyes off the screen, though!

Sound: Some say it's good, others report it as acceptable. Well, considering some strategy game I've played, the music is quite nice - possibly the best feature the game presents! SFX sounds are fine.

Gameplay: Mixed reactions. We have lack of a left-hand stylus control feature, so lefties will have to play with the buttons. But anyhow, I bet you'll be playing with the buttons even if you're right-handed - the stylus mode is quite inaccurate. Controlling your fleet is nice, but some missions will have you grinding your teeth in despair, because the chopper missions are much more fun than some others. Not that good, overall.

Replay Value: No Wi-Fi, no download play, just a standard multi-player mode. Campaign is too short, in my opinion, and you'll get bored with it even before it ends, despite the action.

Overall, Glory Days 2 is a fair strategy game, but don't count on it to entertain you for many hours. If you are a 3D enthusiast, stay well away from this and go play BiA. If you like old-school strategy, combined with good soundtracks game, then this is for you. Still, it's too overrated.