Games/Advance Wars
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2001SimulatorStrategyTacticalTurn-based strategy (TBS)

Advance Wars

Just because this battle fits in the palm of your hand doesn't mean the stakes are small. On the contrary, this all-or-nothing fight will have you accessing guns, grenades, launchers, and weaponry of all sorts. Players assume command of an army that's out to reclaim a world that's been broken up by warring factions. The battle map is essentially a grid, and moving units is like moving chess pieces on a board -- each of the units can move a specific amount of spaces within this grid, and can only attack at a cert…

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22 hours

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Game Boy Advance · 2001Wii U · 2014

Game Boy Advance

3:2 · International · RetroAchievements

Relative release score100 Excellent

Wii U

4:3 · Worldwide

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Game Boy Advance

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