Advance Wars: Dual Strike - NDS for DS
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Advance Wars: Dual Strike - NDS for DS

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  • ESRB Descriptor: Mild Violence
  • ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Genre: Strategy
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jeremy1456
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Advance Wars: Dual Strike: - The Good Kind of Two Front War

byjeremy1456 Aug 23, 2006
60 Helpfuls 61 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Deeply Fun and Rewarding, New Content
Cons Lackluster Visuals, Tag CO Power is Overpowered
Recommended it? Yes

The original Advance Wars for the Gameboy Advance was the sleeper hit of the century. Few times have I become so addicted to a strategy game, and the fact that it was on a handheld only gave me more opportunities to partake. It's sequel though, wasn't upgraded nearly enough. This made it feel more... Read full review »

rgathright
545

Pocket strategy gaming for the thinking gamer!

byrgathright Mar 22, 2009
45 Helpfuls 46 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros 27 CO's to pick from, infinite replayability, more units
Cons Not truly an RPG but rather a thinking game.
Recommended it? Yes

With the release of Advance Wars DS, the game had already established itself as the best strategy game on the Nintendo Gameboy platform.  No one ever dreamed that they could add more immersive gameplay to an already fantastic series.  Advance Wars DS offers near infinite flexibility in game play... Read full review »

kjell1979
333

Advance Wars Dual Strike: We won! Let's hit the clubs!

bykjell1979 May 31, 2009
29 Helpfuls 30 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Same Advance Wars style, solid tactics, great music, stylus support
Cons COs and some units are way too overpowered, no wifi multiplayer
Recommended it? Yes

Advance Wars Dual Strike was one of the first games for the Nintendo DS. I originally found it in a Sears Home Essentials store for $7.88 two summers ago, which at the time was a fantastic deal.


Story

The countries of Omega Land have to deal with their old nemesis again,... Read full review »

77

Take to the battlefield with Advance Wars: Dual Strike

bybangj Jan 5, 2006
26 Helpfuls 27 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Awesome Gameplay, Huge amount of Maps and CO's to unlock.
Cons Graphics and sound effects could be better.
Recommended it? Yes

Advance Wars: Dual Strike is the latest installment in the widely acclaimed and highly successful Advance Wars series. The game, which is the first installment on the DS, is a turn-based strategy title that sees you controlling military units in specific battle maps against a number of enemies... Read full review »

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Free time is Over-rated.

bytechojo Jul 7, 2006
18 Helpfuls 19 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Replay value, easy pick up and play.
Cons Graphics and sound could have been a little better
Recommended it? Yes

Gaming black holes do exist. They suck you in with no hope for survival or escape. Some call it digital crack. A taste of it will leave you wanting more and more until it consumes you.

Advance Wars: Dual Strike (AWDS) is my gaming black hole, my digital crack.

Essentially, AWDS... Read full review »

48

A Great Strategy Game. I Hate Strategy Games.

byderek_ween Sep 12, 2005
16 Helpfuls 17 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Intricate, thought-provoking game style. Lots of modes and options.
Cons Huge investment of time and effort to become proficient. Some other minor problems.
Recommended it? No

Introduction
As you can tell from my title, it's going to be hard for me to objectively review "Advance Wars Dual Strike" without being swayed by my negative outlook of the strategy genre in general. However, in researching this game, I read and was told countless times that the Advance Wars... Read full review »

2

Two tanks are better than one!

byschreiber Aug 30, 2005
15 Helpfuls 16 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Incredibly addictive strategy gameplay. A myriad of things to do.
Cons Poor visuals and sound.
Recommended it? Yes

Germany and the Black Hole Army are very similar in a number of ways. For starters, both are very efficient at building large empires, celebrating said empire by throwing a world war, and promptly losing it all. While modern day Germany has learned it's lesson, the Black Hole Army just keeps... Read full review »

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Advance Wars : Dual Strike.. Who says strategy is for nerds?

bypelmen Oct 7, 2005
10 Helpfuls 11 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Advance Wars! C'mon now..<br> Engaging fast paced game<br> Enhanced from...
Cons Inadequate touchscreen control<br> Expensive<br> VERY steep learning...
Recommended it? No

In the beginning...

I have to admit, I'm a very late convert to the Advance Wars line of thinking... I've long been a fan of strategy games such as Command and Conquer and Civilization, but my tastes run more toward RPGS, and as such my collection features such games as Final Fantasy... Read full review »

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Advance Wars ultimate strategy

bybspickofsky Apr 16, 2008
8 Helpfuls 9 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Awesome gameplay very fun and addicting
Cons sound and graphics are sort of pathetic
Recommended it? Yes

I have had this game for about a year now and I must say that it is my favorite game for nintendo ds

Gameplay
The gameplay is very fun and addicting. The campaign mode is awesome and very challenging if you put it at the right difficulty. Also there are many other modes that are also... Read full review »

11

Defending the world, two screens at a time

bynighthawk205 Jul 9, 2008
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Good story, great use of two screens, skills, new game modes
Cons Lacking visuals, only a few new units, bad bland sound
Recommended it? Yes

Nintendo's Advance Wars series has never grown old on me and the first installment on the DS is no exception.

-----Story-----
The Black Hole Army (the bad guys) has invaded Omega Land. They have set up crystals which leech energy from the ground and give power to their forces to... Read full review »

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