This is the latest of the Advance Wars handheld franchise. This excellent strategy game will have you thinking and playing non-stop. It is based around a country called Omega Land that is constantly having it's foundations shook by the war that the Allied Nations (Orange Star, Blue Moon, Green Earth and Yellow Comet) and the evil Black Hole. It is a fantastic top down strategy, war based DS game that utilises the touch screen well. Now onto the game: As you take control of Allied Nations CO's, (Commanding Officers) you have to fight your way through various missions to progress through the campaign to save Omega Land. As you progress through the campaign, new CO's will become available for you to use and incorporate into your gameplay strategy and tactics as each CO has their own strengths and weaknesses in unit types and have a special CO Power and Super Power. These features have been used throughout the series and provide an edge to your campaign and gameplay, as a Power or Super Power can enhance your units offensive or defensive capabilities and in 1 case, A CO's Super Power allows ALL of his units to move and attack AGAIN IN THE SAME TURN. Advance Wars Dual Strike takes this one step further however. In Dual Strike, you can use a Tag Power. This allows you to take TWO CO's into a skirmish and use their powers and attack with each of them in a single turn. The game modes: There are several modes to play AWDS in. There is: *Campaign-Fight through the story and save Omega Land *War Room-Fight a battle on the map of your choice against the AI *Versus-Fight either the computer or yourself on a map of your choice and set the rules *Multiplayer-Fight your friends over a variety of modes and there is also a DS download feature *Design Room-Design your own maps and CO outfits and colours *Combat-An added feature of a new real time combat game *Sound Room-Listen to all the music in AWDS *Gallery-View all the art and pics in the game. *Records-View your game status and achievements. Gameplay: 9/10 Sound: 9/10 Graphics: 8/10 Overall: 9/10 Overall, this game is excellent and the perfect game to either relax with or to have some challenging gameplay on. The game also supports difficulty modes to suit your preferences. I would reccommend this game to everyone. By Djinni.
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Advance Wars: Dual Strike