Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

From Nintendo

Almost 90% of mankind has been killed off following a devastating meteor strike that hascaused a massive dust cloud to blot out the sun. Scattered survivors pick through the wreckage, and the remnants of several military superpowers patrol the ravaged landscape, some factions protecting the innocent while the others prey upon them. The two rival world superpowers, Rubinelle and Lazuria, continue to fight among the ruins of their countries, the few surviving military leaders of each side carrying on the conflict begun before the catastrophe. In their wake, various warlords rise to power, seizing scarce food rations from the defenseless survivors and attempting to assert their dominance in the absence of law and order. Follow the Rubinelle COs Will, Brenner, and Lin as they embark on a mission to rescue as many of the survivors as possible, with the help of the mysterious Isabella, an amnesiac girl who seems to know vital military secrets, and various other sympathetic factions.ESRB Rated E10 For Ages 10 and Up

This is an excellent, yet very frustrating, game. Every level seems to be designed around one or two of the many, many different types of units in the game. Once you have beaten a level and mastered the use of a unit, using the same strategy in the next level usually doesn't work. You are constantly exploring the best unit use in different situations, and because there are dozens of combinations in the game and a wide variety of situations, this will be challenging and time consuming. I've spent three or four days working on single levels. I'm about half-way through the game. You might need to put it down for a few days in between levels. The game is fun, but it can be tedious at times. When you start getting to the stages with huge maps and multiple AI opponents, the game takes a sadistic turn to destroy you any chance it gets.

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