[Wiflewood]

I assume that many people have played the origional two (for GBA) but I recently aquirred the sequel for DS whilst on holiday.

Aside from new characters, AW:DS gives people the oppurtunity to fight on 2 fronts, (using the two screens) and bosst their COs with skills once they obtain new ranks from doing the campaign.

So has anyone else got it? any good CO combos you'd like to discuss? who is your favourite CO?

[Golden Djinn13]

I don't have a DS, but I hear this game is really good. I have the first Advance Wars (Currently on the last mission) and then I want the Black Hole (Or something like that). I also can't wait for Batallion Wars to be realeased. ( I think it might be though)

[Sea of Time]

This series looks really good, I'm planning on getting Black Hole Rising, I played the original, but because I don't own a DS, I probably won't be buying (or renting) this one.

[My Best Wishes]

I played the first when it came out, rom of Black Hole.

Not so sure about this, is it worth the cash?

[Crimson Barrel Knight]

I believe that there was a topic on this ... though, I must be thinking about a post I saw somewhere else.

Why not just have a topic on the whole Advance Wars series? This is just a DS game, and the last two were pretty good, so, why not make it fair?

And I kinda want to get this, as well, but I'd probably rather get Nintendogs first, since I want to see how well a simulation of taking care of a dog works ... in Nintendo's case.

[Golden Djinn13]

Advance War games are always good (Thats what I hear about the ones I haven't played)

And I think this game won game of the month in GI.

[Crimson Barrel Knight]

Golden Djinn13, on Sep 14 2005, 01:58 PM, said:

And I think this game won game of the month in GI.

That's way too early. It was just released a week or so ago.

[Nick Presta]

I have had this since release but I've been too lazy to make a topic about it.

Anyways, I love it. I am amazing at combat mode and survival. I have almost bea the compaign and I really like Jake/Rachel combo as well as Max/Jake.

9/10 for sure.

[Laharl]

Got the first two and there brilliant, don't know when this is out in the UK

[Lemontime]

I'm considering getting a DS.
But I'm not sure if I should.
I don't think AW: DS comes out in Oz untill october 20th or something.
Will it be worth it, or should I continue saving towards a Mac Mini?
Edit; Does anyone know of any other, great, DS games? If I do buy one I'd probably want to get 2 games.

[TheEnglishman]

sibsag, on Sep 16 2005, 06:56 AM, said:

Does anyone know of any other, great, DS games? If I do buy one I'd probably want to get 2 games.

If you have a GBA and Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga then you may want a DS for the sequel.
I'm interested in Advance Wars but I doubt I'd buy a DS for it. I borrowed the original from a friend and I thought it was okay but for the longer missions I don't think I could keep my concentration up.

[Lemontime]

Me111, on Sep 16 2005, 09:39 AM, said:

If you have a GBA and Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga then you may want a DS for the sequel.

I had a Rom of that, it was quite good. I like it how the DS has a seperate slot for all the GBA games, but what would they do with the touch screen?
Sequel 'eh?
Has it got a name?

[Crimson Barrel Knight]

sibsag, on Sep 16 2005, 12:56 AM, said:

I'm considering getting a DS.
But I'm not sure if I should.
I don't think AW: DS comes out in Oz untill october 20th or something.
Will it be worth it, or should I continue saving towards a Mac Mini?
Edit; Does anyone know of any other, great, DS games? If I do buy one I'd probably want to get 2 games.

Try getting Nintendogs. It's an interesting pet simulator, if you're up for something that's pro-Tamagotchi

[Someone Else]

Nintendogs looks like a cool game.

http://www.gamespot.com/ds/strategy/ninten...nds/review.html

At any rate it looks like a time killer, which I need since I spend alot of time bored when I don't have HW.

[Lemontime]

Eck.
Nobody in Australia sells a DS for cheap D;<
It's quite annoying, even on Ebay!
Well, the DS price drop is in like.. 5 days I think..
I'll probably get one at the start of the holidays..
;D
But there won't be any advance wars ;[
I'll have to settle for nintendogs for a while.
Or possibly Kirby: Canvas Curse.
How much are DS games, usually?

[Someone Else]

30-50 dollars for America, although according to the prices shown on Gamespot it may have dropped a little. I'm not familiar with Australian currency, so you're on your own there.

Hmm, that link I put up wasn't working. Well, look at this:

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0 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

I Bet Nintendogs Is Coming out on PsP, September 10, 2005
Reviewer: Kid "the pro reviewer"
I bet that nintendogs is coming out on PSP because all companies are huge moneymaking scams. Nintendo will make a contract to the PSP companies and Nintendo will get loads and loads of money. I bet it will come out in a year or so. I actually think that they are working on it as I write this. Since nintendogs is so popular, they're probably thinking, "Hmmmmm, you know, since Nintendogs is so popular, we should sell it for millions and millions of dollars and ask for 50% interest". I admit, I might be getting psp soon, and I bet the graphics will be much, much better.

What will it be called? Playstation Poochables? LOL what an idiot.

This post has been edited by Wind Dude: 17 September 2005 - 09:51 AM

[TheEnglishman]

Man that is hilarious ;) Does the kid not see the whole Nintendogs part or something?
Next you'll be seeing Sonic on a Nintendo console!
Hey wait a minute...

[Neon]

Sibsaq, the DS has recently been reduced to $179.95, and AW:DS is released on the 6th of October. I'l be getting a DS once AW is outs, and at the latest, once Mario Kart is released. So far the only good games (imo) are Mario 64, Advance Wars, and Mario Kart. That's why i keep putting off buying a DS, the good games are few and far between (even the GCN was doing better than this <<).
Also, when Nintendogs is released down here on the 22nd, we will get two new colours: cosmic blue and mystic pink. The silver is still nicer though ;).

[Lemontime]

Heh. Pink.

I believe the price drop is on thursday, is it not?
I'm not quite sure.
I thought nintendogs was already out ;S

[Zaffa Dot Xom]

Wind Dude, on Sep 17 2005, 10:50 AM, said:

What will it be called? Playstation Poochables? LOL what an idiot.

That kid is one sad sasquatch next to a monkey's uncle. Lemme tell ya. ;)

[Someone Else]

Neon, on Sep 17 2005, 07:36 PM, said:

So far the only good games (imo) are Mario 64, Advance Wars, and Mario Kart. That's why i keep putting off buying a DS, the good games are few and far between (even the GCN was doing better than this <<).

Actually, there are a number of good games coming out fairly soon. Well, more than that at least in my opinion.

-Nintendogs
-Mario 64 (I didn't actually enjoy it that much)
-Advance Wars: Dual Strike
-Animal Crossing DS (this should be a great game)

I bought Nintendogs yesterday. All I have to say is... aww... ;) It's a flippin' cool game, go get it. Or at least play around with the demo they have in stores.

[TheEnglishman]

The Nintendo magazine over here gave Nintendogs and Advance Wars: Dual Strike 90%. Clearly they are good games.
I'm annoyed that Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones only got 88% when the previous one got 91%.

[loz]

nintendo DS is like $120.00...anyways I dont have one and I might get one but I dunno what game to get XP

[Wiflewood]

I'd say AW:DS is definitely worth it. The Dual screen adds loads of new play elements to it, and I am really enjoying it.

One magazine I read said that you should buy a DS just for this game, although I wouldn't go as far as that...

Out of the new characters.. hmm. I'd say I like Sacha the best, since her CO ability is pretty useful, especially when tagged with Colin.
Jake is good as well, although his personality is pretty goofy. He shouts 'Owned!' when he wins a match.

[Lemontime]

loz, on Sep 18 2005, 11:26 AM, said:

nintendo DS is like $120.00...

Different countries dude.. Different Currencies.

I might get a DS tomorrow, depending on if they actually have it ;\
I'm not sure if nintendogs is out in aus yet, I saw it in a catologue for the store I'm buying it from today so maybe it is. I hope the price has dropped...

[Enoch]

Heck yeah, hot frikin game. I like it when I combine max and gritt. Their tag ability, "big country", kicks but! Also even though they aren't fully camatable with each other, eagle and jake are good when tag combined, just as long as Eagle's side of the tag comes out first. Then when movement and shooting distance are improved with jake, and firepower on plains, man they are in for a but whoopin! such a hot game!

[Izar]

Looks like a nice game to have. I really enjoyed the first Advanced Wars, even though Single player was too easy. Multiplayer is the way to go.

[Enoch]

I hear ya, the ai on the advance wars for gba is too easy to beat. You almost have to give them a huge advantage to make it at all a challenge. But the ai in duel strike is a bit smarter. Mind you it's still a tad off, but you can also program the ai to be on the offensive or defensive, and it can be made more aggressive. So you can make it harder to fight.

[Izar]

That's good, programming them does give the abiulity to practice better on your defense/offense. I hope the game balancing is done better, because sometimes, things went weird.

[theblueflames]

Yep, it's a great game alright. I got side tracked though, I bought Fire Emblem Sacred Stones shortly after getting this game, so didn't get too far in it. Sacred Stones was way too short though...Anyways, I'm on the The Lightning Strikes or whatever it's called...

[Enoch]

I also like the combat section of the game. Most would probobly think it cheezy, but it kinda goes back to those old fashioned arcade games, except your using a touch screene. and it's kinda cool to use the co powers in live combat.

[Lemontime]

I just got the game and I must say.
;D
It's amazing.
Combat mode is fantastic. The entire game is a masterpiece ;] I LOVE it. L O V E IT!
This is a deffinate must have for DS owners.

[Enoch]

With combat mode, I wish there were more COs to work with. as apposed to the originals.

[Laharl]

you can unlock more COs by clearing combat, anyway i finally this games it rules, looking better than the second one, and i didn't any sleep last night playing it

[Someone Else]

Anyone got any tips on how to beat those yellow guys in the Campaign? I'm stuck on it! It's so unfair, the odds are totally against you. D:

[Enoch]

I didn't know there were any yellow guys that had to be fought in duel strike. Did I not unlock a mission? What is the mission number?

[Someone Else]

10, I think.

[Enoch]

I came to this place once. AWDS Site It has some good techniques. But that page specificully should help you. it speaks of mission #10. Make sure to capture the specific city to unlock mission 11, otherwise you will just skip over it.

[Someone Else]

My bad. I unlocked mission 11, and it was mission 12 that I'm stuck on.

[Enoch]

I know for sure that I unlocked mission 12, I just can't remember it. And the site don't give any advice on mission 12.

[Someone Else]

It does. It's this one:

http://www.gamespot....32455/p-20.html

[Enoch]

I remember that one. Mainly I attacked grimms front with distance shooters, seeing as he has bad defence but great attack. So attacking from a distance makes it so that he can't inflict as much damage on you.

I actualy only sent an anti-air over to the second front, and that took care of all the stupid copters up there. then I sent a t-copter over, put a mech in there, and seeing as all his mech units were dispersed throughout all the land, they couldn't rescue their preciouse hq in time.

Keep in mind that how well you proform on the second front dousn't effect your overall rating for that mission. So you could totaly suck on the second front, and still get an S rating.

So make sure that you just win the second front, and don't waste time on getting a good rating up there. but as soon as you can duel strike again, it's all good!

This post has been edited by Enoch: 05 January 2006 - 11:53 AM

[Laharl]

Here's something interesting what ar the best duel strikes you've discovered my favourite i've found is Sensei with Sami, with Sensei activating it, you get a 9HP Mech of each of your cities ready to move and Sami's gives them an extra 2 movement and instant capture, in a word, devastating, especially on the Risky Vale map

[Enoch]

You sorta get the same effect with Hachi and sami, ofcoarse putting hachi first, allowing for you to deploy any ground unit on any property of yours, and if it be a mech or infantry, you can send it to alot of their properties.

But most favorite tactic involves Eagle ans sami. Having eagle going first, and having a t-copter with a mech in it, having the copter moving twice over to their hq and letting go of the mech, then on the third second end of the duel strike(that being samis turn) capturing hq with just one turn. Making it one quick way to end a battle.

[Laharl]

Sami rules! kind of got bored as it isn't that much different from number two which wasn't that much different from the original...