Advance Wars
Advance Wars
Game Boy AdvanceAbout Advance Wars
Command an army in turn-based battles where positioning and the order of your actions can decide the outcome. Advance Wars introduces its systems through Field Training before sending you into a campaign of tactical missions. Different objectives include eliminating opposing forces or capturing an enemy headquarters. Commanding officers add personality to the conflict, while War Room challenges and a map editor offer ways to explore the strategy beyond the campaign.
- Platform
- Game Boy Advance
- Genre
- Strategy · Turn-based
- Release year
- 2001
Keyboard controls
| A / B | ZX | L / R | QE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Enter | Select | V |
| DPAD | ↑↓←→ | ||
| Quick save | 1 | ||
| Quick load | 2 | ||
| Save slot | 3 | ||
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