When it comes to wargames, the most talked about is probably the Fire Emblem.
In those years, the handheld GBA was rarely available in China, except for the children in the first- and second-tier big cities who could afford to play the tall GBA, other urban and rural children, it is estimated that they will make up a two-year red envelope money, and they will be very happy to start a "little bully".
Therefore, GBA games are far less well-known in China than FC games, and occasionally see a few older children playing the GBA, mostly "Pokemon" (Pokémon).
And this wargame game that can be spelled with fire patterns - "Advanced War" is rarely mentioned in China, except for players in the circle, many red and white machine players do not even know that there is such a game.
Premium War 1, 2 covers
Advanced Warfare is a classic Nintendo wargame that was originally released on the GBA on September 10, 2001.
The reason why I talk about this "Advanced War" is because a few days ago, On April 8, 2022, Nintendo originally planned to release a replica of "Advanced War 1+2" on the Switch console, and the result jumped the ticket, and also jumped far and wide, as a lover of wargames, the new work of advanced warfare, more or less still pay attention.
I am older, many new games, new masterpieces can not play, this replica is one of the few, there are one of the "new games" to pay attention to.
Helpless, it is a jump ticket.
However, there is gossip that some players who have preloaded the game in advance can already play, and there are still a small number of pictures and videos on the Internet as evidence.
Foreign players steal the map
Switch Advanced War Screenshot
It seems that it is still very good, a bit of "restoration" meaning.
On September 10, 2001, "Advanced Warfare" was first released on the GBA platform in North America, and unexpectedly, the next day there was a once-in-a-century "911 incident" (which seemed to give the game a legend), and Nintendo decided to postpone the re-release of the game in Europe and Japan until 2002. (Could it be that this Switch fork was also postponed because of the Russo-Ukrainian War?) ）
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Advanced warfare is an interesting tactical wargame.
First of all, it is a traditional grid wargame, and then it is also called "Land, Sea and Air War", because there are many classes in the game, including various types of troops (infantry, artillery, reconnaissance vehicles, tanks, anti-air missiles, helicopters, fighters, warships, aircraft ships, submarines...). It's really "a war like a thing."
The biggest feature of the High Battle series is its well-designed "Commander System".
This is very "simulated"!
Every battle must have a "commander" or "leader", and this high-level war highlights this "commander".
The game has more than a dozen characters with different personalities, and choosing different characters as the commander of each battle (each level) has become the "tactical choice" of this game!
Because the attributes of the "commander" are different, it will affect the ability of each class and the power effect of the key moment, which greatly improves the strategy of the game, and the commander's sense of existence is also highlighted.
This special "sense of substitution" makes many players enjoy it and become more and more addicted to it.
Many players compare advanced warfare with fire emblems, and then conclude that advanced warfare is known for its platooning, and the game emphasizes the forward-looking "layout" more, and it is more necessary to understand the terrain and the advantages and disadvantages of the class than the fire emblem...
Another attraction is the Japanese style of painting and level map design, the shape of the class and the realistic core of the weapon, which make the player feel that this game is "not ordinary".
Coupled with the fact that this is a "hardcore" game that is easy to get started and masters need strategy, this game has become one of Nintendo's signature games.
Review on GameSpot: The system setting of "Advanced Warfare" is very connotative, but it is also very easy to get started, and it is a handheld game that can be played repeatedly.
The name of Advanced Warfare was launched in the GBA, and the second game was also in the GBA, called "Advanced Warfare 2: The Rise of the Black Hole", and there were two subsequent models on the NDS, namely "Advanced Warfare: Double Strike" and "Advanced Warfare: Day of Destruction".
But many players only accept Advanced Warfare, The Rise of the Black Hole, and Double Strike, just because these three models seem to be born of the same "mother" at first glance.
And "Day of Destruction" has been changed very much in terms of style or system, completely like changing a game, making many "old players" complain endlessly, basically a work that destroys word of mouth...
The advanced war series is a niche game in China, with few players, but it is very popular in a small circle.
Every year there are some competitions on Tieba and the more popular in the circle is the so-called "Advanced Great War Web Version", which is AWBW (Advance Wars By Web).
On this web page, players can freely design maps, and they can also play PVP matches, so that many players can't stay and go...
For players who love wargames, this is a game not to be missed, it is very comfortable to play, there is no long talk, a few levels down, step by step will get to the cool point.
The red and white machine players who missed the GBA at that time, if they don't have to look at it, maybe they will find themselves as "teenagers at that time"...