This installment of Hidden Gems focuses on Advanced Wars: Dual Strike
"My Nintendo DS and I have had a very strange relationship over the years, and the Advance Wars series is largely to blame. I try to pick up titles for the system as often as I can, since it's great to have a portable system for those long rides home or boring days at the office, and generally the investment goes into RPGs or silly platform games. Titles that I pick up, beat, and then get thrown on the shelf almost never to be revisited. There is one exception to this rule however, and that exception is called Advance Wars. The series had me from the very beginning up until Days of Ruin, when it felt to me like the entire purpose of the game was completely lost upon the developers, which leaves Advance Wars: Dual Strike as (in my opinion) one of the best Turn Based Strategy games ever created; let alone one of the best games on the DS to date."
Not every IP gets a long, guaranteed life filled with fame, fortune, and spin-offs. There are far more Gex-es out there than Marios. But, that doesn’t mean the series that died off are bad or less deserving. Some of them are both fan favorites and critically acclaimed. They just, well, didn’t make enough money or ended up lost to time.
The Punished Backlog's David Silbert writes:
"Nintendo is widely known for its deep, eclectic well of beloved franchises. From The Legend of Zelda to Wrecking Crew, there’s no library in gaming as rich in history or as popular among fans.
2019 is shaping up to be a banner year for Nintendo, with representatives from Mario, Fire Emblem, Zelda, and Pokémon all gracing the Switch platform before the year’s end. At the same time, there are still plenty of Nintendo franchises that lie dormant this generation, in desperate need of the “Switch treatment.”
While there are plenty of legendary series worthy of a revival, here are six in particular I would absolutely kill to see on Switch in the near future."
A new Golden Sun and Mother would be great, but I wish I wasn't the only one that wants a new StarTropics.
Summer's a great time to watch a Let's Play! That's what [Graham Russell] hears, anyway. Each Friday in July, Michibiku will be posting episodes of a full campaign playthrough of Advance Wars: Dual Strike, the 2005 DS game from Intelligent Systems and the last release to feature the franchise's iconic world and characters. Join us!
played the shit out of this one and the first entry. Great games, if I remember correctly u could play this game multiplayer with only one cartridge, the maps and animations were a bit limited then though.
Would love to see a new entry on the switch.
I always enjoyed the Advance Wars games.
I've never really got into the Advance Wars games, but it looks like this is where I should start.. and end.
Can hardly agree more with the enjoyment of having a handheld.. sadly I haven't had one since Gameboy, but if I DID have a DS.. I'd give this one a shot ;-)
may have to check this game out