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Advance Wars is a turn-based strategy game for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo in 2001. Players move ground, air, and naval units across grid-based maps, capturing properties to fund production. Each army is led by a Commanding Officer with unique unit bonuses and a special power.

How To Play Advance Wars

ControlAction
D-PadMove the map cursor; navigate menus
A ButtonSelect a unit, confirm a move, open the action menu, capture or attack, confirm menu choices
B ButtonCancel a move or menu; hold while moving the cursor to scroll faster
L ButtonCycle the cursor to the next unit that has not moved
R ButtonShow unit and terrain details; toggle the map information display
StartOpen the field menu for CO powers, options, and end turn
SelectToggle the mini-map view

About Advance Wars

Release dateNA: September 10, 2001; AU: 2001; EU: January 11, 2002; JP: November 25, 2004 (in the Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 compilation)
DeveloperIntelligent Systems
PublisherNintendo
PlatformGame Boy Advance
GenreTurn-based strategy
SeriesWars (Nintendo Wars)
ModesSingle-player campaign; multiplayer up to four players via pass-and-play on one cartridge or Game Link Cable
Also known asGame Boy Wars Advance (Japan)

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