Advance Wars 1 + 2 Re-Boot Camp Nintendo Switch Review 

Well done on the review Glen! I’m so happy to have this!

Definitely picked this one up, I was particularly frustrated when they pushed this one back because of the real-life war in Ukraine. I'm really glad it finally got a releaseand I hope it does well enough to warrant a remake of the sequels as well.

Yes. Yes i will get this someday. But for now i MUST finish some games in my backlog. 😅

Very good review, especially for those who haven’t played the originals. Hard disagree with the sound design - it’s a 20/20 because the amount of details they put into remaking the CO themes is insanely well done. If I compare it to FE engage its worlds better. Maybe a minus 1 for the dialogue not being entirely voiced, but then again this isn’t a social sim like FE.

Preordered this one digitally. Enjoying it a lot but there are a few points that I think could’ve been improved. Obviously the Multiplayer and Touchscreen ability should’ve been enabled in a proper 2023 way. But the thing that kind of bothers me is the voice acting. I mean, sometimes there are 3 lines of text and they pronounce 2 or 1, why not everything? I mean, c’mon, it’s not the 90’s anymore. Why can’t they make it work properly and always go halfway or not even halfway. This is pretty much all that bothers me, Multiplayer/Touchscreen/Voice acting - aside from that this game is a proper 4.5/5 star!

Lol true though. They have enough brainpower to make Bowser pay them 30% of his earnings for life but for simple online functionalities, the know squat

Same here!

no it didn't, it was a bright kiddy looking style with chibi characters, what are you talking about

lord it has so much content, price never even crossed my mind

This one was definitely worth the $60 price tag. Two amazing classics with loads of content improved in every way possible imo. Now I'm just hoping that the two DS games get a similar remake.

It’s a great game to pick up and play for a few minutes and also easy to sink hours in. I love the map maker. I got the first one for Christmas the year it came out. I sneakily sliced open the box and played it on my Gameboy Advance SP for a few minutes and my pulse was racing that my parents could bust open the door and I’d be found out for knowing Santa was fake and playing the game when I wasn’t supposed to be. I turned it on and started going through the tutorial and checking out the graphics and sound. I was blown away. I resealed and carefully taped the wrapping paper back up and put it under some other gifts under the tree to hide it. On Christmas Day I opened it quickly to avoid my folks discovering that I already opened it and knew what awaited me. I acted surprised but my gratitude was genuine. Pulling off the great Christmas heist made it even sweeter. The wait for Christmas was long as that taste of Advance Wars lingered in my winter dreams every day. I was still thrilled to finally open it Christmas morning and to see the full box with the plastic wrap making the artwork so shiny and to look at the manual and get to play it. A great Christmas memory; lots of my Christmas memories are getting Nintendo games and systems during holidays. I remember as a kid waiting for my birthday and Christmas and really having to choose carefully which games to buy. Advance Wars was a good pick and we played multiplayer with 1 cart and 4 players several times as well as single player passing the system on a few sleepovers. Good times. I’m loving the remake here and I’m glad to have such fond memories. Your pal, Andy… 🔧 Jk I’m Dan

@@exzisd Haha! That is a good story. We also would pass the game around to play. Turns would get so long that we would have a show or movie playing on TV. I also loved using Eagle so it was even more painful for them with the power to move all mechanical vehicles again in the same turn! I snagged the Megaman Battle Network collection as well. This has been a great month for fans of past games they loved and newcomers. Oh and let's not forget the Final Fantasy pixel remaster! All 1-6 original games! I bought FF6 separate since I played the others already.

Indeed. Im mostly a handheld player too. Huzzah for handheld!

Burnout haha. Do something with your life! You won't be happy gaming all day long..

@@exzisd oh my! You did a christmas heist of your own! And you didnt get caught too. 😅😂 That's a great story really. 😊

Yeah definitely not worth $60 that's for sure.

@@Openreality i will wait for a sale.

It flies by mate, doesn't it! Glen

@@SwitchUpYt how the heck has it been 21 years already? Crazy

I recommend wargroove. Part 2 is most likely coming later this year

Great review guys, I hadn’t played these two games before so they’re very good value for money, for myself personally 😁

*yarrr*

Well maybe I talk cause I loved old advance wars games, if I can give you an advice try the old one with an emu, is super easy just don’t download viruses ahahah. Try it to have an idea on what game it is. This remake is awesome, the only negative thing I find but maybe is just my personal tought is the sound design of some units such as missile launcher, back days was much “ harder “ and “”realistic””. But you can’t know this ahahah but they did a lot of changes even with dynamic landscapes that change the background depends on what block you are close, example if you are fighting in a field block but behind it there is a city block, during the animation you will see skyscraper in background. It’s look simple but it’s a very hard game you must use your brain ahahah but is not impegnative

Imma get this one someday too! 😋

@@BiancaPrimavera I'm not interested in emulation, which is why I'm glad for NSO or remakes like this 😅 But I'm glad to hear this game makes you think, a little brain teaser is always great!:D

Good to know. Thought it was just a fresh coat of paint. Might get it down the line

​@@mogberry2139 it is.

Yeah, as far as I can see it only allows you to share with friends I'm afraid. Glen

@@SwitchUpYt Thanks for confirming that. I appreciate you saving me some money on this one.

I'd say so! 1. In War Groove two units will always have the same stats regardless of who you play with. In Adcance Wars units' stats differ from cammander to commander. 2. In my opinion maps are more fun in Advance Wars.

Me too!

You’re probably thinking about Nintendo other war games in this series. These are the only two gameboy advance wars games.

@@aaroninman9759 I think he's talking about the ones that followed on DS, Dual Strike and Days of Ruin which also had Advance Wars in their titles. If Nintendo really wanted to get spicy they should release the GC and Wii Battalion Wars which were way ahead of their time for consoles.

@@Dzztzt Battalion Wars was such an amazing franchise. I want a third game, but I’d easily take a remaster/re-release of the first two games as well

Just play as jess and never bother with the fuel mechanic. When you play as the other commanders, most units have enough gas to do what they need to do without running out or dying anyway so gas usually isn't an issue. APC units also supply gas to every unit they sit next to for free. I've never had an issue in the campaign with gas

for me max 20$ for this. 60€ at nintendo shop is huge joke. Imagine Nintendo doing for example game like a God of War. They will price it for 200€ probably in basic edition

​@@kubo5185 Yeah that sounds more accurate. Honestly that's one of the reasons why I'm not buying as many games for my switch.

Personally as someone who has both (Wargroove both on PC and Switch so I have played quite a bit), they are different enough for you to enjoy them both in a different way. I was scared of that too as It had been years since I tried It in the GBA and Game design has come a long way, But It is still brilliant

I'd say so! In Advance Wars unit's stats differ between commanders. So not only do commanders have different super powers, their units have different ranges, attack and defense too.

Riiiiight? Then again it’s kind of like a successor or bounced off from advanced wars. the price point cmon. They’re really driving much on the nostalgia factor

And Wargroove 2 looks even better than that lol

Yeah the gameplay is top notch. Glen

Yeah, me too! Glen