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

This new bundle brings together remakes of GBA games Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising and has just released on the Nintendo Switch. Is it worth getting? Well, let's find out!

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Review written and video created by Glen Bolger.

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Did you pick this one up? If so, what do you think? Let us know in the comment section!



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[KaruCorp-]

I like that we get a remake, but I just can't with this mobile graphics, is like trying to be Zelda link's awakening but not getting there, I prefer the GBA's 100%

[leonc]

No online matchmaking is a HUGE negative for me, I really wanted to play against randoms online 😩 great review as always

[clintwinkleman]

I'm mostly a handheld player. I went through an endless amount of GBA games and more. I've seen the good and the bad. This was a quality game as well as the second one! This remake is well done and I can't believe I beat the first one already. I've been struggling with "gamer burnout" syndrome but this gem really kept my attention. Looking forward to starting the second game. I recall it being even harder than the first.

[Dreadjaws]

I really wish they kept the cel-shading style for the battlefield as well. It's not as good as traditional 2D animation would have been, but I feel the two distinct art styles clash too much as it is. In any case, I'll be waiting to pick this one up due to a massive backlog and upcoming Zelda, but I'll be getting it for sure.

[Oridginale]

I think the original had more of a gritty realistic vibe. The remake looks more family friendly. In the original, the maps resembled a top down view of a real battlefield. The battlefield in the remake has a board game structure with grid lines.

The gameplay is still fun but the new art style is too bright and colorful imo. Playing the original felt like you were fighting a real war with real soldiers. The remake feels like you’re playing a board game with toy soldiers and toy tanks.

[exzisd]

It’s a great game to pick up + 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.

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[mattiasboden]

"Under the surface", then a submarine dive ;) I see what you did there ;D

[NDante]

I'm guessing/hoping there's a decent reason why there's no online matchmaking, but other than a couple of very minor niggles, I LOVE this game. Extra points for uncomplicated CO unlocks and re-playable missions without a full campaign restart. My fav is Dual Strike though, it'd be awesome to get a reboot (with extra content) of that.

[James-gjrn]

WayForward did a fantastic job with this remake, the nostalgia hit's HARD, let me tell you, i missed this series SO much but i will say that i still do prefer the pixel art graphics with it. I have so many fond memories of this one, loved it back in 2002! Where does the time go?

[dmvdh]

playing it since release and I'm having a lot of fun. Sometimes a remake is all you need, the original was so good and this version really improves it.

[Ray__E]

I liked the old art style and wished they would have just given it a modern touch. The price is kind of high too in my opinion. I'll wait for a sale. Thanks for another great review

[AlexPerez-bdnc]

This particular game still looks and plays great on GBA

[fiftyten]

I'm still butthurt that the 3DS missed an entry after the DS got the sublime Dual Strike and Days of Ruin titles. This series really benefitted from the 2nd screen.

[goteckwah]

Heads up for any potential physical version owners. As it is, there is no way to redeem eshop gold coins for physical version due to a strange error that redemption has expired (likely due to the prolonged delay for the game release).

[bludragon]

I pick this up out of nostalgia, the only gripe I have is there isn’t a way to turn on game boy advance graphics incase you don’t like 2d

[adamsmith]

Can't believe Advance Wars is 20 years old, makes me feel old. I've never played the original so will get the remake eventually, cheers for the review.

[Ephesians-ynux]

This is my first experience with this franchise and so far I am loving it.
Bring on Switch Wars!

[hovermotion]

One of my favorite Gba games, I put 100s of hours into all 3 of these titles...for a real good challenge its good to try and beat the game on the hardest setting..stunning game.

[yisfire]

Everything sounds great, the art style looks really good

My only problem is the price (and totk release 😂)