The art style takes a lot more inspiration from Fire Emblem and it has a much more serious tone compared to the earlier entries. If you're looking for something a little more similar to Fire Emblem, Days of Ruin is probably the closest you can get. I wouldn't recommend starting out with it, but definitely check it out if you enjoy the other games. If you think AW1 would be a bit too simplistic, try AW2.ĭual Strike is built around the core feature of being able to use two commanders at once and mixed things up a little more than Black Hole Rising did while still retaining the charm and characters of the older games. AW1 has a really great campaign mode with tonnes of charming characters and what is probably the most balanced gameplay of the first three games.īlack Hole Rising is a lot like an expansion pack to AW1 offering a few new features and updated graphics while still retaining the charm, feel, and core mechanics of the first game. I'd personally recommend starting with the original Advance Wars. Each of them has their own merits and it depends on what you're looking for in a game.

There's no real consensus as to what the 'best Advance Wars game' is, but none of them are bad either.

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