Advance Wars: Dual Strike

Double-time to the DS!

Advance to victory.Advance Wars, the award-winning turn-based strategy game, makes its debut on the Nintendo DS. Players lead their new Commanding Officers to fend off the Black Hole Army';s latest invasion. With massive battles that sweep across both of the DS screens, Advance Wars: Dual Strike will change the face of hand-held warfare forever.

•Use the top screen for quick-reference battle intel, or take control in battles that rage across both screens. Command a fleet of fighters high in the skies while troops clash with the enemy on the ground far below.

•New COs, new Tag-Team battles: Choose from new Commanding Officers, and combine their powers for incredible attacks that can turn the tide of battles.

•Real-time Combat mode: For a battle with a twist, players lead soldiers into a fast-paced, action-oriented battle against a storm of enemies.

•Easy-to-use map editor: Just grab a stylus and draw maps right on the touch screen, then send the maps to friends wirelessly.

Storyline

On the heels of its last defeat, the nefarious Black Hole Army has fallen under the control of a deadly new commanding officer. He has sent its new COs to attack the nations of Wars World once again, and it';s up to the allied armies of Orange Star, Blue Moon, Yellow Comet and Green Earth to put an end to Black Hole once and for all.

Characters

All of the COs from the first two Advance Wars games are here, as well as nine new characters. These include Orange Star';s Rachel and Jake, Blue Moon';s Sasha, Yellow Comet';s Javier, Green Earth';s Grimm and the Black Hole Army';s Koal, Jugger, Kindle and Von Bolt. Each army receives new COs, each with unique CO powers.

Game Modes

•In Campaign mode, players fight back against the Black Hole Army';s invasion.

•Vs. Mode offers dozens of new battle maps, as well as tons of favorite maps from the previous two Advance Wars games. Players can play both normal and DS battles, both single and multiplayer, providing endless replay potential.

•Combat mode gives players fast-paced action: Instead of turn-based battles with large armies, players fight in real time while controlling a single unit.

Both Combat and Free Battle are available for multiplayer matches. Using DS Download Play, combat can be played wirelessly by up to eight people using a single game card.

Two Kinds of Battles

•In normal battles, the battle map appears on the touch screen, and the top screen displays information about players'; units and enemies. Players can check their units'; strengths, watch a missile';s trajectory or check the clock in timed matches.

•In new DS Battles, players fight on both the top screen and the touch screen. Fight one battle on the ground and another battle in the sky, or direct two separate battles, providing support by sending units from one battle to the other. If the top-screen battle needs a boost, send a few tanks up to lend a hand.

Special Powers, Weapons, Moves and Features

Advance Wars: Dual Strike uses both screens: the touch screen for battles and the top screen for special information, from unit and terrain details to special conditions in each battle. In special DS Battles, players fight on the top screen as well, commanding both battles and redeploying units from one screen to the other.

The Map Editor now uses the stylus, so that players can draw their maps right on the touch screen. Players now can trade their maps wirelessly too. Players also can use the stylus to give orders to their units; from moving to attacking, they control everything from the touch screen.

Each time Commanding Officers win a battle, they gain experience – over time, they can learn new battle skills that increase their strengths or boost a unit';s abilities. There are more than 40 battle skills. Each of the COs has two separate special powers: a CO Power and a Super CO Power. These powers can freeze the battlefield, boost the attack range, rain bombs on enemies and much more.

Now COs can team up for Dual Strike attacks with even more impressive results. New playable units include hulking aircraft carriers, invisible stealth fighters, devastating omni-missiles and insanely powerful megatanks.

For more information and video, report to the new Advance Wars: Dual Strike website!

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www.nintendo.com

The War Rages On

Unleash the power of two screens! The seminal handheld strategy series returns with full reinforcements on Nintendo DS. Command a fleet of fighters high in the skies while your troops clash on the ground far below. Choose from all-new Commanding Officers, and combine their powers for incredible Dual Strike attacks that can turn the tide of battle! Lead your soldiers into a fast-paced action-oriented battle in Combat mode. Grab your stylus and draw battle maps right on the touch screen, then share them with your friends wirelessly.

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Nintendo Winter Catalog 2005

Advance Wars Conquers The Nintendo DS

**The handheld strategy game makes its dual screen debut on 30th September

11th July** - The long-running and award-winning series Advance Wars, has struck the Nintendo DS, leaving no prisoners in its wake. The arrival of Advance Wars: Dual Strike on 30th September brings turn based strategy gameplay onto two screens - with the touch function acting as a perfect tool for the game.

Players familiar with the Advance Wars series might remember the Black Hole Army, well they're back and this time they have filled their ranks with new Commanding Officers (CO's). Their mission is to attack the nations of Wars World and it's up to the Allied Armies of Orange Star, Blue Moon, Yellow Comet and Green Earth to put an end to the Black Hole Army once and for all.

The game benefits from the Nintendo DS's unique functions in a great way allowing dual screen battles raging in two locations at the same time, and the touch screen control empowering you to precisely control your troops.

Advance Wars: Dual Strike offers five different single player game modes. The main single player campaign mode features many exciting missions, where players defend Wars World against the invasion and occupation of the Black Hole army. The wireless function also enables up to eight players to play head to head at any one time, allowing you to battle it out with your friends and decide who the greatest general is.

Two brand-new modes feature exclusively in this game; the survival mode - where players try to win as many battles as they can with limited resources, and a combat mode - where players control their units' movement in a real time battle.

With all the new modes and Nintendo DS functions, Advance Wars: Dual Strike is set to be a big hit when it launches on the Nintendo DS in Europe on 30th September 2005, at the estimated retail price is around £30.

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Press release (11th July 2005)

Armchair strategists rejoice. Advance Wars, the award-winning turn-based strategy game, makes its debut on the Nintendo DS.
Players lead their new Commanding Officers to fend off the Black Hole Army's latest invasion. With massive battles that sweep across both of the DS screens, Advance Wars: Dual Strike will change the face of war forever.Use the top screen for quick-reference battle intel, or take control in battles that rage across both screens. Command a fleet of fighters high in the skies while troops clash with the enemy on the ground far below.New COs, new Tag-Team battles: Choose from new Commanding Officers, and combine their powers for incredible attacks that can turn the tide of battles.Real-time Combat mode: For a battle with a twist, players lead soldiers into a fast-paced, action-oriented battle against a storm of enemies.Easy-to-use map editor: Just grab a stylus and draw maps right on the touch screen, then send the maps to friends wirelessly.Let the wars begin!

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http://games.nintendo.com.au/title.php?id=857

TIME TO STRIKE!

Advance Wars: Dual Strike, the latest game in the award-winning turn-based strategy series, unleashes the power of the Nintendo DS! Direct new Commanding Officers and familiar faces into battle against the nefarious Black Hole Army.

• Dual-Screen battles rage on two fronts while your troops rally behind two COs at the same time!

• With Touch Screen control and wireless multiplayer gameplay, war has never been more fun!

• Command powerful new COs and units, including shadowy stealth fighters and hulking megatanks.

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Back of Box - Nintendo DS (US)

Time to Strike! Advance Wars: Dual Strike, the latest game in the award-winning turn-based strategy series, unleashes the power of the Nintendo DS! With Touch Screen control, wireless multiplayer gameplay and dual-screen battles on two fronts, war has never been more fun! New Commanding Officers are waiting for you to direct them into battle!

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Back of Case - DS (UK)

Auf in den Kampf! Advance Wars: Dual Strike, das neueste Spiel in der preisgekrönten Serie rundenbasierter Strategiespiele, entfesselt die Power des Nintendo DS! Steuerung per Touchscreen, drahtlose Mehrspielergefechte, Schlachten an zwei Fronten und vieles mehr! Neue Kommandanten und Einheiten warten auf deine Order!

Grande offensiv e! Advance Wars: Dual Strike, le dernier-né de la séries de jeux de stratégie en tour par tour maintes fais primée, arrive sur la Nintendo DS ! Contrôle au stylet, jeu multijoueur sans fil et combats sur deux fronts et deux éxrancs... Les nouveaux généraux n´attentend que vos ordres pour plonger dans la bataille !

In de aanval! Advance Wars: Dual Strike, het nieuwste deel in de prijswinnende strategieserie, maarkt volop gebruik van de mogelijkheden van de Nintendo DS! Met besturing via het Touch Screen, een draadloze multiplayer-stand en gevechten aan twee fronten tegelijk, is deze titel spannender dan ooit! Leid je officieren de strijd in!

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Back of DS Case - Nintendo DS (Germany)

It's time to strike and advance to victory!

On the heels of its last defeat, the nefarious Black Hole Army has fallen under the control of a deadly new commanding officer. He has sent its new COs to attack the nations of Wars World once again, and it’s up to the allied armies of Orange Star, Blue Moon, Yellow Comet and Green Earth to put an end to Black Hole once and for all. Players lead their new Commanding Officers to fend off the Black Hole Army’s latest invasion. With massive battles that sweep across both screens, Advance Wars: Dual Strike will change the face of Dual-Screen warfare forever.

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www.nintendo.com - Wii U (US)