Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

From thecrankyhermit

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Companies Intelligent Systems, Nintendo
First release date June 23, 2003
Original platform(s) GBA
Current official platform(s) Official emulation: VC

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Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
A decent, slightly bloated follow-up to Advance Wars. AI is much improved, Super CO powers add new tactical options, missile silos can turn the tide when used wisely, and Neotanks can either be a welcome addition or they can turn every game into a Neotank race, depending on the map played. Despite the AI improvements, the campaign never gets quite as challenging as AW1's does, and the story and dialog is even sillier, lacking both gravitas and self-awareness. Suggestion - play the original first, and think of AW2 as an expansion pack if you want more.