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Game entry

Advance Wars

2001 · Strategy, Simulation · Game Boy Advance, Wii U · Nintendo

Advance Wars is ranked no. 1,111 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,558 and 44% of duels won.

World rank

no. 1,111

ELO score

1,558

Wins

44%

Duels played

88

About Advance Wars

Just because this battle fits in the palm of your hand doesn't mean the stakes are small. On the contrary, this all-or-nothing fight will have you accessing guns, grenades, launchers, and weaponry of all sorts. Players assume command of an army that's out to reclaim a world that's been broken up by warring factions. The battle map is essentially a grid, and moving units is like moving chess pieces on a board -- each of the units can move a specific amount of spaces within this grid, and can only attack at a certain distance from specific enemies. Advance Wars features more than 115 maps, a map editor, head-to-head play via link cable, and an easy-to-understand tutorial mode for beginners.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,558 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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