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Game entry

Advance Wars

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

Advance Wars holds position no. 1,588 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,531 ELO points and 46% of duels won out of 120 played. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Mass Effect 3: 1 wins to 2 across 3 duels. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 42 out of 104 (2001).

World rank

no. 1,588

ELO score

1,531

Wins

46%

Duels played

120

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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 1,531 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Advance Wars sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,585 Mark of the Ninja 1,531
  2. 1,586 Metal Slug 3 1,531
  3. 1,587 Wreckfest 1,531
  4. 1,588 Advance Wars 1,531
  5. 1,589 The First Descendant 1,531
  6. 1,590 Anno 1800 1,531
  7. 1,591 Pokémon Colosseum 1,531

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The standing

Where Advance Wars ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Advance Wars stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 42 out of 104 (2001).

Where Advance Wars ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,588 5,035
Strategy 109 336
2000s 455 1,308
2001 42 104

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