Nintendo Wars

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Wars
developer Intelligent Systems
Publisher Nintendo
First title Famicom Wars (1988)
Last title Advance Wars: Dark Conflict (2008)
Platform (s) Famicom , Game Boy , Game Boy Advance , Game Boy Color , GameCube , NDS , SNES , Wii
Genre (s) Turn-based strategy game

The Wars series is a series of video games from the Japanese manufacturer Nintendo . Most of the previous games were developed by Intelligent Systems .

Gameplay

These are turn -based strategy games in which the player is given command of various military units such as infantry , tanks , warships , attack helicopters or fighter planes . The player can compete in different game modes either against computer opponents or human players. Round by round (one round corresponds to one day) the opponents move their troops one after the other over the map, mostly with the aim of destroying all enemy troops or taking over the enemy headquarters. The terrain has an influence on the movement radius and cover of the units, for example ground troops are better protected in the forest than on the open road . In the “fog of war” it also affects the field of vision of the troops, so ground units hidden in the forest are only visible from close proximity, while the field of vision of infantry units increases when they climb a mountain . The player also receives daily funds , the amount of which depends on the number of bases taken. Bases are neutral or opposing cities , factories , ports and airports that can be captured by infantry units. In allied cities and factory bases, ground troops receive rations and are repaired for funds. New ground troops are also set up in factories against funds. Sea units receive rations in ports and are repaired against funds, and new sea units are set up there against funds. In airports, flight units receive rations and are repaired against funds, and new flight units are set up there against funds. The games are given further depth by the fact that ammunition is used up during battle between the units and this can be used up completely. Gasoline is also required to move the units. Both goods are replenished via rations. The units receive these either within their own base or they are supplied with supplies by mobile troop transports.
The tactical possibilities in the Wars games are very diverse, but the games represent a well-balanced mixture of complexity and manageability.

chronology

The series only became known outside of Japan with Advance Wars , which was released in 2001 for the Game Boy Advance . The predecessors remained exclusive to Japan.

Publication date system Title in Europe Title in the USA Title in Japan
Aug 12, 1988 Famicom did not show up Famicom Wars ( フ ァ ミ コ ン ウ ォ ー ズ )
May 21, 1991 GB did not show up Game Boy Wars ( ゲ ー ム ボ ー イ ウ ォ ー ズ )
June 24, 1997 GB did not show up Game Boy Wars TURBO ( ゲ ー ム ボ ー イ ウ ォ ー ズ TURBO )
May 1, 1998 SNES did not show up Super Famicom Wars ( ス ー パ ー フ ァ ミ コ ン ウ ォ ー ズ )
Nov 20, 1998 GBC did not show up Game Boy Wars 2 ( ゲ ー ム ボ ー イ ウ ォ ー ズ 2 )
Aug 30, 2001 GBC did not show up Game Boy Wars 3 ( ゲ ー ム ボ ー イ ウ ォ ー ズ 3 )
Sept 10, 2001 GBA Advance Wars Game Boy Wars Advance ( ゲ ー ム ボ ー イ ウ ォ ー ズ ア ド バ ン ス )
June 23, 2003 GBA Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising Game Boy Wars Advance 2 ( ゲ ー ム ボ ー イ ウ ォ ー ズ ア ド バ ン ス 2 )
June 23, 2005 NDS Advance Wars: Dual Strike Famicom Wars DS ( フ ァ ミ コ ン ウ ォ ー ズ DS )
Nov 19, 2005 NGC Battalion Wars (1) Totsugeki !! Famicom Wars ( 突 撃 !! フ ァ ミ コ ン ウ ォ ー ズ )
USA: Oct. 29, 2007
EUR: Feb.
15, 2008 JAP: May 15, 2008 		Wii Battalion Wars 2 (1) Totsugeki !! Famicom Wars VS ( 突 撃 !! フ ァ ミ コ ン ウ ォ ー ズ VS )
Jan. 21, 2008 NDS Advance Wars: Dark Conflict Advance Wars: Days of Ruin was not
planned as: Famicom Wars DS: Ushinawareta Hikari ( フ ァ ミ コ ン ウ ォ ー ズ DS 失 わ れ た 光 )
(1)The Battalion Wars games are action games programmed by the European developer Kuju Entertainment . These also offer strategy elements, but run in real time.

Shortly after the introduction of the Wii, there was speculation about a successor to the recently released GameCube title with online mode. The rumors were confirmed at the 2006 Games Convention . The title was released as Battalion Wars 2 on October 29, 2007 in the US and on February 15, 2008 in Europe.

Web links

Commons : Advance Wars 2  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files