Advance Wars: Days of Ruin to support online, voice chat, and Map Center
by Eric Caoili 
{ Oct 15th 2007 at 4:40PM }
Previews for Advance Wars: Days of Ruin reveal that the game's cheerful tone isn't the only thing Intelligent Systems stripped from the turn-based strategy title; fans of the series can expect to find a lot of the "distractions and unnecessary elements" that plagued previous games to be missing. Dual-screen battles and "many advanced units" were cut, and unbalancing CO powers have been softened in favor of more strategic maneuvering.
Gamers waiting for online support's inevitable addition can rejoice, however, as Wi-Fi battles and voice chat made the list of new features planned for Days of Ruin's January 21st, 2008 release. A Map Center system of sharing, rating, and downloading online maps will also come included with the 170 scenarios on the cart.
New troops like the Motorbike (lightly-armed vehicles that can capture territories), Flare (infantry capable of clearing fog-of-war from a distance), and Duster (air units equipped to fight off aerial and ground opponents) promise to add creative angles to past tactics. Check past the post break for more off-screen videos of those units in action.
Read - 1UP's Advance Wars: DoR hands-on impressions
Read - GameSpot's Advance Wars: DoR hands-on impressions
Read - Kotaku's Advance Wars: DoR hands-on impressions
Read - IGN's Advance Wars: DoR off-screen videos
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Radicoon @ Oct 15th 2007 6:05PM
Jan. 17 can't come fast enough x.x
Radicoon @ Oct 15th 2007 6:06PM
...cause that'll be the start of the 4 day countdown! c.c
NeoteriX @ Oct 15th 2007 6:29PM
Wifi and voice chat?! Holy orgasm.
Jacob @ Oct 15th 2007 6:34PM
I love all the changes they've made - I felt the Dual Screen Battles to be a bit gimmicky, and the TAG powers were just too over the top. I'm glad they are going for a cleaner experience.
Of course Wifi play with Voice Chat and Map Sharing is just amazing, awesome, and incredible. Online was one of the only things the first was really in need of.
Great news all around, can't wait til January.
dreamparacite @ Oct 15th 2007 6:45PM
I'll be preordering this months in advance, can't waaaiiit.
flamingsquirrel @ Oct 15th 2007 7:31PM
How come Advance wars will have voice chat, but Battalion Wars II wont? LAME. Seriously Nintendo, your frikin hand held has voice chat.
THe Shit @ Oct 15th 2007 8:47PM
Thank you DS fanboy. Now I have to change my pants.
flameofdoom666 @ Oct 15th 2007 10:28PM
That looks really good.
LeChuck @ Oct 16th 2007 12:35AM
They had me at Wi-Fi multiplayer. But that with all the other changes and the new darker tone have me wanting this so bad.
vgxtremist @ Oct 16th 2007 1:18AM
OMG, I'm ready for 08 now...I love this series tooooo much.
Raedien @ Oct 20th 2007 8:31AM
I'm sorry but is anyone else bothered by the Duster/Flare/Motorbike?
When I saw the Motorbike's my initial thoughts were, "Excellent, they re-envisioned the Recon unit and are giving it capture abilities making it viable regardless of Fog-of-War."
Duster? We just had the Stealth Fighter and Copters are quite capable. Also, what was wrong with AA guns?
Flare? The names are getting silly...just park your infantry on mountain.
I'm pumped for the restart of this series...but just as the Megatank was questionable for AWDS I think they could have thought these units out a bit more.
Saphtanpa @ Jan 14th 2008 10:46AM
Me likes this, for it is more like famicom wars than advance wars. Lots of old units are returning =)
@Raedien: there are maps where the area is too hostile for AA-guns. In such cases you need the duster, which is a bomber and fighter in one. Saves some cash to :P
And the flare is the same. Imagine a map with not that much mountains. And the flare can scout from a distance.