Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin on the Nintendo DS presents a stark departure from its predecessors, featuring a grim and serious narrative set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by meteor showers. Players command the Rubinelle 12th Battalion, a surviving military force striving to aid humanity amidst the chaos and a renewed war with the nation of Lazuria. The gameplay retains the series’ core turn-based strategic combat across grid-based maps, but introduces a new cast of Commanding Officers with toned-down powers and the innovative CO Zone mechanic, which provides localized unit buffs. With a focus on a darker storyline, new units, and a revamped CO system, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin delivers a more mature and challenging strategic experience on the handheld.