Advance Wars, as a series, is a choice pick to resurrect on Nintendo Switch. The console’s portable nature is a perfect fit for its quickfire military strategy. And indeed, WayForward’s Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp is a welcome return for the long-dormant franchise, regardless of the fact it’s a bundled pair of remakes.
For the most part, it’s a solid translation to Nintendo Switch. Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp retains the original’s nail-biting tactical gameplay, where strong enemy AI capitalizes on mistakes as tiny as one of your units being just a single tile out of place. Advance Wars remains refreshingly hard, and hasn’t lost its edge two decades on.
