Game Information
AW1 Game Information, statistics and other numbers.
Basic Information
Game Platform:
- Nintendo Gameboy Advance
Release Dates:
- Japan: 25th November 2004 (As a compilation in Gameboy Wars 1 & 2 Advance)
- North America: 9th September 2001
- Europe: 11th January 2002
Digital Re-release Dates:
Wii U: Virtual Console
- Japan: 3rd April 2014 (As a compilation in Gameboy Wars 1 & 2 Advance)
- North America: 3rd April 2014
- Europe: 3rd April 2014
Other Information:
- Players: 1 to 4
- Game Mode: Single Player, Single-System Multiplayer, Multi-Cartridge Multiplayer, Download Multiplayer
- Wii U VC Game Mode: Single Player, Single-System Multiplayer
- Accessory Support: Game boy Advance Link Cable
Battle Mechanics
2. Damage Formula during Counter-Attacks
3. CO Power Bar
4. Data section
Damage Table
Advance Wars Damage Table
(1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | |||
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- | 55 | - | 45 | - | 12 | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | 14 | - | 15 | - | 25 | - | 5 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | |||
- | 65 | - | 55 | 85 | 18 | 55 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 75 | 20 | 70 | 32 | 85 | 35 | 65 | 6 | 85 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | |||
- | 70 | - | 65 | - | 35 | - | 6 | - | 1 | - | 45 | - | 45 | - | 55 | - | - | 4 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | ||
25 | 75 | 25 | 70 | 85 | 40 | 55 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 75 | 45 | 70 | 45 | 85 | 55 | 65 | 5 | 85 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 40 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||
30 | 105 | 30 | 95 | 105 | 45 | 85 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 105 | 45 | 105 | 45 | 105 | 55 | 105 | 7 | 105 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 45 | 10 | 55 | 35 | 10 | |||
90 | - | 85 | - | 80 | - | 70 | - | 45 | - | 70 | - | 75 | - | 80 | - | 75 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 65 | 55 | 60 | |||
95 | - | 90 | - | 90 | - | 80 | - | 55 | - | 80 | - | 80 | - | 85 | - | 85 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 85 | 60 | 85 | |||
105 | - | 105 | - | 60 | - | 25 | - | 10 | - | 50 | - | 50 | - | 55 | - | 45 | - | 55 | - | 65 | - | 75 | - | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 | - | 100 | - | 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | - | 100 | - | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
110 | - | 110 | - | 105 | - | 105 | - | 95 | - | 105 | - | 105 | - | 105 | - | 95 | - | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75 | 85 | 95 | 95 | |||
- | 75 | - | 75 | 55 | 30 | 55 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 65 | 25 | 65 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 65 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | - | 95 | 25 | 55 | 25 | 25 | |||
95 | - | 90 | - | 90 | - | 80 | - | 55 | - | 80 | - | 80 | - | 85 | - | 85 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 95 | 95 | 95 | |||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | - | 65 | - | 115 | - | 115 | - | - | - | 90 | |||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 25 | 95 | 55 |
The orange star troops are the attacker’s base damage. Blue Moon troops are the target of the attack. (1) represents a primary weapon that uses ammo, (2) represents the secondary machine guns that do not require ammo to fire. You can sort a target by damage taken by clicking the icon along the top row.
Glitches
As a first release, Advance Wars was a very polished game. However, it has a handful of glitches, one of which is infamous and rather disastrous. Continue reading
Nintendo Power Strategy Guide
Unlockables and Secrets
Unlocking COs
Spoilers
Nell: Complete the Advance Campaign
Grit: Choose Max for “Max Strikes!” and Max for “Blizzard Battle” to play “History Lesson” and complete the Campaign
Kanbei: Complete the Campaign
Sonja: Clear “Kanbei Arrives” within 8 days, “Mighty Kanbei” within 10 days and “Kanbei’s Error?” within 12 days to play “Divide and Conquer”, “Sonja’s Goal” and “Sami Marches On” and complete the Campaign
Eagle: Choose Sami for “Captain Drake”, “Naval Clash”, “Battle Mystery” and “Wings of Victory” to play “Rivals!” and clear the Campaign
Drake: Choose Andy for “Captain Drake”, “Naval Clash”, “Battle Mystery” and “Wings of Victory” and clear the Campaign
Sturm: Complete the Campaign and purchase all other COs except for Nell
Game Modes
Spoilers
Advance Campaign: Complete the Campaign
Campaign Secrets
Spoilers
Dogfights: Clear this map in 2 days to get special dialogue
Special Intel: Clear the Field Training mission Fog of War and return to the mode to play this map
Olaf’s Navy: Win the map by rout (instead of HQ capture) to play “Olaf’s Sea Strike”
Blizzard Battle: Play the map with Max to play “History Lesson”
Kanbei Arrives, Mighty Kanbei and Kanbei’s Error: Clear these maps within 8, 10 and 12 days to play “Divide and Conquer”, “Sonja’s Goal” and “Sami Marches On”
Captain Drake, Naval Clash, Battle Mystery and Wings of Victory: Play all four of these maps with Sami to play “Rivals”
The Final Battle: Your allied COs depend on what path you took throughout the campaign.
CO | Army | Criteria |
---|---|---|
Olaf | Blue Moon | Clear "Olaf's Sea Strike" |
Grit | Blue Moon | Clear "History Lesson" |
Max | Blue Moon | Default commander for Blue Moon |
Eagle | Green Earth | Clear "Captain Drake", "Naval Clash", "Battle Mystery" and "Wings of Victory" with Sami |
Kanbei | Yellow Comet | Clear "Divide and Conquer", "Sonja's Goal" and "Sami Marches On", don't unlock Eagle |
Drake | Green Earth | Clear "Captain Drake", "Naval Clash", "Battle Mystery" and "Wings of Victory" with Andy, don't unlock Kanbei |
Sami | Green Earth | Default commander for Green Earth |
Maps
Spoilers
“Nintendo” Map: Hold L+R when starting Design Maps to load a special map.
Secret Dialogue: When in Design Maps, attempt to place a unit in an illegal position 50 times in a row. You will get some special dialogue from Nell.
Golden Menus
Spoilers
Field Training: Clear every map in Field Training with A-rank
Campaign: Clear the Advance Campaign
War Room: Clear every single map in the War Room
Battle Maps: Purchase every single item from Hachi
Rank: Achieve Rank 1: “Gold Dragon”
Records: Achieve an S-Rank on every single War Room map
Stats: Meet the requirements for a golden menu for both “Rank” and “Records”