More details on Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

The Advance Wars series has some of the most hardcore and dedicated fanbase of any gaming franchise ever, which is kind of surprising considering it’s merely a turn-based strategy game. Thanks to those same fans, fresh details on Advance Wars: Days of Ruin are filtering thick and fast through the electronic interwebs.

Especially for you, we’ve got pictures, we’ve got a plot summary, and we’ve got details about the types of weaponry available. Don’t worry, there’s no need to thank us, we’re just doing our job.

As reported earlier, the light-hearted cartoon style of previous games has been abandoned for a more grim and gritty feel, and the apocalyptic storyline confirms this. Natural disasters have ravaged the earth; the planet and its people are dying due to heat, earthquakes, tsunamis and even meteor strikes. This has led to 90% of the earthÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s population dying, with the surviving factions fighting for control of the planet.

Sounds intriguing. Even though the window dressing has been dramatically altered, Intelligent Systems can always be relied upon to deliver the goods. Expect a release date to be announced soon, though we hear rumours that it’s going to be sometime in January 2008. Just to get back into shape we’ve paid Advance Wars: Dual Strike a little revisit, and would you believe it, we’ve fallen in love all over again.

Some of the units available are: