You have a ship with virtually no equipment. Take her and trade among the different star systems. You can be safe and trade on razor-thin margins among the safe systems, or take some risks and trade with anarchic systems while watching out for pirates. You can save on fuel costs by buying a fuel scoop and fly near the sun, but again, watch out for pirates! Or be a pirate yourself and raid other ships… Don’t get a bad rep as the police will come after you…

Advance Wars 2 is a tactical war simulation. You take control of various forces and troops and deploy them around a set map. It is turn based, meaning you will move your army and then the Black Hole Army will make its move. Think of it as an elaborate game of chess. Your object, in each map, is to either eliminate the enemy or capture their headquarters. Each map contains unique elements that will either help or hinder you. Different terrains, for example…

Advance Wars is based around the fictional conflict between the Orange Star and Blue Moon armies. The two countries have been bitter rivals for years but in the last few months border skirmishes have died down. Recently though, a bearded madman called Olaf – the Blue Moon CO (commanding officer) – has ordered an invasion of Orange Star. No reason is really given for this, but then Bomberman never needed an excuse to go …