The ranks are based on three categories: Power, Technique, and Speed. Upon completing a mission, the player is awarded a rank, from C (lowest) to S (highest). To further add strategy to the game is Fog of War, a phenomenon that prevents players from seeing enemy units other than those in the visual range of their units, various weather conditions which change the terrain effects of the entire map, CO powers, and many other factors can affect the battle. As the CO power gauge is filled, the CO’s area of influence, or CO zone, grows larger. These effects generally provide minor advantages such as firepower boosts to a CO’s units. Similar to CO powers, CO effects also influence combat on the battlefield. When the meter is full, the CO can activate his power, which has various effects on allied or enemy units, such as refueling allied units or reducing the range of enemy units. For each battle that the CO-equipped unit experiences, the CO’s power meter fills slightly. Later in the game the 12 playable CO’s powers come into play that can only be used when the CO is with a unit, and then affect the entire battlefield. Unit experience is not persistent, and the player begins each mission with new units. While units with higher levels are more powerful than new units, they can still be defeated. The level of each unit is identified as I, II, or Vet, with Vet being the highest level. Units increase their level once for each enemy unit that they destroy. The various units can now level up in battle, increasing their capabilities. Every turn, units, which consist of ground, sea and air units, can move across the different types of terrain and attack enemy units or perform other actions, such as submerging a submarine or resupplying friendly units. Two to four armies, each headed by a commanding officer (CO), take turns building and commanding units on grid-based maps. The battle system is Turn-Based Strategy.

You’ll play through these with four factions: the Rubinelle 12th Battalion (Red), Lazurian Army (Blue), New Rubinelle Army (Yellow), and Intelligent Defense Systems (Black). On top of the 26 main missions, 38 optional training missions are unlocked as these missions are completed. Except in certain single player, where the 26 missions have special objectives, there are two ways to defeat an opponent: destroy all of the enemy’s units or capture their headquarters.

Your goal in Advance Wars 2: Days of Ruin is to defeat the enemy army with your own army. Watch the Advance Wars: Days of Ruin launch trailer.

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