Battalion Wars
The game's North American boxart
Basic info
Developer	Kuju Entertainment
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo GameCube
Ratings
North America:	"T" for Teen
Europe:	12+
Australia:	M
Japan:	12
Release Dates
North America:	September 19, 2005
Europe:	December 9, 2005
Australia:	February 16, 2006
Japan:	October 27, 2005
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Battalion Wars redirects here. For the overall series, seeBattalion Wars (series).

Battalion Wars is a real time strategy spin-off game of theFamicom Wars series. Originally titledAdvance Wars: Under Fire, it was renamed in order to reinforce the many differences from the handheld games.

Story

For decades, the neighboring countries of theWestern Frontier and theTundran Territories have been locked in an uneasy ceasefire, with only a small Demilitarized Zone separating the two nations. However, this fragile peace is disrupted when Tundra launches a misguided pre-emptive strike on the Frontier that escalates into a global war.

Gameplay

The game mixes real-time strategy with third-person-shooter action. The player can take control of any unit under their command by using the C-Stick to select the unit type, then pressing the Z button. The C-Stick can be used to select all units, unit types, or individual units. Once a unit is selected, the X and Y buttons can be used to issue commands. During combat, the L button can be used to lock onto enemy units.

Although the game is mostly action-oriented, strategy is key to completing each mission. Many missions require assigning certain units to eliminate potential risks to other units. Like with theAdvance Wars series, certain units have advantages and disadvantages in relation to other units.

The game contains twenty missions throughout the campaign where the player takes the role of theWestern Frontier. By achieving a high average score in each of the four sub-campaigns, four additional bonus missions can be unlocked. In these bonus missions, the player has the opportunity to command each of the other four factions, each time fighting from an alternative perspective on a mission. However, the game lacks any other mode of gameplay aside from the single-player campaign.

In relation toAdvance Wars

Considering the game's origin withFamicon Wars, there are still many similarities with the handheld games.

• The game featuresCommanding Officers like the Advance Wars series. However, these COs only provide mission intel and story-related cutscenes. They do not provide any special powers to the units under their command.
• Although ground forces and air units are available, naval units are absent from this game.
• Some missions will require the player's foot soldiers to capture flags in order to reclaim enemy-held facilities. Unlike theAdvance Wars games, there is no opportunity to capture cities or gather funds. The player can receive additional units, but each facility only supplies a certain unit, while the player has no say in which unit appears.
• The nations of theBattalion Wars world can be considered the console game counterparts of the Advance Wars nations. TheWestern Frontier resemblesOrange Star, theTundran Territories are similar toBlue Moon, and theSolar Empire can be considered a parallel ofYellow Comet. Based on historic Germany,Xylvania is the closest counterpart toGreen Earth.

Sequel

A sequel to Battalion Wars,Battalion Wars 2, was released in 2007 for the Nintendo Wii. This game in the series added naval units, a new nation (theAnglo Isles), and a multi-player mode.

Names

Gallery

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  Logo

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  PAL box art

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  Japanese box art

Videos

See also

• List of Missions in Battalion Wars

External links

• Official site (archived)
• Official site (Japanese)
• Battalion Wars manual (archived)
• Battalion Wars manual (Japanese)

• Games
• Battalion Wars