<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Wars	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
sub-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Wars	O
titles	O
,	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
not	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
feeling	O
that	O
Western	O
consumers	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
turn-based	B-Application
games	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
complex	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Kentaro	O
Nishimura	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
shifted	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
attitude	O
over	O
Western	O
tastes	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
same	O
success	O
is	O
frequently	O
credited	O
as	O
a	O
driving	O
force	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
bringing	O
another	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
franchise	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
installment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2001	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
listed	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
alongside	O
its	O
sequel	O
Black	B-Application
Hole	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
1+2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Re-Boot	I-Application
Camp	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battles	O
of	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
are	O
turn-based	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Mech	O
unit	O
has	O
a	O
bazooka	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
fired	O
at	O
land	O
vehicles	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
more	O
powerful	O
for	O
that	O
purpose	O
than	O
their	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
,	O
machine	O
guns	O
,	O
which	O
Mechs	O
can	O
use	O
against	O
other	O
Mechs	O
,	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
helicopters	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weather	O
conditions	O
,	O
when	O
active	O
,	O
can	O
affect	O
the	O
vision	O
and	O
movement	O
of	O
ground	O
units	O
,	O
while	O
fog	O
of	O
war	O
,	O
when	O
active	O
,	O
can	O
reduce	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
vision	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
depend	O
on	O
individual	O
units	O
 '	O
lines	O
of	O
sight	O
,	O
which	O
varies	O
from	O
unit	O
to	O
unit	O
;	O
infantry	B-Protocol
can	O
expand	O
the	O
vision	O
when	O
in	O
mountains	O
,	O
while	O
woods	O
and	O
reefs	O
cannot	O
be	O
seen	O
into	O
unless	O
a	O
unit	O
is	O
adjacent	O
(	O
next	O
)	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
18	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
military	O
units	O
in	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
units	O
are	O
either	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
ships	O
,	O
or	O
air	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Versus	O
mode	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
GBA	B-Device
system	O
is	O
used	O
,	O
which	O
every	O
participant	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
begins	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Field	O
Training	O
"	O
tutorial	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
nation	O
of	O
Orange	O
Star	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
neighboring	O
nation	O
of	O
Blue	O
Moon	O
,	O
with	O
Olaf	O
as	O
the	O
Blue	O
Moon	O
Army	O
commanding	O
officer	O
(	O
CO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2001	O
,	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
France	O
gave	O
new	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
screenshots	O
exclusively	O
to	O
French	O
gaming	O
sites	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
screenshots	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Wars	O
Advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
competing	O
with	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Wars	O
3	O
(	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
canceled	O
the	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
two-in-one	O
compilation	O
in	O
2004	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
began	O
alongside	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
launch	O
titles	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
so	O
busy	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
they	O
requested	O
that	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
assist	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
young	O
children	O
audience	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
pop	O
design	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
bright	O
colors	O
,	O
rounded	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
comedy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
cope	O
with	O
bringing	O
a	O
strategy	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
with	O
a	O
younger	O
audience	O
,	O
Shimojo	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
"	O
waves	O
of	O
excitement	O
"	O
;	O
he	O
compared	O
this	O
to	O
how	O
long	O
films	O
will	O
introduce	O
calm	O
periods	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
have	O
good	O
pacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
attributes	O
this	O
work	O
to	O
why	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
so	O
highly	O
revered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanic	O
of	O
unlocking	O
maps	O
was	O
introduced	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
getting	O
gamers	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
longer	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
discussing	O
why	O
the	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
title	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Days	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
,	O
a	O
developer	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
prevented	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
too	O
busy	O
to	O
spend	O
the	O
time	O
unlocking	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
better	O
ways	O
to	O
keep	O
players	O
interested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
remain	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
kept	O
in	O
Japan	O
due	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
feeling	O
that	O
consumers	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
turn-based	B-Application
games	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
such	O
complicated	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
without	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Blazing	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
he	O
also	O
designed	O
,	O
would	O
never	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
compilation	O
which	O
includes	O
both	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Hole	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
92/100	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Julian	O
Gollop	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
X-COM	O
and	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tactical	I-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
besides	O
being	O
influential	O
,	O
opened	O
up	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
similar	O
games	O
on	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rated	O
the	O
26th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
System	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list.Nintendo	O
Power	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
perfect	O
5	O
star	O
rating	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
treads	O
on	O
new	O
ground	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
strategy	O
genre	O
to	O
a	O
place	O
where	O
gamers	O
of	O
all	O
tastes	O
will	O
be	O
gung-ho	O
for	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
deep	O
,	O
quite	O
cartoony	O
and	O
consummately	O
Japanese	O
turn-based	B-Application
wargame	O
with	O
depth	O
,	O
character	O
and	O
replayability	O
to	O
burn	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
deep	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
contains	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
replay	O
rarely	O
witnessed	O
in	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
Video	O
Games	O
noted	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
the	O
AI	O
of	O
your	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
is	O
surprisingly	O
diverse	O
and	O
complex	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
Ingeniously	O
designed	O
,	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
be	O
both	O
in-depth	O
,	O
and	O
instantly	O
accessible	O
,	O
simply	O
because	O
it	O
presents	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
easily	O
manageable	O
chunks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
annual	O
"	O
Biggest	O
Surprise	O
"	O
prize	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
