<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
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
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
(	O
first	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
media	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
preceded	O
by	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Hole	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
and	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Days	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
the	O
international	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Wars	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
dates	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	B-Application
game	O
Famicom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
won	O
several	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
"	O
from	O
IGN	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
objective	O
in	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
enemy	O
army	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
COs	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
Sturm	O
,	O
return	O
in	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
namesake	O
of	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
two	O
COs	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
to	O
command	O
a	O
single	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
when	O
using	O
two	O
COs	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
CO	O
power	O
named	O
"	O
Tag	O
Power	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
"	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
COs	O
in	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
gain	O
experience	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
promoted	O
after	O
each	O
victorious	O
battle	O
in	O
the	O
War	O
Room	O
or	O
Campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
two	O
screens	O
provide	O
new	O
ways	O
of	O
presenting	O
a	O
round	O
of	O
battle	O
in	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CO	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
front	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
or	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
weather	O
effect	O
called	O
the	O
Sandstorm	B-Application
decreases	O
both	O
visibility	O
and	O
the	O
attack	O
range	O
of	O
all	O
indirect	O
fire	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
missions	O
in	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
's	O
campaign	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Dual	O
Fronts	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
new	O
modes	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
modes	O
from	O
Black	B-Application
Hole	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer-controlled	O
units	O
,	O
which	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
gray	O
color	O
,	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
added	O
into	O
a	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
containing	O
the	O
Combat	O
mode	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
sent	O
wirelessly	O
to	O
other	O
DS	B-Device
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
fields	O
extensive	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
that	O
come	O
in	O
two	O
forms	O
:	O
Versus	O
mode	O
and	O
Link	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Versus	O
mode	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
DS	B-Device
system	O
is	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
single	O
DS	B-Device
is	O
passed	O
from	O
player	O
to	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
matches	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
up	O
with	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
human	O
players	O
and	O
computer-controlled	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
mode	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
as	O
Versus	O
mode	O
gameplay-wise	O
,	O
but	O
each	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
separate	O
console	O
and	O
copy	O
of	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
stars	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
:	O
Jake	O
,	O
and	O
Rachel	O
,	O
Jake	O
's	O
advisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
the	O
primary	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Orange	O
Star	O
Army	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
accompanied	O
by	O
several	O
other	O
new	O
protagonists	O
,	O
including	O
Sasha	O
,	O
Grimm	O
,	O
and	O
Javier	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Blue	O
Moon	O
,	O
Yellow	O
Comet	O
,	O
and	O
Green	O
Earth	O
Armies	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	O
Hole	O
Army	O
has	O
returned	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
commander	O
,	O
Von	B-Application
Bolt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Lash	O
's	O
new	O
Black	O
Obelisks	O
,	O
Von	B-Application
Bolt	I-Application
is	O
draining	O
Omega	O
Land	O
of	O
its	O
energy	O
to	O
give	O
him	O
eternal	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
starting	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
power	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
bio-weapon	O
named	O
Oozium	O
238	O
,	O
a	O
strange	O
slime-based	O
monster	O
that	O
devours	O
anything	O
in	O
its	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
uncovering	O
Von	B-Application
Bolt	I-Application
's	O
plot	O
,	O
Hawke	O
is	O
betrayed	O
and	O
Von	B-Application
Bolt	I-Application
attempts	O
to	O
swarm	O
Hawke	O
and	O
Lash	O
with	O
Oozium	O
238	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
the	O
last	O
Black	O
Obelisk	O
,	O
the	O
Allied	O
Nations	O
proceed	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
where	O
they	O
fight	O
Von	B-Application
Bolt	I-Application
and	O
a	O
giant	O
oozium	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Grand	O
Bolt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
the	O
Grand	O
Bolt	O
,	O
Hawke	O
(	O
or	O
Jake	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
decision	O
)	O
destroys	O
Von	B-Application
Bolt	I-Application
's	O
life	O
support	O
chair	O
,	O
supposedly	O
causing	O
both	O
Hawke	O
and	O
Von	B-Application
Bolt	I-Application
to	O
die	O
in	O
the	O
aftermath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawke	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
stolen	O
Von	B-Application
Bolt	I-Application
's	O
chair	O
and	O
escaped	O
,	O
leaving	O
Von	B-Application
Bolt	I-Application
either	O
dead	O
or	O
barely	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
power	O
in	O
Von	B-Application
Bolt	I-Application
's	O
chair	O
Hawke	O
revives	O
all	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
DS	B-Device
as	O
a	O
first-party	O
DS	B-Device
release	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
press	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
following	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Famicom	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
set	O
to	O
August	O
22	O
and	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
September	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
local	O
wireless	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
,	O
was	O
implemented	O
and	O
supported	O
two	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
in	O
Normal	O
Battle	O
mode	O
,	O
two	O
players	O
in	O
DS	B-Device
Battle	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
players	O
in	O
Combat	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
much	O
greater	O
step	O
forward	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Black	B-Application
Hole	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
greatly	O
enhanced	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
drawbacks	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
dialogue	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
in	O
the	O
Combat	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
unbalanced	O
COs	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
cited	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
standard	O
against	O
which	O
other	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
handheld	B-Application
or	O
otherwise	O
,	O
should	O
be	O
judged	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
IGN	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
offer	O
anything	O
entirely	O
new	O
or	O
unique	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
engrossing	O
turn-based	O
action	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
correctly	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
DS	B-Device
without	O
losing	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
stars	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
campaigns	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
awake	O
at	O
night	O
,	O
second-guessing	O
your	O
tactics	O
,	O
long	O
after	O
you	O
shut	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
gave	O
it	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
the	O
improved	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
added	O
to	O
the	O
virtually	O
perfect	O
game	O
mechanics	O
that	O
have	O
always	O
distinguished	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dual	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
almost	O
perfect	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
makes	O
that	O
a	O
tough	O
call	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
the	O
301st	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2005	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
around	O
35,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
ten	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
