Reviews and Previews

GameSpot
Review by Greg Kasavin, [9.2/10]. "Succeeds at making a well-worn formula as fresh and exciting as ever."
http://www.gamespot.com/ds/strategy/advancewarsds/review.html

IGN
Review by Craig Harris, scoring 9/10: "the game offers an amazing series on single and multiplayer challenges". Includes screenshots, videos, and cheats.
http://ds.ign.com/articles/643/643656p1.html

Planet GameCube
Review by Lasse Pallesen, [9/10]. "If real warfare was this much fun, we would all be doomed."
http://www.planetgamecube.com/reviews.cfm?action=profile&id=658

1UP
Preview, by David Smith: "modes include a story-driven campaign, a nonstop survival mode with more missions to clear, a trial mode for learning basic strategy, and a mysterious 'combat' mode that apparently uses the touch-screen interface in some fashion." Also includes reader comments. <small>(October 8, 2004)</small>
http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3135268&did=1

GameSpot
Preview, by Justin Calvert: "Advance Wars DS will boast all-new missions and a number of new CO characters, and the new battle system will see players using the bottom touch screen to issue orders to their ground forces while commanding their air forces on the top screen." <small>(October 7, 2004)</small>
http://www.gamespot.com/ds/strategy/advancewarsds/preview_6109910.html