This was my first Advance Wars game; it was fun and excrutiatingly difficult, so I played for well over 20 hours getting medals way earlier in lower missions. After about that much play, it does in fact get boring despite the many modes it offers. I'd probably recommend this game to AW vets, but for new comers, you might want to start with the older ones first, because this one is the hardest in the series. But during those 20 hours, it is extremely fun, yet difficult. What would discourage almost any new comer is mission 8. Its has to be the hardest out of the whole campaign, right when you start to get used to the game. If you don't have a strong will, your joureny will most likely end there(I eventually beat it after about 5 hours and some tips from a stretgy guide)
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