Advance Wars II

[Locke]

Alright......has ANYONE beaten the last battle against Sturm in AW2? I've played and played it but cannot beat the damn cheap a$$hole. The time limit is what is killing me, otherwise it would be doable.

What pisses me off is the fact that I consider myself an AW tactician, I beat AW1 every which way but loose. I even got all "S" or "A" ranks all through this WHOLE game till I got to Sturm, now I can't even finish it. Anyone do it yet and able to give me a good strategy?

[Dark]

[glow=red,2,300]As soon as I get there Ill help ya. I might not be as good as you but if I know Sturm, I know his strategy....[/glow]

[Knight of Lodis]

My advice is to go to www.gamefaqs.com and see how.

[Sektor]

I still cant beat the last battle against Sturm in the first Advance Wars, let alone Black Hole Rising

[Jaggy]

It took me a gazillion restarts to beat Sturm in AW1 and I heard that AW2's even harder, so blah.

[Mr_Beardsly]

If its the death ray level, I believe a bomber kills it in one hit. If not It'll at least damage it pretty bad. Been awhile since I played that. I know if you just rush in a bomber you'll get a pretty bad score tho.

[Swordmasterdragoon]

goto Advance Wars Network (CO_Eagle site) they have the best guide to beating the level. but I forgot the new link. sorry.

[Dark]

[glow=red,2,300]As I promised Locke, here's the help that you have awaited:

As you know you can pick one CO from each army/team. The best ones to pick are Andy for healing, Olaf for winter fury, and Capt. Drake for damaging the enemy and half of their fuel supply. ;Dlol

Now there are several problems...
1. you have 30 days till Sturm shoots his missile.
2. A death ray will shoot at you every 7 days: 7,14,21,28.
3. Stationed cannons will shoot at you.
4. Sturm's Special CO power, which does 8 dmg to everything in range.
5. Pipes and armies.

Solutions:
1. Try and get to Missile as quickly as possible, 2 Bomber hits will do......
2. Stay out of the death rays path, and prepare for the days when it shoots.
3. Get to the cannons as soon as possible, spread your army.
4.There's nothing you can do about his power, so just spread your armies is the best solution...sorry.
5.Deal with the armies as a team, working and supporting each other, as korny as it may sound...

Additional Info.....
Try and get the middle Island, that's your main point Locke. If you lose that, then you're in big trouble. Eventually move your East and West Armies (Drake & Olaf) north and engulf the enemy. Use the CO power to your advantage at the right time. And Good Luck, Locke.

DM125 ;D [/glow]

[Locke]

DarkMaster125 said:

[glow=red,2,300]As I promised Locke, here's the help that you have awaited:

As you know you can pick one CO from each army/team. The best ones to pick are Andy for healing, Olaf for winter fury, and Capt. Drake for damaging the enemy and half of their fuel supply. ;Dlol

Now there are several problems...
1. you have 30 days till Sturm shoots his missile.
2. A death ray will shoot at you every 7 days: 7,14,21,28.
3. Stationed cannons will shoot at you.
4. Sturm's Special CO power, which does 8 dmg to everything in range.
5. Pipes and armies.

Solutions:
1. Try and get to Missile as quickly as possible, 2 Bomber hits will do......
2. Stay out of the death rays path, and prepare for the days when it shoots.
3. Get to the cannons as soon as possible, spread your army.
4.There's nothing you can do about his power, so just spread your armies is the best solution...sorry.
5.Deal with the armies as a team, working and supporting each other, as korny as it may sound...

Additional Info.....
Try and get the middle Island, that's your main point Locke. If you lose that, then you're in big trouble. Eventually move your East and West Armies (Drake & Olaf) north and engulf the enemy. Use the CO power to your advantage at the right time. And Good Luck, Locke.

DM125 ;D [/glow]

Umm, yeah...thanks for all your help man. I was quite aware of all the obstacles DM, the SOLUTION is all I was looking for but I do appreciate your thoroughness and and help. I will try your strategy and let you know.

[Locke]

Crono said:

I am stuck on the 4th world of Green Comet. It's Drake and Kanbei against that piece of crap Hawke. I barely beat the Eagle VS. Hawke Sea Forttress mission and now I am stuck on the one where Green Earth and Yellow Comet team up. The main problem is that the map is huge and the whole Fog of War is very thick in that level.

As for Sturm... Oh boy, I can hardly wait to go fight him...

Ok dude, this level is fairly easy once you know what to do. Get Drakes battleships into the river channel by hopping between the reefs, they hide your boats from Hawke and his cannons. You only need to hold off Hawke with Kanbei on shore on the right side of the screen, no need to try and advance all the way around the screen. If you get Drake down into the river and within firing range of the cannons, your home free.

[Locke]

YES!! I did it! Thanks DM125, I actually used those characters you advised and won. I can't even IMAGINE the "hard campaign".l....

[Locke]

Huh?? Black Hole doesn't have any battleships. You might be getting attacked by his rocket launcher(s), but like I said...STAY IN THE CORAL!!! He can't see you to hit you with ANYTHING if you keep your battleships in the coral reefs. Just move them one by one from coral to coral. Your goal for winning is to take out the two cannons, so it doesn't matter how many of Drake's ships are left, as long as you have one, your good. I recommend to save your batteships though, they are pretty much the only thing effective. For Kanbei just try to take only the right side of the screen, if you move in quick it shouldn't be hard.

[Dark]

[glow=red,2,300]Your welcome Locke, and yes the hard campaign has full difficulty but if you do beat it, you can then buy Hache from the Battlemaps as a CO. ;D His Co Powers are amazing. lol ;D[/glow]

[nonexistence]

Cool! So dat's how u defeat him.... ;D I've been trying to beat him for ages..... btw, I beat Sturm in my first try in AW1. (and no i didn't use walkthrough! n_n)

Thanks anyway to the great suggestions... I think I mighta have a chance against him now.....

[Dark]

[glow=ruby,2,300]My pleasure, I also beat AW1 with one try or two.......It took a while though...lol ;D[/glow]