Explore the new units, terrain features like Silos and Pipelines, and COs introduced in Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising. Learn about Black Hole's unique weapons and CO powers.
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, known in Japan as Game Boy Wars Advance 2, is the second game in the Advance Wars series and fifth in the Game Boy Wars series. It introduces new COs, Units, and gameplay features.
New Unit
The game introduces the Neotank, developed by Black Hole, which is the strongest Tank in the game.
New Features
Several new terrain features and weapons were added:
- Silos: Rocket-like projectiles fired by Infantry or Mech Units that damage all Units in a two-square radius. They deal three damage and can only be used once per battle.
- Pipeline and Pipe seams: Impenetrable Pipes that block movement. Units can pass through gaps by destroying weaker Pipe seams.
- Black Hole Weapons: Various unique weapons used by the Black Hole army, such as the Black Cannon, which are not available to the player.
New COs and CO Powers
Advance Wars 2 features new Commanding Officers (COs) for each Force, with Black Hole gaining four additional COs. A major change to CO powers includes each CO gaining a normal CO power and a stronger Super CO power, with Sturm being an exception who only has a Super CO power.
- Orange Star: Hachi
- Blue Moon: Colin
- Yellow Comet: Sensei
- Green Earth: Jess
- Black Hole: Hawke, Lash, Adder, Flak
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