I wouldn't say it has NO bad things.

The AI could of used some help... and the "Infinite actions" a character could take made the problem even worse in my opinion.

I limited myself to moving every character once per turn because the game was too easy if i didn't.

Also... I feel like a tank rolling over someone should do damage...

and I think they overcompensated in the weapons triangle.

A giant Anti-tank missle should take out a person... a tank blast straight to a lancers chest should do more damage then a rifle shot... etc.

It's a very good game, and it tries some new things with the JSRPG genre.

Agreed, all good points that I'd like to see addressed if they make a sequel.

A lot of those things can be chalked up to the standard Japanese design approach of Gameplay>Realism.  If you could run over people in the tank that would lead to some pretty silly fights, for example.  Though I'd definitely do it :)

Actually, I sometimes roll people over with the tank just to get them to move or cut off their arc of vision.

I did actually like the multiple actions, with dimishing returns.  It seems pretty well balanced.  Basically if you want to take a lot of lancer shots in one turn, you need an engineer there.

There's no way you could have gotten a decent grade against that first really big tank if you limited yourself to one turn per character, am I right?

Gorgeous game, but not my type. I tried the demo, I couldn't really get into it.

Yes ! There are some issues that defy realism in the game . But removing those issues would have removed the strategy in the game itself

I tried the demo and decided it sucked.  Luckily I bought it on sale and found out the game itself is great, because the combat is only fun when you understand how deep it is, and in the real game the combat system builds gradually one mission at a time.  It starts out fun and simple, and it never stops feeling simple but there are so many different possible strategies and approaches.

Also, the story really ties it together, and the opening movie, which seemed pretty dorky when I watched it in the demo, gets a lot better once you've gotten into the world a bit.

It's also one of those RPGs where the story makes the combat exciting even when you're just learning the basics, and the combat is so fun it makes you speed your way through the story. 

Definitely a case of bad demo.

Just bought the game today for $29.99 GS sale..

PS3 froze so I'm giving some resting time for my PS3 before I replay.

Got to the 3rd scene, right before a small battle.

I disagree.  I mean tanks were largely underpowered if you ask me.

No Trophies.

advance wars is a ok with me!

fantastic game