It’s time for me to show you how to win Mission 24 in Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp! Titled the “Final Battle”, this is the fight Sturm brings his full might down on Orange Star and co.
The tips and tricks I showed you in my how to win Mission 23 will come in handy here because Sturm is once again pushing a lot of Units your way.
Fortunately for you, you won’t be fighting alone. As well as playing as Andy, you will choose two other COs to help you beat this masked villain.
But who should you pick? And once you’ve picked them, how do you use your Units for optimum impact? All this and more will be answered below, so stick around until the very end.
How To Win Mission 24 in Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp
To win Mission 24, you should use Andy, Max, and Eagle. Max has incredibly strong Units, and Eagle can attack Sturm’s forces in the air. You’ll also want to capture the Airport, Base, and Cities closest to the water.
Capturing all of those locations is tough, especially the Cities because Sturm’s men are just across the bridge from them.
If you can’t capture them, just make sure to stop his men from taking them instead. However, the Airports and neutral Bases are essential.
You need to be able to purchase more Air Units to help transport your Ground Units, and keep the heat on the enemy at all times. The same is true for Max and Eagle, with the Airports priority for both COs as well.
To keep the Air Units you’ve got in the sky for as long as possible, remember to check the Bombers and Fighters attack ranges, like I told you in my best Advance Wars beginner tips. The longer you can keep your initial Air Units, the better you’ll fare early on.
Another solid tactic is to head upwards from three different directions, however, the main roads will soon get congested. This is why you want to send T-Copters across the bridges, and send Infantry and Mechs across mountains.
Another important piece of advice I can give you is to avoid grouping too many of your Units together.
When Sturm uses Meteor Strike, it’ll target one of those groups and leave them with extremely low HP. Sometimes taking the hit is worth it, especially towards the end of the fight, but in the beginning, avoid getting stung as much as possible.
Once you’ve crossed into Sturm’s territory, it’s a good idea to either capture or cover enemy Bases and Airports. I found simply putting Tanks, Bombers, etc on top of them was far easier than attempting to capture them. Plus, it stops them creating more Units.
Your aim is to capture the enemy HQ. However, if you manage to stop Sturm producing more Units, you might end up defeating all enemies before claiming the HQ for yourselves.
If this happens, it still spells a win for you and the end of Sturm’s reign… for now.
Winning Mission 24 in Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp is hard. Compared to when we learnt how to win Mission 05 in Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp back in the beginning, the difficulty significantly increases.
Still, that’s part of the charm of Advance Wars, and why the original game made it into our 5 best Advance Wars games of 2023!
Even though Sturm has been dealt with, there’s still other missions to do. These post-game battles are fun, but won’t add more to the overall story.
But whatever you choose to do now, know that you’ve taken care of Sturm and saved Cosmo Land!
Emma has loved video games ever since she first saw Alex Kidd platforming across her TV screen. Since then, the 32 year old has dedicated an obscene number of hours to playing as many games as possible. When she isn’t obsessing over games, she spends her time honing her vinyl collection.
