Post by The Almighty Narf on Jul 24, 2005 21:08:30 GMT -5
Didn't know what else to call it... Anyway, I noticed that on the "Wars" series page you've got Battalion Wars listed which remined me of an article I read on IGN a a while ago...
cube.ign.com/articles/617/617617p1.html
cube.ign.com/articles/617/617617p1.html
IGN: Can you talk a little about the universe and backstory in Battalion Wars? And What elements does it share with the Advance Wars series on the GBA?
Washbrook: We've never actually named the universe. (laughs) But it's a different universe [than Advance Wars] with different characters and armies. The player plays as a commander in the Western Frontier, which supplies objectives and information to player during the game. We have a number of armies that the player encounters. Initially, the player starts off at war with the Tundra Army but later allies with them against the nemesis army of the game. There's also a storyline told through cutsecenes and missions.
IGN: What prompted the name change from Advance Wars to Battalion Wars?
Terasaki: Well, as you know, we have Advance Wars on the GBA. When it came time to name this game, Advance Wars was chosen. But it didn't represent Advance Wars on GBA, but an advanced game with a war theme. After naming it Advance Wars, however, we figured people would get confused. After some discussion, we decided to go with a different name and regard it as a different band from the Nintendo franchise.
IGN: So at no point in development was it ever intended to be a GameCube iteration of the GBA series?
Terasaki: Correct.
Washbrook: We've never actually named the universe. (laughs) But it's a different universe [than Advance Wars] with different characters and armies. The player plays as a commander in the Western Frontier, which supplies objectives and information to player during the game. We have a number of armies that the player encounters. Initially, the player starts off at war with the Tundra Army but later allies with them against the nemesis army of the game. There's also a storyline told through cutsecenes and missions.
IGN: What prompted the name change from Advance Wars to Battalion Wars?
Terasaki: Well, as you know, we have Advance Wars on the GBA. When it came time to name this game, Advance Wars was chosen. But it didn't represent Advance Wars on GBA, but an advanced game with a war theme. After naming it Advance Wars, however, we figured people would get confused. After some discussion, we decided to go with a different name and regard it as a different band from the Nintendo franchise.
IGN: So at no point in development was it ever intended to be a GameCube iteration of the GBA series?
Terasaki: Correct.
