Days of Ruin breaks a lot of new ground for the Advance Wars series, not only taking it in a brand new direction of theme and style but also into the world of online play. The addition of the new units and subtle gameplay tweaks to the standard formula of the series are welcome changes but the same signature gameplay that has buoyed the series for years is as strong as ever. The game isn’t completely mind blowing, but it does very few things wrong and is easily the best release of the series on the DS platform to date.