Desert Strike Advance Game Walkthrough

I. Overview/General Information

The purpose of this walkthrough is to guide gamers through the Gameboy Advance game, Desert Strike Advance. This is pretty much spoiler-free as far as the storyline goes, but if you do not wish to find out anything about the game as far as missions/objectives, you shouldn't come here.

Anyway, here is some general information about the game:

_____________________________________________________________________ | | | | Platforms | Gameboy Advance | |___________________________________|_________________________________| | | | | Genre | Shooting/Action | |___________________________________|_________________________________| | | | | Developer | EA Games | |___________________________________|_________________________________| | | | | Publisher | EA Games | |___________________________________|_________________________________| | | | | Players | One (1) | |___________________________________|_________________________________| | | | | ESRB Rating | Everyone {Violence} | |___________________________________|_________________________________| | | | | Price | $29.99 (U.S.) | |___________________________________|_________________________________|

II. Recent Updates

Sun, Sep 29 2002: Version 0.2
Sorry for the long break in updates...I was in the process of moving to another home, and I finally hooked up the computer yesterday. Anyway, I changed some of the formatting, and added more information. Be sure to ask me any questions, or send in suggestions if you have any.

Fri, Sep 13 2002: Version 0.1
I've just completed the basic version of this document, but I'll be sure to update it soon as I am not yet finished.

III. Controls

Here are the controls you'll need to know in order to play the game:

_______________________________________________________________ | | | | Move forward/back | Control Pad up/down | |_________________________|_____________________________________| | | | | Turn clockwise/counter- | Control Pad left/right | | clockwise | | |_________________________|_____________________________________| | | | | Fire Machine Guns | A Button | |_________________________|_____________________________________| | | | | Fire Hydra Missiles | B Button | |_________________________|_____________________________________| | | | | Heavy Missiles | R Button | |_________________________|_____________________________________| | | | | Strafe | L Button + D-Pad | |_________________________|_____________________________________| | | | | Pause/Map Screen | Start Button | |_________________________|_____________________________________|

There are 4 different weapon configurations, which can be accessed from the Options menu. The Default selection is shown above.

Configuration 2
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Guns A Button
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Missiles B Button
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Hydras R Button
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Configuration 3:
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Guns B Button
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Missiles R Button
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Hydras A Button
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Configuration 4:
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Guns B Button
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Missiles A Button
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Hydras R Button
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There are also 3 different movement control types:

WITH MOMENTUM
The default setting. You must compensate for momentum when flying.

FROM ABOVE
Disables the turning function on the Control Pad. This means that in order to go in the desired direction, you have to press that
direction on the D-Pad.

FROM COCKPIT
You do not have to compensate for momentum when flying.

Desert Strike Advance FAQ/Walkthrough.

I. Overview/General Information

II. Recent Updates

III. Controls