Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble

The best Advance Wars clone so far on the Switch, with tons of content, accessible controls, and deceptively deep gameplay.

I have appreciated my time with Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble...with the depth of strategy, and wide array of missions to choose from, there is plenty of fun to be found in this not so tiny entry into the turn-based strategy genre.

As Nintendo continues to ignore the Advance Wars franchise, it’s fallen to indies to keep its particular brand of turn-based strategy alive. TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE is a worthy spiritual successor and does everything Advance Wars did, but with more of it. While I feel it’s not quite as timeless as the fantastic Wargroove, it is more than worthy in its own right and does enough to set it apar...

Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble is the sequel to Tiny Metal and, like its predecessor, influenced heavily by the Game Boy game Advance Wars. Back in high school my friends and I would occasionally play Advance Wars during lunch, so when I saw Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble, I had to see what it had to offer. In Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble, you follow the individual stories of a group of generals ut...

Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble is an Advance War inspired turn-based tactics game. Boasting nice graphics and soundtrack, but forgettable story and poor controls. While the game has it's moments in the sun, the issues with the controls truly kill the fun for me. With a lacking story, if controls are an issue, what fun is there to be had? Then there's the ethical issues behind the company itself, bu...