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There are many differences between this Advance War game depending on which regional version of the game you have. This is due to Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe receiving Japanese copies of the game to translate independently.

Whist there exist these differences, the gameplay, basic storyline and features are all identical in all versions. Listed below are some of the variations that exists.

Region	United States	European Union	Japan
Game Name	Advance Wars: Days of Ruin	Advance Wars: Dark Conflict	Famicom Wars DS 2
Faction Names	12th Battalion Lazurian Army New Rubinelle Army	12th Independent Legion Zephyrian Army New Laurentia Army	12th Independent Legion Zephyrian Army New Laurentia Army
Character Names	Will Brenner Lin Isabella Forsythe Tasha Gage Greyfield Waylon Caulder Tabitha Penny The Beast Davis Dr. Morris	Ed O’Brain Lin Catleia Carter Zadia Trak Sigismundo Finn Stolos Larissa Lili Drakov Cole Dr. Moritz	Ed Brown Rin Cattleya Caryle Atory Trak Sigismundo Dieter Beris Lisabeth Roumi
CO Power Names	New Era Reinforce Scout Deep Strike Sonic Boom Long Shot Supply Chain Wingman Firestorm Stormfront	Rally Cry Lifeline Night Version Overlord Fox One Long Barrel High Command Bad Company Apocalypse Enigma
Unit Names	Duster Artillery War Tank Rig	Fighter Mech Gun Mega Tank Mobile Workshop
NPC Units Names	Talon Gun Caulder Missiles Great Owl The Nest	Strix Gun Nemesis Missile Pulsutrix Great Owl
Virus Name	Creeper Virus	Floral Virus
Chapter Names	Days of Ruin A Single Life Freehaven Moving On New Allies Fear Experiment A Kind of Home A New Threat The Beast Almost Home A Storm Brews History of Hate Greyfield Strikes A Hero's Farewell Icy Retreat Hope Rising The Creeper Panic in the Ranks Salvation Waylon Flies Again Lin's Gambit The Great Owl Sacrificial Lamb Crash Landing Lab Rats Sunrise	Destroyed World One Life The Closed Village Next Destination A New Ally Observers Of Fear A Place To Live Flower Of Evil Gate Of Steal Day Of Rest Storm Clouds History Of Hated Rearguard Action A Hero’s Farewell Escape On Ice Hope Never Dies Sudden Mutation Survival Chances The Saved Village Counter-Attack Countdown Pulsutrix Assault Sacrificial Limbs Inside Pulsatrix Final Experiment Beam Of Light