Unlockable Characters
- Unlock Adder
Successfully complete all the Black Hole campaign levels to unlock Adder at the store. - Unlock Colin
Buy Grit or Olaf at the store. - Unlock Drake
Successfully complete all the Green Earth campaign levels to unlock Drake at the store. - Unlock Eagle
Successfully complete all the Green Earth campaign levels to unlock Eagle at the store. - Unlock Grit
Successfully complete all the Blue Moon campaign levels to unlock Grit at the store. - Unlock Hachi
Successfully complete all the hard mode campaign levels to unlock Hachi at the store. Alternately, buy everything in his store. - Unlock Hawke
Successfully complete all the Black Hole campaign levels to unlock Hawke at the store. - Unlock Jess
Buy Drake or Eagle at the store. - Unlock Kanbei
Successfully complete all the Yellow Comet campaign levels to unlock Kanbei at the store. - Unlock Lash
Successfully complete all the Black Hole campaign levels to unlock Lash at the store. - Unlock Nell
Successfully complete all the campaign levels to unlock Nell at the store. - Unlock Olaf
Successfully complete all the Blue Moon campaign levels to unlock Olaf at the store. - Unlock Sensei
Buy Kanbei or Sonja at the store. - Unlock Sonja
Successfully complete all the Yellow Comet campaign levels to unlock Sonja at the store. - Unlock Sturm
Successfully complete campaign mode with an average "A" rank. Or get an average of an "S" rank on either normal campaign or hard campaign mode.
Sound Test
Successfully complete campaign mode with an "S" rank on either normal campaign or hard campaign mode to unlock the Sound Test at the store.
Secret Level Maps
- Black Hole Army secret level map in Blue Moon campaign:
The map to the secret lab level is in the unoccupied building across from Lash's headquarters in the Toybox level. Note: You must capture the city in order to get the map. - Black Hole Army secret level map in Green Earth campaign:
In the inking Feeling level, the secret map is found in the city in the southern-most city on the Western Isle. Note: You must capture the city in order to get the map. - Black Hole Army secret level map in Orange Star campaign:
In the Flak Attack level, capture the city that is located about two squares above your headquarters. - Black Hole Army secret level map in Yellow Comet campaign:
In the Show Stopper level, the secret map can be found in the southwestern most neutral city. Note: You must capture the city in order to get the map.
Olaf as Santa Claus
Unlock Olaf, buy his color edit, and select 8.
Yellow Comet CO
On the final mission, you are prompted to chose an Orange Star, Blue Moon, then Green Earth CO. If you wish to use a Yellow Comet CO, press Up or Down until you get to it at the CO select menu.
Neo-tanks
Find one of the Black Hole Army maps. Finish the missions that the map gives you. You will be able to build Neo-tanks, with only that country. This is also helpful for future missions in which you can use COs from other nations.
Advance Wars 2 cheats and hints for Gameboy Advance submitted by Rob Gill.
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