Pretty good. Not the best, but still entertaining. I just wish it wasn't so slippery, it makes landing on platforms the size of the car a painful process.
It's ok, 5/5 because it kept me entertained a bit. What would make it better would be if there was a "rewind" like in Prince of Persia, because spending a minute on a race just to bump into a car in the intersection really sucks.
Never did try out Advanced Wars. But this is great, and fairly easy to learn. I just wish that the computer didn't take half a minute to end it's turn if it has no possible moves, like when you are out of range and separated by an island on the repair training mission.