Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising is the sequel to the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) 2001 Handheld Game of the Year, Advance Wars. Sturm, the cruel leader of the Black Hole Army, has created a new base of operations, and now he's set his sights on Cosmo Land. This time, he has new Command Officers (COs) leading a strange legion of soldiers into battle. The armies of Cosmo Land will have to work together if they have any hopes of driving off the otherworldly invaders.