The game makes full use of the DS+'s three screens, it has a Game Screen, a Map Screen, and a Status Screen. On the Game Screen, you use your Stylus to command your army. On the Map Screen, there's a map that shows the locations of your Troops, vehicles, and Structures. And on the Status Screen, you check the Status of the object you've selected, and, if it's a Soldier unit, change what weapon it's holding. At the start of the game, you select a side, Koopas or Toads.