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Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess

Review

This strategic sequel adapts classic rules with unique pieces like Cannons and animated battles for checkmate.

Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess was developed by Interplay and released for DOS in 1990. This is the original platform and earliest commercial release of the game.


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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1990
Perspective
Top-down
Size
926.86 KB
Version
CHESS2.EXE
Rating
0 votes

About Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess

Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess adapts the animated combat concept of its predecessor to a different board game. The core mechanics involve moving pieces across a board with the objective of checkmating the opponent's king, but the specific rules and components are based on the Chinese variation of chess.

This results in a distinct set of pieces, such as Counsellors, Ministers, and Cannons, which replace familiar Western chess roles like the Queen and Bishop. These pieces follow unique movement rules, and the board itself is arranged differently. A defining feature carried over is the animated battle sequence that plays when one piece captures another.

Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess Screenshots

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Title screen
A fresh new game starts.
Cannon fire on a pawn
Right click for in-game menus.
A knight decapitates a cannoneer.
A Soldier(兵) gets smoked by cannon fire..
You can, of course, play in a boring old 2D mode if you don't want to get your money's worth.
There's two versions, the first being in Chinese characters and this one being labeled in Latin characters.
A Soldier(兵), after a lengthy parrying session finally knocks out a Private(卒).
Two Chariots(車) turn into dragons and breathe fire on each other.