Battle Chess

Review

Also known as

バトルチェス

This chess game animates every capture with unique, often comical combat sequences, offering both standard and violent 2D play.

Battle Chess was originally developed by Interplay Productions and first released for MS-DOS in 1988, making it both the original release year and the DOS version release year.

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Platform: MS-DOS
Released: 1988
Genre: Strategy , Board Game
Theme: Fantasy , Medieval , Humor
Perspective: Top-down
Size: 738.12 KB
Version: autorun.bat
Rating: 3 votes
Developer: Interplay Productions, Inc.
Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc. , Interplay Productions, Inc. , Pack-In-Video Co., Ltd , Data East USA, Inc. , Krisalis Software Ltd. , Dice Multi Media Europe B.V. , Empire Interactive Europe Ltd. , GameTap LLC

About Battle Chess

Battle Chess presents a standard chess experience enhanced by visual combat sequences. When a piece captures another, both engage in a unique animated fight specific to the types of pieces involved.

The game offers a choice between this animated 3D view and a traditional 2D board. Its opening library contains 30,000 moves, and players can select from ten distinct skill levels, contributing to varied gameplay. Support exists for multiplayer matches via modem or serial connection.

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