- Release Date: 1993
- Genre: Traditional
- Style: Board Game
- Similar Games: The Classic 5 (Macintosh), The Classic 5 (IBM PC Compatible), Ishido: The Way of Stones (Macintosh)
Game Description
Chess is actually a game of battle, with the worth of pieces on the board equivalent to the worth of their counterparts in real life. Perhaps the material used for carving or casting the pieces has changed, but it remains a game of battle and strategy. Not much else has changed in this board game until now! Battle Chess from MacPlay adds an amusing addition to the game. Opposing pieces actually come to life and do battle. Watch a queen blast an opposing piece with a bolt of lightning, or a pawn stab another. Each piece has its own unique scenario that plays when it moves.~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Overall
For many people, Chess has never been a very engaging game. It's more complicated than Checkers, has more kinds of pieces to move in separate and complex ways, with rules only understood by veteran players. No wonder many people think only geeks play chess! While Battle Chess may not change your perception of Chess, it certainly gives it a good try by transforming each game piece into an actual person or thing with a special theme played when it moves. And movement is fluid, except when the rook turns into a brick giant lumbering across the battlefield. When one piece takes another, a battle erupts between the two pieces. It can be very amusing to watch your opponent's queen eaten headfirst by a rook, and seeing the King beating the heck out of another piece with his scepter can be funny. However, these very same animations can make the game unsuitable for younger players. While Chess has always been a game about battle, seeing pieces beating one another in Battle Chess may disturb the youngest players, fortunately, animations may be turned off.~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Enjoyment
This game might just make you enjoy Chess; certainly more enjoyable than most.~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Graphics
The animations are more cartoonish than lifelike, but very good nonetheless.~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Sound
The special music of the pieces can be very enjoyable. I especially like the music of the black king -- royal with undertones of evil.~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Replay Value
As with any chess game, the replay is endless.~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
Review: Documentation
The manual gives a brief history of {*Chess}, explains the game, the pieces, movements, and some strategy.~ Lisa Karen Savignano, All Game Guide
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