Battle Chess

Main GameReleased 1988

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Game Details

Genres

StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Card & Board Game

Themes

FantasyHistorical

Perspective

Third personBird view / Isometric

Game Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Release Date

01/10/1988

Platforms

Acorn ArchimedesAmiga CD32Apple IIGSPC-9800 SeriesSharp X68000Commodore C64/128/MAXAtari ST/STEPC (Microsoft Windows)3DO Interactive MultiplayerCommodore CDTVDOSFM TownsAmigaApple II

Language Support

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Involved Companies

Pack-In-Video

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Publisher

Dice Multi Media Europe

Publisher

Interplay

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Summary

Battle Chess was developed by Interplay as their first project after severing ties with Electronic Arts. They designed it for the Amiga in 1988, and it was released on the majority of the other systems in the late 1980s and early 1990s as well. It was widely successful, and resulted in two follow-ups, many copy-cat games, and a remake for Steam on PC. The only significant criticism the game received was the weak chess AI, as it was not until the mid 1990s that chess ai began to consistently win against strong opponents.

Story

The basic gameplay of Battle Chess remains true to the board game, with the added feature of unique battle animations for each capture. These animations varied for every combination of attack vs defender, making part of the enjoyment of Battle Chess in simply discovering the various animations.