Interplay

Battle Chess

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.

Released: October 1988
Developer: Interplay
Publisher: Fujitsu Interactive
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric · Third person
Steam recommendations: 110
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes · Amiga CD32 · Apple IIGS · PC-9800 Series · Sharp X68000 · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Atari ST/STE · PC (Microsoft Windows) · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · Commodore CDTV · DOS · FM Towns · Amiga · Apple II
Genres: Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Card & Board Game

71
Player rating: 61
Ratings counted: 79.8%
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Battle Chess

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System requirements 512 MB RAM Download size 1.0 GB Steam Deck Playable

Battle Chess

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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.

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