Game Details
Battle Chess
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Released on: 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
Developer: Interplay
Publishers: Pack-In-Video , Electronic Arts , Dice Multi Media Europe , Fujitsu Interactive , Krisalis Software , GameTap Entertainment
Themes: Fantasy, Historical
Game Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric
| Platform | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Amiga | December 31, 1988 |
| Atari ST/STE | September 30, 1989 |
| Apple IIGS | October 01, 1989 |
| Sharp X68000 | December 10, 1989 |
| Commodore C64/128/MAX | December 31, 1989 |
| PC-9800 Series | June 21, 1990 |
| Apple II | December 31, 1990 |
| FM Towns | September 01, 1991 |
| Commodore CDTV | December 31, 1992 |
| Acorn Archimedes | December 31, 1993 |
| DOS | December 31, 1993 |
| 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | September 16, 1994 |
| Amiga CD32 | December 31, 1994 |
| PC (Microsoft Windows) | April 20, 2017 |
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About:
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.