Battle Chess

01.10.1988
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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.
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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13.10.2008

The Battle Chess Special Edition contains three different games, each with it's own unique gameplay, so you can experience the mortal combat thrill of chess more intensely than you ever imagined! Chess is no longer an abstract mental exercise. It is an entertainment that will prove the words of the famous Oriental Philosopher Chef Kung Pao who said - "War is fun!"

31.12.1992

Welcome to the chess game of tomorrow! Yesteryear's timeless classic is now a game for all ages in Battle Chess 4000. In this box, you'll find that the traditional chess game has rushed headlong into the future. Moving across a translucent chess board set in a futuristic, deep-space station, chess pieces become animated space-age characters, created from state-of-the-art, digitized clay models. And the moves they make will keep you in stitches. A swashbuckling space captain forgoes his blaster to wield a light saber at your mad scientist. Then, a robot rushes in to tickle the mad scientist to death... and all you can say is "check"? But for all its humor, Battle Chess 4000 is one of the strongest and most versatile chess programs on the market. With a massive opening library of more than 300,000 moves, Battle Chess 4000 can handle any level of opponent. And it learns as it plays by constantly adding strong moves to its database.

31.12.1991

Battle Chess II brings new life into Chinese Chess. A game of strategy with animated battles to bring the game to life. It is an entertainment that will prove the words of the famous Oriental Philosopher/Chef Kung Pao who said "War is fun!"

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31.12.1992

Welcome to the chess game of tomorrow! Yesteryear's timeless classic is now a game for all ages in Battle Chess 4000. In this box, you'll find that the traditional chess game has rushed headlong into the future. Moving across a translucent chess board set in a futuristic, deep-space station, chess pieces become animated space-age characters, created from state-of-the-art, digitized clay models. And the moves they make will keep you in stitches. A swashbuckling space captain forgoes his blaster to wield a light saber at your mad scientist. Then, a robot rushes in to tickle the mad scientist to death... and all you can say is "check"? But for all its humor, Battle Chess 4000 is one of the strongest and most versatile chess programs on the market. With a massive opening library of more than 300,000 moves, Battle Chess 4000 can handle any level of opponent. And it learns as it plays by constantly adding strong moves to its database.

31.12.1991

Battle Chess II brings new life into Chinese Chess. A game of strategy with animated battles to bring the game to life. It is an entertainment that will prove the words of the famous Oriental Philosopher/Chef Kung Pao who said "War is fun!"

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Commanders, assemble your armies! CHECK vs. MATE calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multimedia world. Animated fantasy figurines assemble in magical worlds and await your command! As a Commander, execute skillful maneuvers on the game board and catapult yourself directly into the battle with devastating attacks, chessman vs. chessman. After a 2012 lawsuit from Interplay Entertainment over IP infringement, "Battle Chess" against "Battle vs Chess", the game and its DLCs/Editions were renamed Check vs. Mate and released digitally in North America. Although the content is the same, the game was given a second listing on Steam for the new title, as Battle vs Chess has Steam trading cards not linked to the NA title. This also lead to their being Steam key differences across online stores for the game and its DLCs/Editions causing some problems at the time.

04.10.1999

Disciples: Sacred Lands is a turn-based PC strategy game published by Strategy First in 1999. Set in a fantasy world known as the Sacred Lands, it depicts a battle for dominance between four races of the world of Nevendaar: The Empire (humans), the Mountain Clans (dwarves) the Legions of the Damned (demons), and the Undead Hordes (undead).

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