Speaking of, the game Archon (which as of April 2019 I have not played for this blog) features chess battles where the player actually controls their piece in battle and has to defeat the enemy. What’s that brown blob that appeared after the pawn jumped? But, turning the animations off removes the only thing that differentiates this game from other chess games. Thankfully the developers realized that not everyone would want to see the animations and allows the player to turn them off. The animations are actually pretty good for the NES but they are very slow and you will get tired of watching them before the first game is over. The one thing that sets Battle Chess apart from other chess games is related to the “3d” game mode where all of the pieces have a bit more detail and when one piece captures another you are treated with a short animation battle between the pieces. Yes, I realize that this is realistic to actual chess, but this is a video game and if you can’t improve on the real world version of the game then it shouldn’t exist. When you make a move it can take the computer up to a full minute to make their move. If you look at it as a chess game only it is ok. This is chess, nothing more (well, a little more that I’ll complain about later). If I had rented this game as a kid I would have been very mad when I got home. If I saw the box without the title I would guess it was a Gauntlet or Golden Axe game. If you were a kid in the early 90’s and a fan of video games the cover art of this game would really grab your attention as it looks like an action role playing game. But, if you want to play a 30 year old chess game there are better options. Short review: If you are a fan of chess and looking for a challenge this game will give it to you.
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