Star Wars Chess
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| Developer | The Software Toolworks |
| Publisher | Mindscape |
| Platforms | DOS, Windows 3.x, Sega CD |
| Release | 1993 (DOS) November 1994 (Microsoft Windows) |
| Genre | Chess |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Star Wars Chess is a 1993 chess-playing video game developed by The Software Toolworks, based on the Star Wars film franchise and published by Mindscape for DOS, Sega CD and Windows 3.x. A 3DO Interactive Multiplayer version was planned but never released.[1]
Gameplay
[edit | edit source]The game uses characters from the films in lieu of normal chess pieces, and a short animated battle takes place when a piece is taken, much like in the similar game Battle Chess (which itself was inspired by the holographic chess game shown in Star Wars.
Reception
[edit | edit source]Computer Gaming World concluded that T2 Chess Wars and Star Wars Chess "are examples of marketing at its best (or worst, depending on your point of view)".[2]
Mega Magazine giving Star Wars Chess a 60 percent rating stating “The chances are that if you take your chess at all seriously, you wouldn’t really enjoy this.”[3]
In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Star Wars Chess the 49th-worst computer game ever released stating: “Proof that there really is no intelligent life (or AI) even in a galaxy far, far away”.[4]
GamePro magazine however praised the game's action scenes, sound, detailed animation and stating "Chess purists and Star Wars purists alike will enjoy this one. Most impressive!"[5]
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