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Battle Chess

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By: Interplay, Dice Multi Media Europe, Electronic Arts, Fujitsu Interactive, GameTap Entertainment, Krisalis Software, Pack-In-Video

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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.

Genres
Card & Board GameStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms
3DO Interactive MultiplayerAcorn ArchimedesAmigaAmiga CD32Apple IIApple IIGSAtari ST/STECommodore C64/128/MAXCommodore CDTVDOSFM TownsPC (Microsoft Windows)PC-9800 SeriesSharp X68000
Themes
FantasyHistorical
Collections
Battle Chess
Game modes
MultiplayerSingle player
Perspectives
Bird view / IsometricThird person
Keywords
abstractanthropomorphismartificial intelligencechesschessboardclassicdark humordeathdifficulty levelfinishing movegrid-based movementmedievalmovie referencemultiple protagonistspixel artretroroyaltytactical turn-based combatturn-basedvore
Languages
English · Interface
Complete release history (22)

  • Amiga · October 1988

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  • Amiga · Q4 1988

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  • DOS · January 1989

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  • Atari ST/STE · June 1989

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  • Atari ST/STE · Q3 1989

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  • Apple IIGS · October 1989

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  • Commodore C64/128/MAX · November 1989

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  • Sharp X68000 · Dec 10, 1989

    Japan · Exact date · IGDB

  • Commodore C64/128/MAX · Q4 1989

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  • PC-9800 Series · Jun 21, 1990

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  • Apple II · 1990

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  • FM Towns · 1990

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  • FM Towns · Sep 1, 1991

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  • PC (Microsoft Windows) · 1991

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  • Commodore CDTV · 1992

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  • Acorn Archimedes · 1993

    Europe · Year · IGDB

  • DOS · 1993

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  • 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · Sep 16, 1994

    Japan · Exact date · Full release · IGDB

  • 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · Sep 16, 1994

    North america · Exact date · Full release · IGDB

  • 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · 1994

    Europe · Year · Full release · IGDB

  • Amiga CD32 · 1994

    Europe · Year · IGDB

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) · Apr 20, 2017

    Worldwide · Exact date · IGDB

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