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Battle Chess

"Battle Chess was developed by Interplay as their first project after severing ties with Electronic Arts."

Interplay·Fujitsu Interactive·Pack-In-Video·Electronic Arts·Dice Multi Media Europe·GameTap Entertainment·Krisalis Software· October 1, 1988· Main Game
71
User Score
61 ratings

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.

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Battle Chess screenshots

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Artwork & Box Art

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Amiga
Standard
NA
Oct 1, 1988
DOS
Standard
NA
Jan 1, 1989
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1991
Atari ST/STE
Standard
NA
Jun 1, 1989
Apple IIGS
Standard
NA
Oct 1, 1989
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Standard
NA
Nov 1, 1989
Amiga
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1988
Atari ST/STE
Standard
EU
Sep 30, 1989
Commodore CDTV
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1992
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1989
DOS
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1993
PC-9800 Series
Standard
JP
Jun 21, 1990
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Standard
WW
Apr 20, 2017
FM Towns
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1990
Amiga CD32
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1994
Sharp X68000
Standard
JP
Dec 10, 1989
FM Towns
Standard
JP
Sep 1, 1991
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Standard
NA
Sep 16, 1994
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Standard
JP
Sep 16, 1994
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1994
Apple II
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1990
Acorn Archimedes
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1993
User Score
71 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 61 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
50–74
Mixed or Average
Users
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike