What it does best
strategy
turn-based strategy (tbs)
card & board game
fantasy
The setup
What you are walking into
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.
Where it lives
Acorn ArchimedesAmiga CD32Apple IIGSPC-9800 SeriesSharp X68000Commodore C64/128/MAXAtari ST/STEPC (Microsoft Windows)3DO Interactive MultiplayerCommodore CDTVDOSFM TownsAmigaApple II
Genre
StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Card & Board Game
Vibe
FantasyHistorical
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