Game

Battle Chess

1988 · Acorn Archimedes · Amiga CD32 · Apple IIGS · PC-9800 Series · Sharp X68000 · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Card & Board Game

71IGDB player score
61 ratings

About this game

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.

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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Game facts

Release date

Oct 1, 1988

Developer

Interplay

Publisher

Dice Multi Media Europe, Electronic Arts, Fujitsu Interactive, GameTap Entertainment

Platforms

Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Apple IIGS, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Commodore CDTV

Genres

Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game

Themes

Fantasy, Historical

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Perspective

Third person, Bird view / Isometric