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BattleChess - NES
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Rating: 2,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User
BattleChess is basically just like any other chess game out there except for one mode. That being the ability to play chess with fantasy pieces which actually fight it out. These pieces include characters like infantrymen, heavily armored knights, wizards and Rockmen. When one piece takes over another, the screen shifts to a one on one fight. This is entertaining to watch since some are pretty funny (Rockman the Rook pounding the lonely infantryman..pawn...into a pancake). While this is a fun premise, it falls short on quite a few areas. The graphics are not very good even for a NES game, even though it is just a chess game. The pieces can take a very long time to move, especially the Knight. Also, the fighting animations can get very tiring to watch since they are repeated over and over again. Btw, you don't participate in these fights which is understandable since a pawn would never be able to beat a Queen. This game does offer standard 2D figures which speeds up the game a lot though along with 2 player modes and various difficulty levels. Overall, it's a fun chess sim but unless you have a few hours to kill, the BattleChess mode is not worth it.
Waste of time unless you are in the chess club
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Rating: 2,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User
This game is completely lame, even if you like to play chess. And I do enjoy the occassional game of chess, so you're not getting a biased opinion here. The gameplay is very slow when moving chess pieces, and every offensive move that "takes a piece" requires a lame battle screen where the attacker kills the victim. Don't waste your money on this one, unless you have every other NES game and desperately need it to complete your collection. If you are looking for just a chess game, pick something else!
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