Battle Chess: Special Edition
The Battle Chess Special Edition contains three different games, each with it's own unique gameplay, so you can experience the mortal combat thrill of chess more intensely than you ever imagined! Chess is no…
Battle Chess: Special Edition is a card & board game developed by Interplay, released 13 October 2008 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Battle Chess: Special Edition is
Battle Chess: Special Edition is a card & board game game developed by Interplay and released in 2008. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Battle Chess Special Edition contains three different games, each with it's own unique gameplay, so you can experience the mortal combat thrill of chess more intensely than you ever imagined! Chess is no longer an abstract mental exercise. It is an entertainment that will prove the words of the famous Oriental Philosopher Chef Kung Pao who said - "War is fun!"
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Battle Chess: Special Edition launched on 13 October 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space and LittleBigPlanet.
Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space, LittleBigPlanet.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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