Battle Chess ROM Description
Battle Chess is a fighting and strategy game. The game was released by Interplay Entertainment on the Nintendo platform in 1988. With graphics and vivid sound, players will feel like they are in a real battle. Therefore, Battle chess has become one of the most playable games on Nintendo. The game has two main modes: playing against other players or playing against the computer. In computer play mode, players can choose from three basic levels: easy, medium and hard. For two-player mode, at least two players are required to connect to each other to play.
Basically, the gameplay of traditional chess is applied to Battle Chess. The game starts with 32 pieces on the table, each side owns 16 pieces. Each player controls one side and seeks to destroy the other’s king. Each piece has its own characteristics of movement and type of attack. Pawns can move a square to forward direction and can only attack diagonally in front of them. They are your consumable units, used to sacrifice if able to destroy a stronger unit. The Bishop may move diagonally. Rooks can only be moved vertically or horizontally, etc. If an enemy unit is within the range of your piece, you can destroy it. The game’s graphics are greatly enhanced. Each piece has 6 pieces with each piece of a different color so there will be many animations created by the pieces in the game. There are a total of 35 battle scenes for each different chess piece. For example, a rock monster will destroy the pawn by hitting its head or Queen will be eaten by a rook if it falls into attack range. In addition, Some images of the chess pieces are applied from popular culture. For example, the battle scenes between knights and knights will describe the black knight battle between Monty Python and Holy Grail and countless other interesting scenes.
In addition to the unique 3D animation mode, the game can also be played in the form of static 2D pieces. Meanwhile, the animation is turned off and the chess piece will not move. The defeated pieces will appear on the right of the screen of each party, players can easily follow to come up with a reasonable strategy.
| Filename | Size | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Chess (USA) | 133.7 K | No-Intro |
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