Chessmaster 3000

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Chessmaster 3000
Chessmaster 3000 video game cover.jpg
Developer(s)The Software Toolworks
Publisher(s)The Software Toolworks
SeriesChessmaster
Platform(s)Classic Mac OS, DOS, Windows
Release1991
October 1, 1993(Mac OS)[1]

The Chessmaster 3000 is a 1991 video game published by The Software Toolworks and the third installment of the Chessmaster series.

Gameplay[]

The Chessmaster 3000 is a game in which the computer opponents range in skill from Novice to Chessmaster.[2]

Reception[]

Computer Gaming World in 1992 reported that Chessmaster 3000 had added "a lot" to its predecessors, with new tutorial features and a variety of computer opponents making the game "a truly impressive sequel".[2]

Chessmaster 3000 was named the 40th best computer game ever by PC Gamer UK in 1997. The editors wrote that "it remains [...] the premier PC chess title, with just the right balance of fancy game options and high-end gameplay. ChessMaster 3000 runs much faster than subsequent versions of the game and makes a welcome change from guns and guts".[3]

Reviews[]

  • Game Players PC Entertainment[4]
  • Top Secret - May, 1993
  • ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Jul, 1993
  • PC Games (Germany) - Aug, 1993
  • ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Sep, 1994
  • All Game Guide (1998)[5]
  • Play Time (German) - 1992 May

References[]

  1. ^ Coates, James (August 27, 1993). "The Chessmaster captures Fisher et al". Chicago Tribune. p. 139. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Carter, Tim (August 1992). "Software Toolworks' Chessmaster 3000". Computer Gaming World. No. 97. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. ^ Flynn, James; Owen, Steve; Pierce, Matthew; Davis, Jonathan; Longhurst, Richard (July 1997). "The PC Gamer Top 100". PC Gamer UK. No. 45. pp. 51–83.
  4. ^ "Game Players PC Entertainment Volume 5 Issue 7 (Holiday 1992)".
  5. ^ "Chessmaster 3000 - Review - allgame". www.allgame.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-16.
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