Star Wars Chess

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about a chess video game with a Star Wars theme. For the Star Wars chess-like game sometimes described as the "chess of Star Wars", see dejarik.
Star Wars Chess
Star Wars Chess DOS Cover art.jpg
Developer(s)The Software Toolworks
Publisher(s)Mindscape
Platform(s)DOS, Windows 3.x, Sega CD
Release1993 (Dos)
November 1994 (Microsoft Windows)
Genre(s)Chess
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Star Wars Chess is a 1993 chess-playing video game developed by The Software Toolworks, based on the Star Wars film franchise and published by Mindscape for MS-DOS, Sega CD and Windows 3.x. A 3DO Interactive Multiplayer version was planned but never released.[1]

Reception[]

Computer Gaming World concluded that T2 Chess Wars and Star Wars Chess "are examples of marketing at its best (or worst, depending on your point of view)".[2]

Mega Magazine giving Star Wars Chess a 60 percent rating stating “The chances are that if you take your chess at all seriously, you wouldn’t really enjoy this.”[3]

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Star Wars Chess the 49th-worst computer game ever released stating: “Proof that there really is no intelligent life (or AI) even in a galaxy far, far away”.[4]

GamePro magazine however praised the game's action scenes, sound, detailed animation and stating "Chess purists and Star Wars purists alike will enjoy this one. Most impressive!"[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Game Fan 32Bit System Shoot Out - Who Will Lead Us Into The Next Generation?". GameFan. Vol. 2, no. 7. Shinno Media. June 1994. pp. 146–147. Retrieved April 14, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Kee, Jay (March 1994). "Darth Vader vs. The Terminator". Computer Gaming World. pp. 90–94.
  3. ^ Star Wars Chess (PDF). Future Publishing. August 1994. p. 69.
  4. ^ Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World. No. 148. pp. 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
  5. ^ Larry, Scary (November 1994). Star Wars Chess Review. p. 110.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""