Chess with a twist: All pieces come to life and take part in animated battles which ensue when one piece takes another. There is a different animation for each permutation, depending on which pieces are capturing or being captured.

You can also play in 2D without animation. The game's opening library includes 30,000 different moves, ensuring a variety of games will unfold across the 10 skill levels. Multi-player support can be extended to modem and/or serial port play.

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Battle Chess series

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Battle Chess
	Battle Chess	NES	$1.25
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Chess for people who don't like chess	DOS	Martin Smith (63922)
Cool and Funny	DOS	AstroNerdBoy (40)
A lot of flash but no fire.	DOS	woods01 (156)
A classic!	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4491)

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The Press Says

VideoGame	NES	Jul, 1991		80
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	DOS	Mar, 1989	722 out of 1000	72
Amiga Joker	Amiga CD32	Sep, 1994	68 out of 100	68
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	3DO	Jan, 1994	6.2 out of 10	62
JeuxVideoPC.com	DOS	Aug 11, 2006	9 out of 20	45

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Trivia

The game actually features full frontal nudity! In some circumstances where Rook gets the King in checkmate, as the King trembles his robe falls off, leaving him standing starkers, before he runs off in embarrassment (of course, being low-res EGA, there’s not a lot to see even if you *did* want to look!)

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