Master Chess
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Master Chess
(1984 on
Amstrad CPC)
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Master Chess
(2002 on
PlayStation 2)
Description
The ancient game of chess is recreated here, with all the traditional rules and game concepts. The game is in 2D, as the programmers felt this was the most effective use of available memory. Controls involve moving a pointer over the square to move a piece from, pressing space, then moving to the destination square and pressing space again. You can set the amount of time players (human and computer) have to plan moves, although an over-ride option to force a move instantly also exists. You can save and reload games, and at any point can move pieces either from current settings or from scratch, to completely customise the game or play out classic positions.
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Average score: 37% (based on 4 ratings)
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Sales
According to the magazine Retro Gamer (issue #1), the game was Mastertronic's #22 best selling game (167.601 copies).
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Contributors to this Entry
Game added by Martin Smith.
Commodore 16, Plus/4 added by Rola. MSX, Atari 8-bit added by Kabushi.
Additional contributors: formercontrib, Patrick Bregger.
Game added January 20, 2006. Last modified February 22, 2023.