![]() There is a 2d view which changes the game into a standard chessboard using normal Chess pieces with no animations. Then, the theme to Space Odyssey 2001 comes on (until the Queen pushes the monolith onto the Knight which kills him). When the Queen takes a Knight, for example, a monolith drops and the Knight touches it. Instead of showing real life ‘medieval units’, Battle Chess 4000 goes for a more ‘futuristic’ look with much of a sense of humor. What’s different from the original Battle Chess is that the graphics are much nicer, the sound effects are much nicer, there are more options (including a 2d view), modem support, and the aesthetic had changed. Once again, Battle Chess 4000 is Chess and the gameplay is nothing but Chess. Even famous Chessmaster games are shown off in the manual. It has pictures, charts, and I was surprised that the latter half of the manual is devoted about the history of chess. You load it from your Start Menu (or whatever else you have) and it loads up in DOSbox. Perhaps one of the best manuals I’ve seen in a game. However, the options are extremely limited. There are some options like ‘take back’ and multiplayer. Sound effects occur only when pieces are moving around or battling. The battling isn’t really battling as it is just playing an animation of whatever piece took another piece. Some pieces like the rooks are castle walls that actually transform into a golem to move around the chess board. The animations vary depending on the unit combinations. It’s difficult to say any more than that because that is all there is. When a piece takes another piece, an animation plays between the pieces. The game shows the pieces as if they are alive. The gameplay never, ever differs from Chess. The following games are in the collection. Then again, that was how it behaved back then as well. The computer also takes too long to make its move. However, I don’t remember it matching when these games were current. Sometimes the sound and animations don’t match. GOG has a program for each game that allows you to change the graphics loader (changing one to OpenGL allowed it to run). Multiplayer includes single PC multiplayer, moden, and serial cable play (if anyone still has a serial cable).Įither a keyboard or mouse can be used. This game runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. ![]() ![]() Just watch videos online for the animations and save yourself money. Chess gameplay is always good, but there are better chess games out there today as well as free ones. The value of the game comes from the variety of options in Battle Chess 4000 and Chinese Chess which will be brand new to most people. However, the games are slow, clunky, and the animations get old after seeing them once. VERDICT: Famous brand, Battle Chess still oozes cool after all these years. ![]()
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