Battle vs Chess video makes chess exciting?

Chess may not need all this fanciness, but it sure doesn't hurt

Words: on September 7, 2010

Battle vs Chess promises to expand on regular chess in so many ways they’re almost uncountable. Aside from mixing up chess rules and injecting RPG elements, there are also puzzle games aplenty. Of course, none of that would matter if the game was boring to look at, and based on the latest trailer, it’s easy on the eyes for sure.

Things to note: a glimpse of a gorgeous series of floating islands overflowing with waterfalls, some beatdowns with serious flair (magic swords, bolts of energy, cascades of fire), and some majestic battlefields. We didn’t see any of the puzzle modes like the gem-collecting or the Bomberman mode, but then those aren’t as pretty to show in a video.

Sep 7, 2010

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  • BadCompanyBrik

    BadCompanyBrik  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    @D0CCON No doubt.
  • pin316

    pin316  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Xcelsior1 - indeed I do, had the first one on an amiga 500....was quite a lot of fun with the random humour added into the game - some of the animations were hilarious :D

    same thoughts as a few other peeps - i'd be quite interested in picking this up as a downloadable arcade title perhaps, but there is no way this justifies being a full release...especially after seeing the quality of some of the games that have come out recently on xbl
  • Xcelsior1

    Xcelsior1  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Does anybody else remember the old PC Battle Chess 1 & 2? With the "vs" interjected in there, I feel the creators do. Hope this has a sense of humour like the old ones. Nothing like watching an enemies knight hopping around on one foot a la Monty Python before losing that one as well ...
  • darkmagshin

    darkmagshin  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    yeah, honestly i would probably get this if it was a psn title.
  • SwampRock

    SwampRock  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    finally an attempt at making some chess game that looks at least aesthetically good.
  • thedez

    thedez  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Yeah, that should be downloadable
  • batsdom

    batsdom  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    omg they are really making it a full on game?!? I thought it was gonna be a dlc game!!!
  • WickedSid

    WickedSid  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    Oh my, looks like we've taken one more step towards Holochess.
  • BlankBrush

    BlankBrush  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    i like it
  • D0CCON

    D0CCON  - 1 year, 5 months ago  - Report

    The chess shown in the Halo Reach April Fools video is better.
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