Chessmaster
Chessmaster is the mobile version of the long running PC chess game series. It is similar to the Palm OS game released two years earlier but has some differences in available game modes and features. It is…
Chessmaster is a card & board game developed by Gameloft, released 21 June 2004 on Legacy Mobile Device.
What Chessmaster is
Chessmaster is a card & board game game developed by Gameloft and released in 2004. It is available on Legacy Mobile Device only. It runs on BREW.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Chessmaster is the mobile version of the long running PC chess game series. It is similar to the Palm OS game released two years earlier but has some differences in available game modes and features. It is played from a simple top down perspective with 2D graphics but there are several different chess sets to choose from. Games can be played either human vs. human or human vs. computer with eleven different computer skill levels to choose from. During games it is possible to ask for a quick advice and the game then suggests the next move. It is also possible to show opening hints as well as info on legal squares and threatened pieces. There are also options to take back moves and to switch…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Chessmaster launched on 21 June 2004, within three weeks of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Silent Hill 4: The Room and The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures.
Released around the same time: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Silent Hill 4: The Room, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures.
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