Kakinoki Shogi
The player participates in a classic Shogi board game hosted by champion Yoshikazu Kakinoki. Each move made the player gets a voice announcement of the chosen move. Playing by the traditional rules the game…
Kakinoki Shogi is a card & board game developed by SAS Sakata, released 22 December 1994 on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Super Famicom.
What Kakinoki Shogi is
Kakinoki Shogi is a card & board game game developed by SAS Sakata and released in 1994. It was published by ASCII Entertainment. It is available on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Super Famicom.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player participates in a classic Shogi board game hosted by champion Yoshikazu Kakinoki. Each move made the player gets a voice announcement of the chosen move. Playing by the traditional rules the game, the player has to move different pieces across the 9x9 square board and put the opposing king in checkmate.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational and non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Kakinoki Shogi launched on 22 December 1994, within three weeks of Tekken, Umihara Kawase, Breath of Fire II and King's Field.
Released around the same time: Tekken, Umihara Kawase, Breath of Fire II, King's Field.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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