The Chessmaster
The Chessmaster is a game where the player has the chance to play against the CPU controlled Chessmaster at a standard game of chess. To play the game the player must pick up the chess pieces with there hand…
The Chessmaster is a card & board game developed by The Software Toolworks, released 31 December 1992 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What The Chessmaster is
The Chessmaster is a card & board game game developed by The Software Toolworks and released in 1992. It was published by Altron Corporation. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Chessmaster is a game where the player has the chance to play against the CPU controlled Chessmaster at a standard game of chess. To play the game the player must pick up the chess pieces with there hand cursor and place it in the desired location, within the rules a standard chess game. There are 16 different difficulty levels that includes 2 beginner levels, 13 standard levels (ranging from an average of 5 seconds to 4.5 minutes per shot depending on level), and a infinite level that will keep thinking of a shot until a perfect shot can be made or it is forced to move. There is also a teaching mode that shows the player all the possible moves with the selected piece. Two players can…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
The Chessmaster launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.
Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.
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