War Chess
War Chess is a basically a chess game with a unusual presentation. All the set pieces for the game are substituted for the character of the High Fantasy setting. Whites are pictured as joined armies of humans…
War Chess is a card & board game developed by Super Empire, released 2 October 2003 on PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What War Chess is
War Chess is a card & board game game developed by Super Empire and released in 2003. It was published by Big Fish Games. It is available on PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
War Chess is a basically a chess game with a unusual presentation. All the set pieces for the game are substituted for the character of the High Fantasy setting. Whites are pictured as joined armies of humans and elves, while blacks are mostly represented by the undead forces. The player has an ability to choose from 11 various location for the match to take place. Those include: Forest, Desert, Ice and Lava, Dragon Cave etc. All the environments and pieces are rendered in full 3D with a fully rotatable camera. For the single playing experience the game provides a difficulty slider to account for gamer's proficiency skill. Additionally War Chess offers a multiplayer mode for two players to…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
War Chess launched on 2 October 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, SSX 3 and Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy.
Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, SSX 3, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy.
Official trailer
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