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GAME REVIEW : Battle Chess ]I[
COMPANY : T-Time
REVIEWIER : Vassago
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┌┴║┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐║┴┐
│ ║│ RELEASED BY: The TRiM Merchants │ RELEASE DATE: [01-31-95] │║ │
│ ║│·■──────────────────────────────────══╧══───────────────────────■·│║ │
│ ║│ PROTECTION: Doc Check │║ │
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: ║│ CRACK: Already cracked and an extra crack is provided │║ :
· ║│·■──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────■·│║ ·
. ║│ NO.DISKS: 9 │ ZIPPED SIZE: 11 MB │ INSTALLED SIZE: 31.333 MB │║ .
└┬║│·■───────────══╧══──────────────────══╧══──────────────────────-■·│║┬┘
│║│ TYPE: A CD-ROM Mediaval chess game │║│
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╓────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║──M I N I M U M──R E Q U I R E M E N T S──F O R──P L A Y A B I L I T Y──║
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║ COMPUTER TYPE: [ ] 286 [ ] 386 [x] 486 [x] P5/586 [ ] OTHER ║
║ MONITOR TYPE : [ ] EGA [ ] VGA [x] S-VGA [x] WINDOWS [ ] OTHER ║
║ SOUND SUPPORT: [x] ADLIB [x] SB [x] OTHER [x] 16bit [x] 8bit ║
║ RAM NEEDED : [ ] 2 [ ] 4 [x] 8 [ ] 16 [ ] OTHER ║
║ CONTROL TYPE : [x] KEYBRD [x] MOUSE [x] JOYSTICK [ ] GRAVIS [ ] OTHER ║
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COMMENTS: The only thing the install program does is set up the video
card. This is a zipped backup of the game. There is no installation.
The game must autodetect the sound card.
■-─────────────────────-■· General Description ·■-──────────────────────-■·
This is a chess game derived from the chinese game "Dark
Chess" It is basically like our chess, except there are different
kinds of people and you can't see which player is on the square
until you "hatch" them. There are two modes: 2D & 3D. There is
a Chinese mode in 2D mode. 3D mode is a totally different game.
You have certain moving rules governing each type of character
When you take another player's piece there is cool animation where
your soldier punches, kicks, throws a bomb etc.... and kills the other
knight.
■-─────────────────────-■· R A T I N G S ·■-──────────────────────-■·
╓──[ PLAYER CONTROL ]──< R A T I N G : 6.33 >──╖
BAD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 GOOD
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COMMENTS : The whole game works by point and click, play control is
not much of an issue. The game can be quite unresponsive, though, at
certain times.
╓──[ SOUND / MUSIC ]──< R A T I N G : 7 >──╖
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COMMENTS : The sound and music is pretty good. Good 16-bit stereo.
╓──[ GRAPHICS ]──< R A T I N G : 8 >──╖
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COMMENTS : By FAR the best aspect of this game. Great SVGA throughout
the game. The knights' animations look great. The opening screen
is really excellent too.
╓──[ ORIGINALITY / AMUSEMENT ]──< R A T I N G : 6.5 >──╖
BAD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 GOOD
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COMMENTS : What can I say except that its chess. The knights' attacks
are pretty cool at first, but it eventually gets old. Then you are left
with a computer chess game.
╓──[ DIFFICULTIES ]──< R A T I N G : 4.83>──╖
MANY 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FEW
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COMMENTS : Besides the fact that there is no way to setup the sound card,
I had a lot of troubles with the graphics card. If you pick the wrong
option the game will run, but the screen gets messed up. I have a generic
card and I chose the generic option, but realized later you have to choose
the unknown SVGA option. Big difference, huh<g> Anyways the game worked
fine afterwards.
╓──[ OVERALL ]──< R A T I N G : 6.57>──╖
BAD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 GOOD
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■-────────────────────────-■· Final Comments ·■-────────────────────────-■·
Its pretty good. I would get it if only for
the SVGA graphics and the funny knights' attacks. Don't really worry
about the difficulties aspect, it doesn't really matter. It will be fun
for a little while, so if you want to have something to do(cause
you have nothing else to do) get this, otherwise play something
better.
-Georgio-