Battle vs. Chess

Overview

Battle vs. Chess, also known as Check vs. Mate in North America, is a computer simulation game of chess developed by Targem Games and published by TopWare Interactive. It is intended to target all major seventh-generation platforms as well as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, the console and computer versions were released in Europe on May 17, 2011, while the handheld versions were cancelled.

Players move with the animated fantasy figurines in one of the six available environments. The white pieces are from heaven and the black pieces are from hell. The game has tutorial, multiplayer (on one device, over LAN or Internet), two campaign modes with 30 missions, the Battleground mode and various mini-games. Battle vs. Chess uses chess engine Fritz 10 to make its moves. There is no setting for a time limit, so at a higher level than 6 the computer tends to take a long time to think; at level 7 it can take about 15 minutes, while at level 9 (ELO 3750) it can take up to a few hours.

GamingBoulevard.com rated the game 80%, Eurogamer.de 90%, Gameover.gr 90%, and on Metacritic.com it has rating 69%.

Official trailer

Official trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game

Developer

Targem Games

Publisher

TopWare Interactive

Engine

MonoGame

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Mac, Xbox 360

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

No

Age ratings

ESRB

T

Release dates

Playable today

Credits

Region

US