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Battle Chess

Interplay·1988·
61
GS Players
2h
Avg Playtime
<1h
Median Playtime

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Platform Distribution

steam56 (82.4%)
gog10 (14.7%)
itch1 (1.5%)
manual1 (1.5%)

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About

Battle Chess was developed by Interplay as their first project after severing ties with Electronic Arts. They designed it for the Amiga in 1988, and it was released on the majority of the other systems in the late 1980s and early 1990s as well. It was widely successful, and resulted in two follow-ups, many copy-cat games, and a remake for Steam on PC. The only significant criticism the game receiv...

Genres
Strategy
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Card & Board Game
Themes
Fantasy
Historical
Perspectives
Third person
Bird view / Isometric
Game Modes
Single player
Multiplayer

Details

Developer

Interplay

Publisher

Krisalis Software, Pack-In-Video, GameTap Entertainment, Fujitsu Interactive, Dice Multi Media Europe, Electronic Arts

Collection

Battle Chess

Release Date

October 1, 1988

Platforms

DOS, Commodore CDTV, PC (Microsoft Windows), Apple IIGS, PC-9800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amiga CD32, Acorn Archimedes, FM Towns, Sharp X68000, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Apple II

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