Battle Chess

ReleasedOctober 1988

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

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 received was the weak chess AI, as it was not until the mid 1990s that chess ai began to consistently win against strong opponents.

Developer: Interplay
Publisher: Fujitsu Interactive, Pack-In-Video, Electronic Arts, Dice Multi Media Europe, GameTap Entertainment, Krisalis Software
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Themes: Fantasy, Historical
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person, Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating: 71 / 100 (61 ratings)
Also known as: dosbox.exe

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
3DO Interactive Multiplayer	Sep 16, 1994 · North America1994 · Europe
Acorn Archimedes	1993
Amiga	October 1988 · North AmericaQ4 1988 · Europe
Amiga CD32	1994
Apple II	1990
Apple IIGS	October 1989
Atari ST/STE	June 1989 · North AmericaQ3 1989 · Europe
Commodore C64/128/MAX	November 1989 · North AmericaQ4 1989 · Europe
Commodore CDTV	1992
DOS	January 1989 · North America1993 · Europe
FM Towns	1990 · EuropeSep 1, 1991 · Japan
PC (Microsoft Windows)	1991 · North AmericaApr 20, 2017 · Worldwide
PC-9800 Series	Jun 21, 1990
Sharp X68000	Dec 10, 1989