Chewie, infuriated, grabs the Stormtrooper and thrashes him around above his head for a bit before throwing him to the ground and stomping on his lifeless body. Takes Pawn - The Stormtrooper blasts Chewbacca in the shoulder, making him drop his bowcaster.Palpatine chokes on the gas, coughing furiously, keels over, and then vanishes. After the shock, R2 fires back at Palpatine with a cloud of gas. Takes King (Checkmate) - Palpatine blasts R2 with Force lightning.R2 strikes Vader down, who disappears in a flash leaving his cloak behind. R2 dodges the slash and, with a claw, takes the lightsaber from Vader. Takes Queen - Darth Vader slashes at R2 with his lightsaber.Boba Fett produces a thermal detonator, but before he can use it R2 extends a claw and grabs him, thrashing him about before throwing him to the ground just as the detonator explodes, leaving a pile of ash behind. Takes Bishop - Boba Fett shoots at R2-D2, but the blasts are ineffective.R2 makes his way behind the AT-ST, and extends a claw to place a small bomb on the back of its "head." The AT-ST explodes, leaving a pair of still-standing legs behind. Takes Rook - The AT-ST takes a few shots at R2-D2, but they bounce off.(note you can see the Tusken Raider's bones) R2 extends a claw from his body and grabs the stick, and sends a jolt of electricity through it to zap the Raider into a pile of ash. Takes Knight - The Tusken Raider strikes R2-D2 with his Gaderffii stick.The blaster beam reflects off the mirror and hits the stormtrooper, killing him. R2 extends a small mirror from his body, which the Stormtrooper shoots. Takes Pawn - The Stormtrooper takes several shots at R2-D2 and misses.The characters portray their chessmen as follows:Ī scripted battle is shown when one piece takes another. The game can also be played in standard computer-chess mode, with normal chessmen icons on a 2D board, without the battle animations. When one piece captures another in a chess move, the screen fades to a brief animated battle in which the capturing piece vanquishes the captured one, in an over-the-top cartoonishly-animated style. The characters appear in the places of normal chessmen on an isometric view of a Star-Wars-themed chessboard, with the black pieces portrayed by "The Dark Side" ( Empire-affiliated and antagonistic characters) and the white pieces portrayed by "The Rebel Force" ( Rebellion-affiliated characters.) The rules of normal chess apply. The game is heavily inspired by Battle Chess, a popular PC chess game of the era. GamePro magazine however praised the game's action scenes, sound, detailed animation and stating "Chess purists and Star Wars purists alike will enjoy this one.A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Star Wars Chess the 49th-worst computer game ever released stating: “Proof that there really is no intelligent life (or AI) even in a galaxy far, far away”. Mega Magazine giving Star Wars Chess a 60 percent rating stating “The chances are that if you take your chess at all seriously, you wouldn’t really enjoy this.” The rules of Star Wars Chess are the normal rules of chess the game is not trying to recreate the game Dejarik played by R2-D2 and Chewbacca in the first Star Wars film.Ĭomputer Gaming World concluded that T2 Chess Wars and Star Wars Chess "are examples of marketing at its best (or worst, depending on your point of view)". The game uses characters from the films in lieu of normal chess pieces, and a short animated battle takes place when a piece is taken, much like in the similar game "Battle Chess" (which itself was inspired by the Star Wars game Dejarik). A 3DO Interactive Multiplayer version was planned but never released. Star Wars Chess is a 1993 chess-playing video game developed by The Software Toolworks, based on the Star Wars film franchise and published by Mindscape for DOS, Sega CD and Windows 3.x.
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