Chess Champion 2175

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Chess Champion 2175
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Developer(s) Oxford Softworks
Publisher(s)
Designer(s) Chris Whittington [1]
Platform(s) Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh
Release
Genre(s) Computer chess
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Chess Champion 2175 (known in North America as Checkmate) is a 1990 chess video game developed and published by Oxford Softworks. It was published in North America by Interplay Entertainment. The game is a successor to Chess Player 2150 . [1]

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Gameplay

Chess Champion 2175 is a game in which the program learns from experience, adapting to the style of a player. [4]

The computer adds moves and situations to its library, allowing the artificial intelligence to learn and improve. [5]

Reception

Ben Mitchell for ACE stated that "Unless you are a connoisseur of chess games or have beaten your old chess program then it is probably not worth upgrading to Chess Champion 2175. [6]

Amiga Format summarized: "[...] Chess Champion stands up well and provides an excellent game for beginner and experienced amateur alike." [2]

Amiga Power said that "The game's mouse-only control is intuitive, its apparent depth - we're talking a huge library of opening moves here - is awesome and the level of tutoring offered is comprehensive." [1]

Génération 4 said it is superior to its competition of the moment, looks good, and does not suffer from major faults. [7]

Jay Kee reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Just another chess program? Is the Taj Mahal just another building? Is Bo Jackson just another ball player? No. They are all outstanding." [4]

Judith Kilbury-Cobb for .info said that "If you've never played chess before, or even if you consider yourself an expert, check out Checkmate." [3]

InCider said "If you've ever wondered how a computer plays chess, you can watch Checkmate as it asks 'what if?' of hundreds of possible moves." [9]

Cameron Crotty for Electronic Entertainment said that "CheckMate features much stronger game play – enough to keep even advanced club players hopping. The bare-bones interface lets you control the computer's style of play, and you can even tell your Mac to play a particular line from its large opening library." [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Foster, Karl (April 1992). "Game Reviews - Chess Champion 2175". Amiga Power . No. 12. Future plc. p. 77.
  2. 1 2 3 Smith, Tim (August 1990). "Screenplay - Chess Champion 2175". Amiga Format . No. 13. Future plc. p. 66.
  3. 1 2 3 Kilbury-Cobb, Judith (December 1990). "CyberPlay - Checkmate". .info . No. 35. Info Publications Ltd. p. 54.
  4. 1 2 Kee, Jay (January 1991). "Castle Keep: Interplay's Checkmate". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 78. pp. 54, 56.
  5. ↑ "Strategy Plus (All Issues)". 1990.
  6. 1 2 Mitchell, Ben (August 1990). "Screentest Console - Chess Champion 2175". ACE . No. 35. EMAP. p. 52.
  7. 1 2 "En Bref - Chess Champion 2175". Génération 4 (in French). No. 25. Pressimage. September 1990. p. 18.
  8. ↑ Moulinex (October 1992). "Test Mac - Chess Champion 2175". Joystick (in French). No. 31. pp. 238–239.
  9. ↑ "InCider A+ 1991-09: Vol 9 Iss 9". IDG Communications/Peterborough. September 1991.
  10. ↑ "Electronic Entertainment 07 July 1994". July 1994.
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