Knight Moves (video game)

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Knight Moves
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Developer(s) Kinesoft Development Corp.
Publisher(s) Spectrum Holobyte, Inc.
Platform(s) PC
Release1995
Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player

Knight Moves is a puzzle video game released for Windows in 1995.

Contents

Development

Gameplay

The player controls a chess knight, and must navigate around various hazards and enemies to pick up power-ups and treasure. [1]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "Coupled with a set of frustratingly difficult levels early on, Knight Moves almost seems made to disappoint puzzle gamers." [2]

Reviews

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References

  1. "Knight Moves for Windows (1995)".
  2. "Finals". Next Generation . No. 15. Imagine Media. March 1996. pp. 89–90.
  3. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=6544&tab=review