| Sargon V: World Class Chess | |
|---|---|
 European cover art | |
| Publisher(s) | Activision [1] |
| Producer(s) | Nic Lavroff [2] |
| Designer(s) |
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| Programmer(s) | Dr. Destructo [2] |
| Artist(s) | Rich Payne [2] |
| Composer(s) | Russell Lieblich [2] |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Classic Mac OS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Computer chess |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Sargon V: World Class Chess is a 1992 chess video game published by Activision. It is part of the Sargon series.
Sargon V features VGA graphics and supports sound cards. The game supports 2D and 3D game views. [5] The game features a mode where the computer replays famous games by chess masters. Another mode has the player take a role of a chess master and guess the moves they made. [4]
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Génération 4 | 84% [3] |
| Tilt | 18/20 [6] |
| Amiga Joker | 71% [7] |
| MacFormat | 63% [8] |
| PC Joker | 77% [9] |
| Play Time | 69% [5] |
Game Players PC Entertainment wrote: "Activision's chess title isn't quite as challenging as Grandmaster Chess, but the vast majority of chess fans will find Sargon V more than strong enough to keep them playing for quite a while." [1] PC Joker rated the game about equal to Chessmaster 3000 , the German language option was noted as the most significant feature above the competition. [9] Amiga Joker compared the DOS version with 12 other chess programs in a special Strategy issue and Sargon V was rated the fourth highest. [7] Play Time compared the game unfavorably to Chessmaster 3000. [5] Génération 4 called the game a "classic" and "perfectly realized". [3] Tilt said: "if it is not the most beautiful chess program, World Class Chess is currently the strongest (even superior to the remarkable Chess Champion)." [6]
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