Star Wars Chess (PC) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of The Software Toolworks' 1993 licensed-based chess game for PC, Star Wars Chess.

Played through the Windows version in a single game against the CPU.

The name is pretty self-explanatory for this one, really. It's chess, but it uses Star Wars pieces. It does a pretty nice job of keeping the Star Wars feel throughout, especially given the nicely animated, high-resolution cinematics that highlight capturing your opponent's pieces.

Unlike the Sega CD version, the "battles" aren't FMV, but rather are done using the in-game graphics engine. It's not quite as dramatic of an effect as the cutaway in the console version provides, but it does keep the game flowing a bit more smoothly, and they look fantastic. The Sega CD version was an excellent port, but I much prefer playing this original release.

Either way you go, you can't go wrong with this title. Whether you play the PC version (Dos or Windows, but I'd highly recommend the Windows version) or the Sega CD one, you're getting a solid chess game with some really cool multimedia trappings thrown into the mix.

If you like chess, go for it.

Oh, and fortieth happy birthday, A New Hope!
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