

Star Wars Chess is a chess game where the pieces are characters from the Star Wars universe. When pieces are taken, an animated battle is shown, much like in Battle Chess.
StrategyScience fictionPartychessbased on - movieartificial intelligencegrid-based movementlicensed gameanthropomorphismstormtrooperchessboardPC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Sega CD
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Character
Plot-driven, resolved, cool and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Sega CD
- Developer
- The Software Toolworks
- Publisher
- The Software Toolworks
- Released
- December 31, 1993
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- First person
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 6 ratings.
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