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'''''Battle Chess''''' is a series of [[
▲''Battle Chess'' is a series of [[Chess (Tabletop Game)|Chess]] programs for various PC and console platforms, made back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In most respects, it is an ordinary chess program, not even as smart as most PC chess programs of the time. But it is different in one way: the chess pieces are all animated, and every time a piece was moved, you can see an animation. Every time there is a capture, the capturing piece fights a little battle with the captured piece on the board. Since the rules of chess are still in effect, the result of these battles is always a [[Foregone Conclusion]], but the battles are fun to watch, especially on early plays (watching the same animation for the millionth time, however…).
In other words, it's basically a chess game that plays like [[Star Wars|Holochess]] or [[Harry Potter (
It had sequels: ''Battle Chess 4000'', which is normal chess but [[Recycled in Space|with sci-fi characters used as chess pieces]], and ''Battle Chess II: [[Xiangqi|Chinese Chess]]'', based on [[Exactly What It Says
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* [[Amusing Injuries]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]: In the tutorial, the Rook loves talking about smashing things. And while talking about castling, "I'm only going to go through it
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]:
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: The King. While every other piece has a general technique they'll use (the Pawn's spear and Bishop's crozier, the Rook's sheer brute force (he turns into a rock monster to move and attack), the Knight's sword and shield and the Queen's magic), the King has a unique weapon for each piece he attacks: a hidden flail in his sceptre to take down Pawns, magic shrinking powder to remove Rooks, seduction of the Queen before [[Would Hit a Girl|clubbing her out]], [[Stuff Blowing Up|bombs]] to dispatch Knights, and [[Cool Guns|freakin' guns]] to take out Bishops.
* [[Cutscene]]:
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: A really funny variation by the artist who drew the Queen. He knew he was working with meddlesome executives, and he also knew exactly what he wanted the queen to look like, how she should move, etc. So he drew her animations exactly like he wanted... and then added a pet duck that made no sense in the context. The executive told him it looked great except the duck had to go, and he ended up with exactly the original design.
* [[Groin Attack]]: When a Pawn attacks a Knight.
* [[High-Pressure Emotion]]: When one Pawn attacks another.
* [[Hoist
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: When a Rook attacks a Queen.
* [[Klingon Promotion]]: When a Pawn attacks a King.
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* [[Oh Crap]]: Any piece that, when attacked, has time to realize things are going pear-shaped.
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: Either on the package, or in the game, the queen's dress is pimped out.
* [[Plotline Death]]:
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: The Queen, certainly. The King, not so much.
* [[Sexy Packaging]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** [[Monty Python and
** [[Raiders of the Lost Ark
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: The Pawn, when attacked by a Rook.
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[[Category:Amiga]]
[[Category:Commodore 64]]
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