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Chessmaster 3D Playstation game, Long Box version.
PRODUCT DETAILS
UPC:024294121937
Condition:Used
Platform:Playstation 1
Region:NTSC (N. America)
SKU:PS1_CHESSMASTER_3D_LB
———This game is fully cleaned, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs.This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
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I played through this game and it was exactly what I needed to become a better chess player. The academy mode in this game is well worth the price, and really can take anyone from beginner to advanced level chess player. Josh Waitzkin narrates the academy, and you couldn’t ask for a better virtual tutor. The passion in his voice is extremely apparent, which, when accompanied by the weight of his illustrious chess career, makes for an amazingly thought provokingly enjoyable learning experience.
My husband loves it!
Awesome, great, love it
This game is perfect for anyone that wants to play chess. Even if you have never played before the lessons on this game are perfect for teaching you the basics. But not only that it has some advance skills that it starts teaching right from the beginning. Then you can test those skills against computer players of different skill levels and hone in your skills against master players. This game is recommended for anyone that has any interest in playing Chess.
I have to say, this is an awesome chess game. What really caught my attention was the vast amount of tutorials. They are voice narrated and very detailed. You will learn a lot from playing this game, and enjoy it while doing so. Also, there are over 800 recorded games dating back to the 1600’s that you can watch being played out with commentary! This game is a must have for any chess enthusiast or anyone looking to better their game.
It worked really well and it came right on time
Simply put, this game is absolutely amazing on the Xbox. The graphics are stunning. With the right options chosen for chess set and board options, you will see your pieces reflection on the board.There is so much more here than just a simple chess game. You can be taught from the beginning through to Master. You can just plunge right in and starting mowing the AI down. You can even hop online and see how you stack up against other players.Now for 2 really annoying problems.Number one: If you want to play with a friend on the same console, you HAVE to share a controller. How stupid is that? Especially if you are playing a timed game per move. Just imagine frantically passing the controller back and forth across a room while trying to outwit your opponent. All Ubisoft can say, is “Sorry, we missed it”. Sheesh.Second: The AI in timed mode moves instantaneously. Thus, leaving no time off of its clock and forcing you to move instantaneously without being able to use the AI’s time to contemplate future moves. Really…I’ve never played chess with someone that can always instantly know where they will move next.Two pretty stupid “bugs” to miss during testing, but the game and graphics are still great.
I’ve owned this game for a couple of months now, and I enjoy it very much. Tutorials are great, there are tons of games in the library, you can participate in rated games and tournaments and you have a wide selection of 3D and 2D boards. Handicap games are easy to create by simply entering the setup mode, you can even play masters such as Capablanca, Fischer and Judith Polgar with whatever odds you desire. But I think I should say the only downfalls about this game, which may be piffling to some. For all those complaining about having to pass the controller back and forth for a multiplayer game with a friend, wow, why not just announce your move to whoever has the controller? Doesn’t take a genuis to figure that out. Some of the other things: the fact that some of the weaker opponents are not exactly what they claim to be ranked. For example, if you were to play someone rated about 1000, put him or her in a position where they would have a forced mate in 6 or 7, they would find it. Even the supposed beginners in this game are masters at finding any and all mating attacks, and that includes preventing any in which you may throw at them. When I first started playing the 800’s, I was dumbfounded at how they were able to see some of the mate in 5 or 6 attacks which I had planned. Currently, I am rated about 1500 on the program and all of the opponents around my level are not what you would expect them to be. Many of the games which I will play will be easily won by me because out.
For just 20 bucks this is a steal. There are over 100 different personalities to play against. You can play rated games against the computer and even play in mock tournaments with the computer. When you beat a player it recommends one more toward your strength. But It wasnt a good judge, because I was ripping through the 700 players and it kept saying I should play one just slightly stronger. When in reality I wasnt beaten by the program until I got into the 1400 players category. Then I started getting slapped up.The strong points in this program is the tutorials. 24 annotated games by Josh Waitzkin and alot of tutorials. And some good games annotated by Larry Christianson. The tutor aspect of this game is its strong suit. The Chess Academy is worth the money for the game, for the price of one chess book you can have alot of drills and puzzles. Also has 800 games annotated by Larry Evans.Im really impressed with this program. The 3-D boards are hard to see whats going on. I just use the 2-D board. One of the things I like about playing the 2-D board is playing on a tv you get to see the board real well. I prefer the TV to a computer monitor, because its so much bigger.Cons to this game is if you play the Chessmaster with unlimited time he will not move when its his turn. I would have liked to have the option to make the 2-D board full screen without the clocks. I would have liked the annontated games to play through the whole game without making me push a bu.
The problem I see with people debating the merits of this game generally revolve around motivation. If your sole motive is to use this game just to play chess, you will only get a fraction of the value out of it and might even be disappointed with it. The multiplayer function, offline, requires two people to pass the controller back and forth. While this is not a problem with me, some tend to consider it a hindrance. There are not many people that play online, so the “live” feature lacks attractiveness. This leaves you basically with just a chess game that you are able to play on the xbox, but not much else. If you play the game in this fashion, you are really only getting a superficial taste of what this game really has to offer.If you, on the other hand, are a player that would like to develop his/her game significantly, then you will marvel at the extensive, nay, nearly overwhelming, tutorial features Chessmaster has to offer. This tutorial section, I believe, is the heart of the Chessmaster game. There is an “academy” taught by Josh Waitzkin himself. It is broken into sections covering the basics of movement, strategy, tactics, psychology, and endgame strategy. To show examples of each section, he annotates an incredible amount of games he played that reinforce the principles he is teaching. I have had this game for a week going through the academy and have not gotten through half of it. This academy is only a fraction of the tutorial section though. There ar.