Eurogamer reviews Wii Chess
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Cosmonaut X
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Shard said:
No correspondence or different controls I can understand criticising, but voice comms? Really?
Still quite interested in this, though, especially since it seems to be based on a pretty good AI engine.
Why not? Chess boards do. Many PC and all console chess games do. You can get free chess elsewhere, but this has several features that I'd imagine will justify the £19.99 for quite a few people.
Diablohead
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Because you like chess, want to play it online against random people or friends, do not own a 360 that has two chess games on live arcade for under £20YYZ said:
Tyrone Slothrop
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what does he say about the texture mapping?
i hear the animation is terrible in this
i hear the animation is terrible in this
MWS Natural
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AAA title confirmed.
Cosmonaut X
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Tyrone Slothrop said:
Pretty shocking, but the chesspiece physics are impeccable. The bump-mapping on player hands is stunning though, and the whole thing runs at a steady 60fps.
The Innocent X
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So is this $10, because if not chessmaster Live on 360 would be a much better bet surely?
Cosmonaut X
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The Innocent X said:
If you own a 360, yes. It has message play and is pretty fully-featured, though it is based on a lesser AI engine (The King, IIRC).
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herod said:
"CHESS"
:lol
"Horsey to Queen Prawn 5."
Shard said:
http://gameknot.com/
Oh look its free!
If any game should get the non-game label its Wii Chess..
Cosmonaut X
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Antagon said:
It's Lobster.
Eteric Rice
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Now they need to make a Go game. :O
Android18a
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I'd buy it for a tenner... but isn't online chess already on that 42-game DS cart?
Also, needs more bloom.
Also, needs more bloom.
Both the solo game and online parts are good (strong engine on one hand and possibility to play without friends codes on the other), if you need a chess package for Wii this is not bad.
It's a bit light on the options side, much like other Touch Generations titles, but by all means worth the price, if you are a chess player.
CM for XBLA has certainly more features (and good ones at that), if anything I am a bit skeptical about the engine because I see two achievements for beating the game at 1000 and 1200 ELO which is rather low.
It's a bit light on the options side, much like other Touch Generations titles, but by all means worth the price, if you are a chess player.
CM for XBLA has certainly more features (and good ones at that), if anything I am a bit skeptical about the engine because I see two achievements for beating the game at 1000 and 1200 ELO which is rather low.
The Innocent X
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maxmars said:
Most people who would buy a console chess game aren't going to be much good at chess t.b.h.
Anyone serious about playing would play against other people or buy a top notch pc package.
PistolGrip
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But you can play chess for free and online at yahoo games no??
The Innocent X said:
I said that much in the official thread for this product (the wii one), however this does not keep both the Wii and the 360 packages from being two nice chess products, if anything they are trying to cover different niches.
I myself tend to play
- at home with the wii or my wife (she's a good player)
- during travels, with chessmaster on my ds
- at work (during pauses) with Fritz
different products for different needs, luckily chess enthusiast do not lack alternatives.
Dark Octave
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I hope this thread doesn't reflect the majority of potential Wii Chess buyers around the world.
andthebeatgoeson
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Nintendo should do the Clubhouse games on Wii. I would buy it. Ultimate Party game. Come on, all those games, for $50, online. Booyah. Instabuy. I'm not sure why a port isn't on the way.
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Diablohead said:
You can fulfill all those needs with Yahoo Games.
Miniboss1232
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Xapati said:
You've never programmed AI before, have you?
Wikipedia said:
Be informed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_number
Unless the niches are "people who own a 360" and "people who don't own a 360" I'm not sure how they're not directly competing. Both have a cheaper version of a professional engine, both have online play, both have a basic 2D board. The main differences seem to be that Chessmaster is ~$20 cheaper and has PBEM (well, more like PBM), voice chat, no region restrictions, and doesn't require you to put in a disc to play it.maxmars said:
No Means Nomad
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Not all games are video games.Antagon said:
No6 said:
To be honest I did not play cm live so I can't compare the two. A chess game to me in the end is as good as its AI and cm has always had good variety in that regard (e.g. personalities). But as I said, I did not try it so I don't know how good it is. The achievements seem to imply a not-so-great engine, but who knows!
Feature wise, cm live also has better learning tools vs. Wii chess.
Wii chess on the other hand is very easy to use, very touch-generations like, I think it's the perfect fit for adults who bought the wii, are not gamers and like a game of chess.
Screenshots of CML don't make it look hard to use at all, and I thought you were complaining about the Wii Chess controls?maxmars said:
I mean, I guess you can say that they're going after different niches in order to deflect criticism, but doing so requires defining the niches very narrowly.