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The sounds are mere bleeps - but wouldn't a full musical score be distracting?

You can choose what color each item of the game is, too, making this a control freak's dream. The different pieces are all recognisable, and any more detail would probably make things cluttered and confusing. Likewise, the in-game graphics are hardly sophisticated but, though basic, with simple sprites and basic coloring, they are as good as they need to be for the game to work. The menus could be a bit clearer and easier to navigate, but they do their job. Technically, there isn't much to talk about. Interrupted games can also be saved on the cartridge for getting back to later on. You can retake moves, change the default layout of the board, swap sides and lots more. The most useful is probably the in-game tutor, which adds guidelines when you select a piece, mapping where each can be moved to and so giving a huge amount of help to novices. The different combinations of moves and strategies should, though - just as with the board version - provide an infinite variety of matches. Unfortunately, there isn't any tournament-type structure for the single player - there are only individual games. In that respect, this is perfect for those budget car-journeys. People with friends are extraordinarily well catered for, since - in addition to supporting the criminally under-used link-cable - Chessmaster can be played two-player with just the one machine, by handing the console back and forth. Unlike in some products, the computer takes very little time to decide on its move, despite the higher difficulty levels presenting opponents that may as well be genetically bred super-players. The vast wealth of options caters for all tastes and makes this ideal for players of any skill. This makes it hard to review, though, simply because reviewing the game means reviewing chess itself - your enjoyment of this depends purely on how fond you are of the original. I'll go out on a limb and say that Chessmasteris as comprehensive a chess-sim as you could wish for. Set up pieces in any position to play, analyse and solve chess problems.Timed Chess, Blindfold Games, and Open Book Library.Chessmasterfirst showed up on the black and white Game Boy about ten years ago, this color re-release hoping to reaffirm its position as the ultimate electronic simulation. After all, since its birth around the 6th century, it has appeared in hundreds of shapes and forms spanning a massive variety of mediums. The image attached to chess prevents people from seeing that it's actually a perfectly enjoyable game of skill and tactics. Of course, it could be that people nowadays are often afraid to discuss their real interests due to the stigmas attached to them. Chess clubs at schools and colleges are quiet, subdued affairs: the few that turn up are hardly going to advertise the fact in neon lettering. In most social circles, bragging about being lucky enough to witness the expert Kasparov face defeat at the hands of computer Deep Blue is never going to earn as much respect as, say, delivering a speech describing how your favourite football team rocketed to victory in front of your eyes. Chess will never be hailed as the most exciting of pastimes.

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