<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
chess	B-Application
with	O
2.5D	O
graphics	O
and	O
fighting	O
animations	O
showing	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
one	O
piece	O
moving	O
onto	O
the	O
square	O
of	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1988	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CDTV	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
,	O
X68000	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Enhanced	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Interplay	O
for	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
with	O
improved	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
and	O
a	O
symphonic	O
musical	O
score	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
two	O
official	O
follow-ups	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
inspired	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
:	O
Game	O
of	O
Kings	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
same	O
rules	O
as	O
traditional	O
chess	B-Application
,	O
with	O
pieces	O
moving	O
in	O
an	O
animated	O
fashion	O
and	O
battles	O
playing	O
out	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
capturing	O
piece	O
defeats	O
its	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
when	O
checkmate	B-Application
is	O
delivered	O
,	O
the	O
checkmating	O
piece	O
fights	O
and	O
defeats	O
the	O
king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rook	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
turns	O
into	O
a	O
rock	B-Application
monster	I-Application
and	O
kills	O
a	O
pawn	O
by	O
smashing	O
its	O
head	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rook	O
kills	O
the	O
queen	O
by	O
eating	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
some	O
pop-culture	O
homages	O
;	O
the	O
knight	O
versus	O
knight	O
animation	O
references	O
the	O
black	B-Application
knight	I-Application
fight	O
in	O
Monty	O
Python	O
and	O
the	O
Holy	O
Grail	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
king	O
versus	O
bishop	O
fight	O
pastiches	O
the	O
short	O
battle	O
between	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
and	O
a	O
swordsman	O
in	O
Raiders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
also	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
2D	O
version	O
with	O
no	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CDTV	I-Device
version	O
has	O
a	O
fully	O
voiced	O
introduction	O
describing	O
the	O
movements	O
of	O
the	O
pieces	O
for	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
beginners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digitized	O
sound	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
for	O
all	O
battle	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
is	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
,	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
sound	O
card	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
technique	O
akin	O
to	O
RealSound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
against	O
a	O
human	O
opponent	O
(	O
by	O
hotseat	O
,	O
null	O
modem	O
or	O
over	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
in	O
some	O
ports	O
)	O
or	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
opening	O
library	O
of	O
over	O
30,000	O
moves	O
(	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
themselves	O
after	O
ending	O
their	O
relationship	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
besides	O
Neuromancer	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
1992	O
film	O
Knight	O
Moves	O
about	O
a	O
chess	B-Application
grandmaster	O
who	O
is	O
accused	O
of	O
several	O
murders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
producer	O
and	O
Interplay	O
's	O
founder	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
expressed	O
his	O
fondness	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
2006	O
interview	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
much	O
of	O
an	O
audience	O
for	O
it	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
sold	O
250,000	O
copies	O
by	O
February	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
St.	O
Andre	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Quibbles	O
aside	O
,	O
every	O
chess	B-Application
player	O
will	O
want	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
this	O
program	O
,	O
and	O
every	O
Amiga	B-Device
owner	O
owes	O
it	O
to	O
him/herself	O
to	O
see	O
Battlechess	B-Application
in	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
received	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
from	O
magazines	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
comical	O
battle	O
sequences	O
which	O
were	O
advanced	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
,	O
animation	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
game	O
magazine	O
ASM	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
weak	O
chess	B-Application
AI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Mike	O
Weigand	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
are	O
a	O
chess	B-Application
fan	O
,	O
then	O
you	O
may	O
want	O
to	O
check	O
this	O
title	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
remake	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Enhanced	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
Better	O
artwork	O
,	O
smoother	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
much	O
stronger	O
chess	B-Application
algorithm	O
than	O
its	O
disk	O
predecessors	O
make	O
the	O
CD	O
version	O
a	O
good	O
buy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
Achievement	O
In	O
A	O
Non-Graphics	O
Product	O
"	O
from	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Software	O
and	O
Information	O
Industry	O
Association	O
)	O
for	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
added	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
honoring	O
those	O
games	O
rated	O
highly	O
over	O
time	O
by	O
readers	O
,	O
describing	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
showcase	O
product	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
of	O
multimedia	O
standards	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinese	I-Application
Chess	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
xiangqi	O
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Chinese	O
chess	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
year	O
's	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
4000	O
spoofed	O
science	O
fiction	O
movies	O
and	O
television	O
series	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
battle	O
sequence	O
involving	O
the	O
monolith	O
from	O
2001	O
:	O
A	O
Space	O
Odyssey	O
)	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
clay-animation	O
art	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
second	O
sequel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
3	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
also	O
inspired	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
clones	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Star	O
Wars	O
Chess	B-Application
,	O
Terminator	O
2	O
:	O
Judgment	O
Day	O
–	O
Chess	B-Application
Wars	O
,	O
Combat	O
Chess	B-Application
and	O
National	O
Lampoon	O
's	O
Chess	B-Application
Maniac	O
5	O
Billion	O
and	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
clone	O
,	O
War	O
Chess	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
XS	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
by	O
Big	O
Fish	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chess	B-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
TopWare	O
Interactive	O
for	O
"	O
just	O
about	O
every	O
platform	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chess	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
:	O
Game	O
of	O
Kings	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Interplay	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
