<s>
Chess	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
fully	O
titled	O
as	O
Chess	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Medieval	O
Fantasy	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1996	O
computer	B-Application
chess	I-Application
game	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
by	O
WizardWorks	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Art	O
Data	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Digital	O
Arena	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chess	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
computer	B-Application
chess	I-Application
game	O
that	O
animates	O
the	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
pieces	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
displaying	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
when	O
a	O
piece	O
is	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pieces	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
correspond	O
to	O
'	O
character	O
pieces	O
 '	O
representing	O
actors	O
for	O
each	O
piece	O
on	O
the	O
chess	B-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
follow	O
a	O
loose	O
story	O
of	O
two	O
opposing	O
kingdoms	O
meeting	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chess	B-Application
engine	O
of	O
Chess	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
contains	O
several	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
strength	O
settings	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
move	O
history	O
and	O
a	O
'	O
guess	O
move	O
 '	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
reported	O
chess	B-Application
rating	O
score	O
of	O
2100	O
for	O
'	O
Master	O
 '	O
difficulty	O
and	O
1000	O
for	O
'	O
Beginner	O
 '	O
difficulty	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
were	O
written	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
screenwriter	O
Paul	O
W	O
.	O
Cooper	O
in	O
his	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
directorial	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
60	O
minutes	O
of	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Wells	O
of	O
Digital	O
Arena	O
Software	O
was	O
contracted	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
code	O
and	O
programming	O
for	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chess	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Art	O
Data	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
November	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
constraints	O
with	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
only	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Chess	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
were	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	O
Klimushyn	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
stated	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
chess	B-Application
program	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
adequate	O
,	O
but	O
just	O
barely	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
found	O
the	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
"	O
entertaining	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
varied	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
me	O
from	O
toggling	O
them	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complex	O
and	O
costly	O
production	O
of	O
Chess	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
a	O
contributing	O
factor	O
in	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Art	O
Data	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1996-97	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DO	B-Device
Magazine	O
reported	O
that	O
Art	O
Data	O
Interactive	O
"	O
burnt	O
up	O
around	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
dollars	O
"	O
in	O
producing	O
the	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
