Star Wars Chess

Gaderffii-pounding Chess Action

The entire galaxy is at stake, and the desperate opponents are playing for keeps.

Every time a piece is captured, a close-up animation sequence records the conquest in violent detail.

When Chevvbacca seizes a Stormtrooper pawn, the victor lifts his foe high and dashes him to the ground.

Bounty hunter Boba Fett knocks C-3PO's head off his shoulders, and a Tusken Raider bludgeons Yoda with an enormous gaderffii stick.

Sometimes the captured piece fights back, provoking an all-out duel before the vanquished party is subdued.

Star Wars Chesslets you play the game any way you want. Pick your alliance and difficulty level, accept hints if you need them, and view your prisoners when you're feeling cruel.

If the elaborate character graphics overwhelm you or if you're playing against a purist, press Button В to switch to a 2-D board with traditional pieces.

And to do justice to the depth and intricacy of the game, Star Wars Chess lets you save games to return to later.

Hot Hints

1. Losing the battle? Click on Switch to change sides.
2. A pawn that makes it all the way to the other side becomes a queen.
3. Practice getting out of tight spots with the Set Up feature. You position both sides' pieces in any legal configuration and begin game play from that point.
4. For a faster game, turn off the Capture Moves.

Overwiew

If you think that all board games are Hat, think again.

And if you find some scMi warfare a little short on brainworK listen up.

Star Wars Chess for Sega CD from the Software Tool-works combines 3-D action sequences with the raw strategy of the world's most cerebral pastime.

The game play is pure, classic chess.

But add a cast of Imperial and Rebel forces, vicious cinematic captures, and rousing music from all three Star Wars movies, and one or two players have a game that will challenge their intellect and their guts.