Excellent 3D chess game
I'm not a big fan of chess but if I do play it, at least I want it to look good. Brutal Chess certainly fulfills this with excellent 3D graphics and some cool features to keep the game interesting.
Despite the name Brutal Chess, the game is in no way violent or brutal. The rules and gameplay are as in any other Chess game except here you can choose some pretty cool chess piece designs and the 3D graphics make it look great. The developers have added a few other touches of realism too including shadows, the ability to rotate the camera in any position and history arrows to show your previous moves. However, because the game is under constant development, it is prone to bugs. One is that you can't move white pawns backwards and it does have problems with operating systems earlier than XP according to the developers. The game will soon utilize what's called the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) which allows chess fans from all over the world to play against each other. To connect to FICS you need to open a socket to freechess.org on port 5000 in your router and you'll be able to play against anyone anywhere which will enhance the game greatly.
A good looking 3D chess game which will pack a much greater punch when some of the bugs are ironed out.
User reviews about Brutal Chess
by Anonymous
review.
i didnt play brutal chess yet, but im sure the reviewer shouldnt do any more chess reviews, if he thinks pawns can also move backwards... More
by Anonymous
Rotate.
You can rotate the board when you make a right click and move the boeard.There are not many options and i miss the undo-button. However, it's a vary good game and the chess Graphic User Interface is beautiful. The intelligence of the programm is ok when you are a medium player.Greetings.
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by Anonymous
Rotate.
Hi, is there some settings to rotate the board to your side, if you choose black player as human. I always like computer to make the first move. In that case I choose black, but the board has all the white players on my side.
Pros:
Very nice
Cons:
Inability to turn black to your side More