Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition
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Ubisoft Announces Chessmaster: The Art of Learning Ships
Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition has Gone Gold
Ubisoft Announces Chessmaster: The Art of Learning and Chessmaster:
Grandmaster Edition
Learn and Master the World's Most Popular Board Game on the Nintendo DS and Windows PC
Description
Josh Waitzkin, International Master and eight-time National Chess Champion, coaches players to grasp the basic fundamentals of chess and to master the game through exciting courses and tutorials taken directly from his groundbreaking book, The Art of Learning (Free Press). Players can then practice their newly learned skills in single-player mode or challenge their friends to a fun-spirited competition in multiplayer mode via LAN or Internet.
Features
- Learn from champion Josh Waitzkin: Using the principles outlined in his book The Art of Learning, Josh puts players in his shoes during some of the most riveting moments of his career. He then walks players through the classics, introducing beginners to the fundamentals of the game and providing revealing commentary about the road to mastery.
- Multiplayer wireless: Two players can battle each other using the wireless option on the DS. A variety of exciting multiplayer games are available, including: Dark Chess, in which the opponent's pieces are invisible; Extinction Chess, where the winner is the first player to capture all of the opponent's pieces; and Losing Chess, a game that rewards the first player to lose all of his/her pieces!
- Six original mini-games: Each mini-game is packed with its own music, sound effects, a high-score record and 20 levels of gameplay. Players can look forward to: Minefield, in which chess pieces are used to locate mines hidden in the board; Breaking the Lines, where the knight is moved to capture all of the pawns; and Fork My Fruit, a game that uses chess pieces to fork fruit of the same kind, among others.
- Famous games: Players have access to 900 of the most important chess games, which are analyzed to provide key tactics
- Checkmate: With an arsenal of 600,000 games, players will never run out of fun!
Hardware Requirements
PC Processor TypeIntel® Pentium® III processor, AMD K6®-III processorPC Processor Speed1GHzPC Operating SystemWindows XP, Windows VistaPC System Memory256MB RAMPC Hard Drive Space1.2GBPC Video32MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant video cardPC Sound CardDirectX 9.0c-compliant sound cardPC Drive Type and SpeedDVD-ROM 4xPC Additional RequirementsInternet service required to access online features
