Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess

Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess

Interplay Entertainment Corp. · July 31, 2017 · Tabletop, Strategy, Chess, Isometric, Turn-Based

Buy Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess from Steam at $9.99 — the cheapest of 3 stores we compare.

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Positive90% · 10
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$9.99
lowest tracked $3.39
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Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess price by region

Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess costs $4.99 in Georgia (USD), £6.99 in the United Kingdom, €7.99 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in the United States, CA$10.99 in Canada, NZ$11.99 in New Zealand, A$14.50 in Australia, R$18.99 in Brazil and zł35.00 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $4.99 $4.99 — 3
United Kingdom £6.99 £6.99 — 3
Europe (EUR) €7.99 €7.99 — 3
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 3
Canada CA$10.99 CA$10.99 — 3
New Zealand NZ$11.99 NZ$11.99 — 3
Australia A$14.50 A$14.50 — 3
Brazil R$18.99 R$18.99 — 3
Poland zł35.00 zł35.00 — 3

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess

✦ AI summary

Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess puts you in command of an ancient Oriental strategy game where cannons blast, dragons breathe fire, and counsellors wield mallets in hilariously animated combat. Experience chess like never before with stunning graphics, multiple difficulty levels, and a powerful AI opponent that makes every match entertaining rather than abstract.

Cannons thunder, chariots race over grassy fields, and dragons hurl fireballs at opposing forces in this animated strategy game from Interplay Productions. Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess, an ancient cousin to western chess, features stunning graphics, realistic sound effects, and more humorous animation than the original Battle Chess. Watch as dragons toast hapless knights, counsellors flatten pawns with enormous mallets hidden in their robes, and cannons merrily blast away at opponents cowering behind other pieces.

With Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess, chess is no longer an abstract mental exercise. It is an entertainment that will prove the words of the famous Oriental Philosopher/Chef Kung Pao who said "War is fun!"

Some of the many features included in Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess are:

- A Strong Chinese Chess algorithm
- 2D & 3D viewing modes
- Recommends best move
- Multiple levels of difficulty
- Take back and replay moves
- Show legal moves

Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Split screen
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess is a nostalgic recreation of the classic variant that appeals to fans of the original with its 3D and 2D board options and challenging gameplay, but it suffers from significant technical issues including frequent crashes and rule enforcement bugs that undermine the experience. Players unfamiliar with Chinese chess rules may find it frustrating, while those with nostalgia for the original recommend it despite the dated graphics, though the stability problems make it a questionable purchase even for dedicated fans.

Recommended Apr 19, 2020
As the title suggests this is a sequel to the first Battle Chess, only this one uses a Chinese chessboard. And Chinese figures. As I am not as familiar with this gameboard and how you play it, it is a little more frustrating for me. Probably should buy on sale, but for those who loved it back then, and are willing to deal with the old graphics, recommended.
6 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 3, 2020
Just like I remember! Fun to play, and has the option of using the 3D or 2D board. The game does in fact have a quick and easy Manual (under "Move"-"Online Manual") that tells you how the settings work AND how to play. You just have to, from what I can tell, hold the right mouse button to access the menu options and place your mouse over the option you want to select (while still holding the right mouse button) and release and it selects it. That aside, it seems like a fun and challenging game. I recommend it.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 11, 2020
The first evolution of Chess since the Persian Empire!
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 6, 2022
Wanted to like it but it turns out to be buggy. The game hanged up often because of the programming. I played it twice and both times it was interrupted by error message and I was forced to quit. No help. The rules are correct most of the time but the rule of not allowing king facing king is not enforced. Bought it as I didn't buy it back in 1990 as I love its prequel of the western chess version. I hope someone can come up to fix the programming bugs before it would have been released in Steam. Apparently not. Not worthy of the effort to own it even for nostalgia sake.
1 found this helpful

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