We do have many games that are based on regular sports like football and basketball, but gamers have a small choice, if they want to get video game titles that are based on games like dodgeball and chess. However, all that is about to change as Ubisoft has announced that it will publish Chessmaster: The Art of Learning for the Nintendo DS and Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition for PC.
But what makes these chess games so special? Well, both of these games will feature Josh Waitzkin the international master and eight-time National Chess Champion. He will coach gamers on the basics of chess and help them be masters through exciting courses and tutorials taken directly from his groundbreaking book, The Art of Learning (Free Press).
What’s more, gamers can also practice their newly learned skills in single-player mode or challenge their friends in multiplayer mode via LAN or Internet. Here are the key features of Chessmaster The Art of Learning and Grandmaster Edition:
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!
Chessmaster: The Art of Learning for the Nintendo DS and Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition for PC are expected to release in October 2007.
