The Chessmaster 3D

a.k.a. The Chessmaster

published by Mindscape / Altron in 1996-01-01, developed by Altron, running on PlayStation

type: board game
genre: Traditional game, Chess
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player

2.2/5

Official description

Get on board. A radical new perspective on the game of chess. Based on the world's best-selling computer chess program The Chessmaster 3-D puts you in complete control of awesome vivid 3-D and 2-D chess sets and boards from every perspective imaginable. Shift your position from above the board to below from beside it to right on top of it as you play. With the same powerful 32-bit chess engine as Mindscape's world-famous The Chessmaster 4000 for you PC this program features a variety of unique sets real-time rendered pieces and a stunning multidimensional playing environment. -Rendered-on-the-fly 3-D or 2-D war room views. -Monitor every aspect of your game with a unique 3-D background main menu. -Perfect your skills with The Chessmaster's teaching options. -Play with a variety of different chess sets each with its own characteristics. -Set up a position and have The Chessmaster solve for mate. -See The Chessmaster actually think.