GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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Chess itself is great
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Replay of saved games is nice
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AI difficulty has good curve
Cons
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Awful elevator music
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Ugly
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personality-free 2D graphics
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Poor controls
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Precious few details about Wii Chess were disclosed to the press prior to its release, but we could just imagine what those fun-wielding maniacs at Nintendo would come up with. The old playing pieces of yore abandoned in favour of Nintendo-themed chess sets, with cute little animations as a bishop-Link slices a Toad-pawn in half, for example. Even accounting for the fact that it comes from the more po-faced ‘Wii Something-Or-Other’ lineage, there’s still scope for charm, with customisable sets drawing from the Mii Channel, letting us move pieces round with the same head-tweezer technique seen in the Mii Plaza.
More info
Genre | Strategy |
Description | Despite being fundamentally solid, there aren't enough features here to make Wii Chess a viable buy. |
Platform | "Wii" |
US censor rating | "" |
UK censor rating | "3+" |
Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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