Chessmaster 3000

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Chessmaster 3000
Windows
Release1991
October 1, 1993 (Mac OS)[1]

The Chessmaster 3000 is a 1991 video game published by The Software Toolworks and an installment of the Chessmaster

series.

Gameplay

The Chessmaster 3000 is a game in which the computer opponents range in skill from Novice to Chessmaster.[3]

Reception

Computer Gaming World in 1992 reported that Chessmaster 3000 had added "a lot" to its predecessors, with new tutorial features and a variety of computer opponents making the game "a truly impressive sequel".[3]

Chessmaster 3000 was named the 40th best computer game ever by

PC Gamer UK in 1997. The editors wrote that "it remains [...] the premier PC chess title, with just the right balance of fancy game options and high-end gameplay. ChessMaster 3000 runs much faster than subsequent versions of the game and makes a welcome change from guns and guts".[4]

Reviews

References

  1. Newspapers.com
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  2. ^ Plunkett, Luke (31 August 2012). "The Life, and Death, of PC Gaming's Most Famous Cover Star". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b Carter, Tim (August 1992). "Software Toolworks' Chessmaster 3000". Computer Gaming World. No. 97. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. PC Gamer UK
    . No. 45. pp. 51–83.
  5. ^ "Game Players PC Entertainment Volume 5 Issue 7 (Holiday 1992)".
  6. ^ "Chessmaster 3000 - Review - allgame". www.allgame.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-16.