Chessmaster: The Art of Learning

Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
by UBI Soft

Chessmaster: The Art of Learning
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Product Summary

Brand: UBI Soft
Release Date: 2007-10-23
Platform: Nintendo DS
Model: 16366
Publisher: UBI Soft
Product features:
  • 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, then walk 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 including varieties such as Dark Chess (opponent's pieces are invisible), Extinction Chess (first player to capture all of the opponent's pieces), and Losing Chess (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 such as Minefield (chess pieces are used to locate mines hidden in the board), Breaking the Lines (the knight is moved to capture all of the pawns) and Fork My Fruit (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

Video Game Reviews of Chessmaster: The Art of Learning

Customer Review: Dissapointed
Summary: 2 Stars

I was looking for a decent game to play during my travels and I confess that I got fooled by the title of the game.
Since the game belongs to the Chessmaster series anyone can think about a very complete game in all senses. I understand that a NDS has its limitations but... come on! they wasted a lot of resources with stupid minigames (I'm an intermediate player), the openings are soooo limited and practically there's only one decent opponent: the Chessmaster.
The chessboard just SUCKS, I don't care about playing 2-D but at least they could be a little bit more original than a diagram that looks like an ancient book. For example a marble or wooden board would have been much better.
And... there is no even a classic game to see.
In the end maybe for the very begginers this game could be decent.

Description of Chessmaster: The Art of Learning

Josh Waitzkin, International Master and eight-time National Chess Champion, coaches you to grasp the basic fundamentals of chess and to master the game through exciting courses and tutorials taken directly from his groundbreaking book, The Art of Learning. You can then practice your newly learned skills in single-player mode or challenge their friends to a fun-spirited competition in multiplayer mode via LAN or Internet.

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