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Pure Chess
Chess! One of the world’s most popular games, has just got even better! Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition is a stunning celebration of the greatest strategy game of all time.
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- Released
- April 10, 2012
- Developer
- VooFoo Studios
- Genres
- Simulator · Strategy · Quiz/Trivia · Card & Board Game
- Publisher
- Ripstone
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Pure Chess Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
There’s enough meat to the game (it tracks ELO ratings for the chess hardcore) to keep you coming back for more, but really what VooFoo studios have done really well here is craft a relaxing and entertaining little chess game for everyone, not just the hardcore. It checks all the AI boxes and has as a bonus the kind of presentation that means you don’t need to be a chess master to enjoy your time with this one.
Pure Chess is a fine game in its own right, but the online multiplayer ruins it quite a bit and is very ill suited for a home console. You can still have fun with local friends and there are some modes for loners, but it does leave somewhat of a strong bitter taste in the mouth. The presentation is quite well put together and it is quite suitable for a pick up and play game, but it is not the ultimate Chess experience. It’s somewhat of a shame.
Experience the game of chess like you’ve never seen it before with Pure Chess. See how stunning and beautiful chess can really be, and find out if you are a Grandmaster in the making.
With an extensive range of tutorials tucked beneath its board, Pure Chess is set to make a grandmaster out of the freshest chess newbie. There are unforced errors in its approach, however, that prevent it from matching up to the age-old game's traditional quality.
It’s hard to believe, but Pure Chess marks the very first chess game on PSN for American gamers and the only alternative to Fritz Chess for those playing in Europe. Yet, even after five years of practice on the PlayStation Network, some developers still can’t seem to get online play right. I love chess and chess theory and you can easily find a lot of pleasure in playing and studying the game by yourself. But my greatest memories of playing chess happen to be with other people at cafes, clubs and in New York City’s Washington Square Park, not by myself in front of a computer or hunched over a ...