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I honestly don't think there's a more boring way to learn chess than Chessmaster: The Art of Learning. Screen after screen is a bland white background with music from your favorite elevator piped in while three animations of real life Chessmaster Josh Waitzkin repeat on the side.
In the videogame world, this combination is equal to a bottle of NyQuil and a handful of Advil PM.
But let's say you don't share my distain for the way this game is presented and are only interested in the chess. Well, you're in for a lot of modes, but the substance might be lacking if you already consider yourself a master of chess.
At its most basic level, Chessmaster gives you exactly what you'd expect: chess. There's a Quick Game option that tosses you in against a random opponent, or you can go into Classic Chess and choose from one of four modes. A Practice Game has you choose one of three difficulties -- each of which has eight opponents to pick from -- so you can get down to business in a match where you can ask for hints that show you what move to make; a Rated Game allows you to pick your opponent but drops the hints because the match affects your Elo Rating (chess rank) and your stats for analytical reasoning, focus power and memory; Setup Position lets you create any position on the board and then try to play your way out of it.
In the videogame world, this combination is equal to a bottle of NyQuil and a handful of Advil PM.
But let's say you don't share my distain for the way this game is presented and are only interested in the chess. Well, you're in for a lot of modes, but the substance might be lacking if you already consider yourself a master of chess.
At its most basic level, Chessmaster gives you exactly what you'd expect: chess. There's a Quick Game option that tosses you in against a random opponent, or you can go into Classic Chess and choose from one of four modes. A Practice Game has you choose one of three difficulties -- each of which has eight opponents to pick from -- so you can get down to business in a match where you can ask for hints that show you what move to make; a Rated Game allows you to pick your opponent but drops the hints because the match affects your Elo Rating (chess rank) and your stats for analytical reasoning, focus power and memory; Setup Position lets you create any position on the board and then try to play your way out of it.
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