Sargon V: World Class Chess

Sargon V: World Class Chess
European cover art
Publisher(s)Activision[3]
Producer(s)Nic Lavroff[4]
Designer(s)
  • Nic Lavroff
  • Chuck Romberger[4]
Programmer(s)Dr. Destructo[4]
Artist(s)Rich Payne[4]
Composer(s)Russell Lieblich[4]
Platform(s)MS-DOS, Classic Mac OS
Release
  • February 1992 (DOS)[1]
  • June 1995 (Mac)[2]
Genre(s)Computer chess
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Sargon V: World Class Chess is a 1992 chess video game published by Activision. It is part of the Sargon series.

Gameplay

Sargon V features VGA graphics and supports sound cards. The game supports 2D and 3D game views.[5] The game features a mode where the computer replays famous games by chess masters. Another mode has the player take a role of a chess master and guess the moves they made.[2]

Reception

Game Players PC Entertainment wrote: "Activision's chess title isn't quite as challenging as Grandmaster Chess, but the vast majority of chess fans will find Sargon V more than strong enough to keep them playing for quite a while."[3] PC Joker rated the game about equal to Chessmaster 3000, the German language option was noted as the most significant feature above the competition.[9] Amiga Joker compared the DOS version with 12 other chess programs in a special Strategy issue and Sargon V was rated the fourth highest.[7] Play Time compared the game unfavorably to Chessmaster 3000.[5] Génération 4 called the game a "classic" and "perfectly realized".[1] Tilt said: "if it is not the most beautiful chess program, World Class Chess is currently the strongest (even superior to the remarkable Chess Champion)."[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Micro Test - World Class Chess". Génération 4 (in French). No. 41. February 1992. p. 94. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "New Products - Sargon V: World Class Chess". Macworld. International Data Group. June 1995. p. 48. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Puzzles, Board, Card & Word Games - Sargon V". Game Players PC Entertainment. Vol. 5, no. 7. GP Publications, Inc. 1992. p. 56. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e undetermined. Sargon V: World Class Chess (MS-DOS) (1.10 ed.). Activision. Scene: "About" page (includes game version and staff credits).
  5. ^ a b c Borovskis, Thomas (1992). "Review - Sargon V World Class Chess" (PDF). Play Time (in German). No. 8–9/92. p. 40. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b Harbonn, Jacques (February 1992). "Hits - PC - World Class Chess". Tilt (in French). No. 99. Editions Mondiales S.A. pp. 58–60. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Knobeln & Schieben - Schach dem Computer". Amiga Joker (in German). Joker-Verlag. pp. 66–69. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Game Reviews - Sargon V". MacFormat. No. 24. Future plc. May 1995. pp. 126–127.
  9. ^ a b "Brainstorm - Sargon V World Class Chess vs. Chessmaster 3000". PC Joker (in German). No. 2/92. Joker-Verlag. March–April 1992. p. 32. Retrieved 27 April 2023.