Majestic Chess Jewel Case :: Education by Design Store

Editorial Review
Platform: WINDOWS 98/ME/2000/XP Publisher: VALUE SOFT Packaging: JEWEL CASE Rating: EVERYONE Immerse yourself in a world of endless chess adventures. Challenge yourself for hours with multiple play modes. Compete against variety of opponents to improve your game. Choose your competition playing style and favorite chess set - and start the clock! Or teach yourself to play with the unique and exciting Chess AdventureFeatures:Play against any of 24 computer opponents to suite any skill level or style from beginning to GrandmasterImprove your chess skills with the help of innovative in-game teaching advice.Earn your army of chess pieces in story-driven chess challenges. As you succeed the fog of war will ift to reveal more world to explore.World-Class Chess Engine: Play the most power and entertaining personal computer game from the leading experts in computer chess.Chess Set Variety: 2D and 3D sets with true perspectives and stunning graphics.System requirements:Windows 98/Me/2000/XPPentium III 500 MHz processor or equivalent128MB RAMDirect 3D compatible video card with 16MB RAM supporting DirectX 8.1 or later
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Customer Reviews

Wonderful for all generations!

2007-02-20
This is the greatest chess program! The chess adventure is like nothing else out there. My 5 year old, 7 year old and husband love it! My 5 year old can pass the first 2 levels by himself, and the 7 year old can pass the first 3 levels. They seem pretty satisfied by that. Last summer my husband and father spent our whole week at the beach passing the entire adventure. So it's fun for all ages!

Cool Game

2007-01-18
Was a christmas gift for my nephew that he asked for...he seems to love it! Besides that, amazon is great.

Great chess training without opening a book.

2007-01-07
Majestic Chess begins innocently enough as a medieval adventure. It progresses through chess theory tutorials, tactical problems, middlegame positions and endgame puzzles, going from plain beginner's moves, strategy and tactics on to intermediate and even advanced material.

Majestic Chess is marketed to a wide audience, including adults, with the bottom recquiring at least 2-3rd grader reading skills. My kids, 7 and 5, enjoy the game's graphics, the storyline and ethereal musical background, though the text does require some assistance from daddy because a good portion of the sometimes obscure vocabulary caters to a quasi-D&D crowd and is interspersed with humor. I enjoy its puzzles, the variety of challenges and the middle- and endgame positions found scattered around the adventures.

At $9.99, this is a steal. It complements other chess programs by making chess fun (again!) in a most instructive package.

Improve your chess game for beginners with Majestic Chess

2006-11-10
I purchased and have played with Majestic Chess and I can honestly say that my chess game has improved. Of course, I'm a rank beginner so it didn't take a whole lot to improve my game. The tutorials and the single player adventure were quite fun and challenging. Overall, a great buy and worth the money.

Chessnut

2006-11-09
The game is perfect for someone who is enthusiastic about chess. It teaches, shows famous chess games in detail, and allows play against all levels of skill.

I forget how I Won, lol

2008-04-01
I found the "Adventure" feature of this game simply irresistable and I took a total of about 12 hours to defeat all of the levels. It honestly was an enjoyable adventure. I saved my files and can insert them into the program files for this program, if it is installed on any computer, to allow going to any level, but I am frustrated that I cannot figure out how I managed to beat the Chapter 7 Dragons Land "Memorial to the Eagles" quiz where you have to re construct the position as it would have been 2 moves earlier. But I do remember that it took me a lot of time to crack the riddle. If anyone can tell me just that one answer I will return the favor by emailing them the programs files that I have which work like a cheat key to go to any level. There are no cheat codes available that I know of.

Thanks, Gary

Fun Training for Beginners at a low price.

2007-10-26
Very Good for beginners rated 800-1350, and from about 8-10 years of age to adults. Excellent graphics and a series of training exercises guised in an eight-staged adventure game. Very nice bargain. When will they produce a Majestic Chess II ?

Win XP hangs with this

2007-08-05
After reading good reviews, I purchased this cd. What I expected was great, clean, and quality fun product. But this has just fancy background and graphics,and takes 100% cpu usage on my computer (windows xp) and we both computer engieers and chess lovers and our son 6yr old are dissappointed with the purchase.

Satisifed

2007-07-06
The price is good and shipping was fast. The game is worth every penny.

Best Chess Game I've ever played

2007-05-13
The adventure mode in this game teachers even a non-player the basics and in a new and exciting way that will keep people addicted. After finishing a few levels one is well above an amatuer player and the game is really FUN! It's hard to say that about chess unless one is really into it, and playing computers at chess is not great. This also has online playing and the levels get progressively harder. I highly reccomend this for $10 to anyone who wants a challenge that keeps you coming back for more.