Chessmaster 8000 - GBA

Chess is easily one the most popular pastimes. It's why it keeps coming back. Chess is one of those games that’s relatively easy to learn but nearly impossible to master. Not many games, especially video games, will develop your intelligence and lateral thinking like chess will. Try thinking three or four moves ahead while considering all of your opponent’s reactions and tactics.

Chessmaster 8000 for the Game Boy Advance has the advantages of being the latest incarnation of the accomplished, refined series, along with the added bonus of portabilty. Over four million copies of this series have been sold and there’s no way you can argue with numbers like that.

Chessmaster is ideal for both beginners and experts alike. If you’re new to the game or don’t play often, there are several helpful and well-structured tutorials to help develop your game and playing style. To win at chess, it’s important to make your opponent fall into your trap. Sacrifices can lull opponents into a false sense of security, and then pincer moves can attack two pieces simultaneously.

Chessmaster 8000 offers a comprehensive single-player experience, but if you really want to raise your game and get the most out of this title, the two-player mode is the way forward. This is one of those games that only requires one cartridge for multi-player games, so only an additional console and link-cable is required.

If you like chess and own a Game Boy Advance, there's no excuse not to pick up this title. more