Virtual Kasparov
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Virtual Kasparov is a chess
video game released by Titus Software
for the PlayStation and Game Boy Advance
. Game can be played against beginners, novices, champions, or personality players. Games that Garry Kasparov
played during his career, as well as interviews about his chess career, can be viewed in the game.
and the Americas. After four players on one continent are beaten, a fifth opponent is unlocked. When four players from both Africa and the Americas are defeated, two new continents are unlocked Asia
(sans Russia) and Europe
(sans Russia). Once four players from both Asia and Europe are defeated the player is granted access to the subcontinent
of Russia
. There are a total of 31 opponents in Virtual Kasparov. Opponents are of various ages, backgrounds, experience levels, and geographic locations. Every opponent has a short backstory in story mode.
gave the Game Boy Advance version of Virtual Kasparov a score of 6.5 out of 10. He said the game "suffer[s] from some considerable shortcomings, most notably in the area of presentation. The AI is still good enough to make the game enjoyable and challenging, but the lack of some key features leaves you feeling somewhat unsatisfied." At the time of IGN's review, Virtual Kasparov was the only chess game available on the Game Boy Advance, and Butts recommended the game only to people who "[need] to get their chess fix soon", and advised others to wait for the Game Boy Advance version of Chessmaster
, which, at that time, was scheduled to be released several months later. When Butts reviewed Chessmaster five months later, he gave the latter game a score of 7.5 out of 10 and recommended it over Virtual Kasparov, saying, "Although it lacks a few of the features that made Virtual Kasparov uniquely appealing, [Chessmaster] does a better job overall of presenting the game of chess in a convenient handheld format."
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
video game released by Titus Software
Titus Software
Titus Software, later known as Titus Interactive S.A., was a long-running French software publisher that produced and published video games for various formats over its lifetime....
for the PlayStation and Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
. Game can be played against beginners, novices, champions, or personality players. Games that Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time....
played during his career, as well as interviews about his chess career, can be viewed in the game.
Game Boy Advance Version
The main mode of the Game Boy Advance is the story mode. The player starts with two continents to play on, AfricaAfrica
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and the Americas. After four players on one continent are beaten, a fifth opponent is unlocked. When four players from both Africa and the Americas are defeated, two new continents are unlocked Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
(sans Russia) and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
(sans Russia). Once four players from both Asia and Europe are defeated the player is granted access to the subcontinent
Subcontinent
A subcontinent is a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent. By dictionary entries, the term subcontinent signifies "having a certain geographical or political independence" from the rest of the continent, or "a vast and more or less self-contained subdivision...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. There are a total of 31 opponents in Virtual Kasparov. Opponents are of various ages, backgrounds, experience levels, and geographic locations. Every opponent has a short backstory in story mode.
Game Boy Advance
Steve Butts of IGNIGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
gave the Game Boy Advance version of Virtual Kasparov a score of 6.5 out of 10. He said the game "suffer[s] from some considerable shortcomings, most notably in the area of presentation. The AI is still good enough to make the game enjoyable and challenging, but the lack of some key features leaves you feeling somewhat unsatisfied." At the time of IGN's review, Virtual Kasparov was the only chess game available on the Game Boy Advance, and Butts recommended the game only to people who "[need] to get their chess fix soon", and advised others to wait for the Game Boy Advance version of Chessmaster
Chessmaster
Chessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold .-Timeline:...
, which, at that time, was scheduled to be released several months later. When Butts reviewed Chessmaster five months later, he gave the latter game a score of 7.5 out of 10 and recommended it over Virtual Kasparov, saying, "Although it lacks a few of the features that made Virtual Kasparov uniquely appealing, [Chessmaster] does a better job overall of presenting the game of chess in a convenient handheld format."