# Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess

Summer DB entity ID: 01fa5017\-9be0\-4745\-8bdf\-ef2d9ebc7abc

Steam App ID: 678620

Cannons thunder, chariots race over grassy fields, and dragons hurl fireballs at opposing forces in this animated strategy game from Interplay Productions\. Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess, an ancient cousin to western chess, features stunning graphics, realistic sound effects, and more humorous animation than the original Battle Chess\. Watch as dragons toast hapless knights, counsellors flatten pawns with enormous mallets hidden in their robes, and cannons merrily blast away at opponents cowering behind other pieces\.    With Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess, chess is no longer an abstract mental exercise\. It is an entertainment that will prove the words of the famous Oriental Philosopher/Chef Kung Pao who said "War is fun\!"    Some of the many features included in Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess are:    \- A Strong Chinese Chess algorithm  \- 2D & 3D viewing modes  \- Recommends best move  \- Multiple levels of difficulty  \- Take back and replay moves  \- Show legal moves

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Interplay Entertainment Corp\.

- Publisher: Interplay Entertainment Corp\.

- Release date: Jul 31, 2017

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Strategy

- Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/678620/ss\_4168de9d3935056f37430b63e63d3e4769301872\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1666999220, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/678620/ss\_aa429797301594b94ae9e3a92b46b44df6ede565\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1666999220, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/678620/ss\_e7cc3c7c436d110ff9ac0b9a49ff357145aebf0c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1666999220, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/678620/ss\_aeb915ed40cb5b29bd49049ce291fdde49cb6570\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1666999220, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/678620/ss\_38a18747b88947c2513052e44f2c5d78904739a9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1666999220

- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 10

- Steam positive reviews: 9

- Steam negative reviews: 1

- Steam positive percentage: 90%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T01:24:30\.470019\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T01:24:31\.88194\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T01:24:31\.513997\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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