As always, the AI in Chessmaster is first-rate. A lot depends on how important the new features are. In some cases those improvements are compelling enough to warrant the upgrade for those who already own older versions of Chessmaster. But the improvements over previous versions are incremental rather than revolutionary. Like previous versions, this latest edition of Chessmaster is the best chess game currently available on the PC. Player rankings may change somewhat from year to year, but there's little need to keep so up to date with changes in the chess world.īut, reasonable as that might seem, Ubi Soft's back with Chessmaster 9000.
While the big boys at EA Sports can get away with releasing new versions of their various football and hockey franchises every year, such frequent updates aren't necessarily called for in the world of chess.
Offering the most complete and comprehensive chess program available on the PC makes yearly updates seem completely unnecessary. Sometimes it seems that the cycle of abuse will never end.
0 kommentar(er)
