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"Fizzlestix" <fizzlestix@metallica.com> wrote in message
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> there's a chessmaster game for the XBox? who knew! tell me, is it
> playable or is it one of those games where custom settings make it too
> easy, but default settings make it impossible to beat?
I'm going thru the tutorial with my wife now and have promised not to play
until she and I play a few matches -- so I don't get too good and whoop her!
So I can't comment based on actual experience, but the AI has multiple (40,
maybe) personalities to choose from; i.e "tends to play defensively" or
"likes to attack with queens", etc. So it sounds like you can vary the
opponents game style.
Chessmaster is online, so if there's someone else online you can play a real
human. You are rated (start off at 600) and I think they try to match you
up based on your rating, but I do know that at least your opponent's rating
determines how much your rating is affected if you win or lose. So, losing
to a higher rating won't affect you as much as losing to a lower rating,
etc.
The tutorial is good with lots of sample problems and instructions, plus
there's quiz sections with nothing but more problems.
So far so good in my opinion. See you online: JoeXB