Sargon V: World Class Chess

Sargon V: World Class Chess
European cover art
PublisherActivision
ProducerNic Lavroff
Designers
  • Nic Lavroff
  • Chuck Romberger
ProgrammerDr. Destructo
ArtistRich Payne
ComposerRussell Lieblich
PlatformsMS-DOS, Classic Mac OS
Release
  • February 1992 (DOS)
  • June 1995 (Mac)
GenreComputer chess
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Sargon V: World Class Chess is a 1992 chess video game published by Activision. It is part of the Sargon series.

Gameplay

Sargon V features VGA graphics and supports sound cards. The game supports 2D and 3D game views. The game features a mode where the computer replays famous games by chess masters. Another mode has the player take a role of a chess master and guess the moves they made.

Reception

Game Players PC Entertainment wrote: "Activision's chess title isn't quite as challenging as Grandmaster Chess, but the vast majority of chess fans will find Sargon V more than strong enough to keep them playing for quite a while." PC Joker rated the game about equal to Chessmaster 3000, the German language option was noted as the most significant feature above the competition. Amiga Joker compared the DOS version with 12 other chess programs in a special Strategy issue and Sargon V was rated the fourth highest. Play Time [de] compared the game unfavorably to Chessmaster 3000. Génération 4 called the game a "classic" and "perfectly realized". Tilt said: "if it is not the most beautiful chess program, World Class Chess is currently the strongest (even superior to the remarkable Chess Champion)."

References

  1. 1 2 "Puzzles, Board, Card & Word Games - Sargon V". Game Players PC Entertainment. Vol. 5, no. 7. GP Publications, Inc. 1992. p. 56. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 undetermined. Sargon V: World Class Chess (MS-DOS) (1.10 ed.). Activision. Scene: "About" page (includes game version and staff credits).
  3. 1 2 3 "Micro Test - World Class Chess". Génération 4 (in French). No. 41. February 1992. p. 94. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "New Products - Sargon V: World Class Chess". Macworld. International Data Group. June 1995. p. 48. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Borovskis, Thomas (1992). "Review - Sargon V World Class Chess" (PDF). Play Time [de] (in German). No. 8–9/92. p. 40. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. 1 2 Harbonn, Jacques (February 1992). "Hits - PC - World Class Chess". Tilt (in French). No. 99. Editions Mondiales S.A. pp. 58–60. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Knobeln & Schieben - Schach dem Computer". Amiga Joker (in German). Joker-Verlag. pp. 66–69. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Game Reviews - Sargon V". MacFormat. No. 24. Future plc. May 1995. pp. 126–127.
  9. 1 2 "Brainstorm - Sargon V World Class Chess vs. Chessmaster 3000". PC Joker (in German). No. 2/92. Joker-Verlag. March–April 1992. p. 32. Retrieved 27 April 2023.