Underplayed Gems

Check Mate (1999)

Check Mate cover
Developer
Success
Publisher
D3Publisher, Midas Interactive Entertainment, Culture Publishers
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Card & Board Game

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A quiet, no-frills chess trainer that feels like patiently studying the board at your own pace, whether against the computer or a friend.

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About

Dozens of different options and visual guides make Check Mate the perfect way to improve your game. Choose from a range of difficulty settings as you attempt to beat the computer, or checkmate a friend in the two-player mode.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.