Eisei Meijin (1995)

Developer: Konami
Platforms: Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Genres: Sport, Strategy

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A quiet, contemplative game of careful strategic thinking modeled closely on traditional shogi play.

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About

Eisei Meijin is a digital conversion of the traditional Japanese board game Shogi for one or two players, and the first game in Konami's long-running Shogi series to come to console. In addition to standard play against the computer or a second player, it includes the ability to record and play back matches, and even includes playable records of several historical Shogi matches from the Edo era. Also included are a board edit mode and a tool that automatically solves Tsume Shogi problems.

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