Underplayed Gems

Kakinoki Shogi (1994)

Kakinoki Shogi cover
Developer
SAS Sakata
Publisher
ASCII Entertainment
Platforms
3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Super Famicom
Genres
Sport, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Card & Board Game

How it feels

A quiet, formal digital recreation of classic shogi that demands careful, deliberate thinking as you methodically move pieces toward checkmate on a traditional 9x9 board.

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About

The player participates in a classic Shogi board game hosted by champion Yoshikazu Kakinoki. Each move made the player gets a voice announcement of the chosen move. Playing by the traditional rules the game, the player has to move different pieces across the 9x9 square board and put the opposing king in checkmate.

Screenshots

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