Battle vs. Chess is a free computer chess game, announced by TopWare Interactive, which will be released for Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3 and PC. The game is based on Fritz engine, developed by Frans Morsch and Mathias Feist together with ChessBase.


Because chess has the same rules of hundreds of years, developers rely on integrating the game in today’s era. Thus, Battle vs. Chess will benefit of 3D animation, the graphics for the pieces will be restyled and the soundtracks will be unique. I know it seems to be a great game but we will have to wait a little longer for it because Battle vs. Chess will be released only in the second half of 2010, most likely in August.

Others Chess games:
Chessmaster
Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition
Wizard Chess
Hoyle Majestic Chess
Power Chess 98
Power Chess
Play Chess: Deep Fritz Grand Master Deluxe
Play Chess Fritz
Disney’s Aladdin Chess Adventures
Battleship Chess
Battle Chess Collection
Extreme Chess
Microsoft Chess
Cyber Chess
Combat Chess
Tournament Chess 2
The Chessmaster 3000
Lego Chess
Garry Kasparov Teaches Chess Vol. 1 – How to Play the Queen’s Gambit
Karpov 3D Chess
Star Wars Chess
Virtual Chess Academy
USCF Chess
Fritz 9: Play Chess

Another interesting free computer game is Virtual Skipper 5 (also known as 32nd America’s Cup) which is a water simulator, developed by Nadeo in collaboration with Focus Home Interactive, exclusively for Pc. Since November 2008, the game is available for free download to all its fans. Virtual Skipper 5 has four game modes for both beginners and advanced. Will be 14 routes on the water around the world and a few examples would be Valencia, Marseille, Malmo, San Francisco, Sydney, Vancouver, etc.

The players who want to try it should know that in the game they will find an editor, which helps them to create their own boats or water routes. Virtual Skipper 5 also has an online mode, with competitions integrated, ranking system and chat.

So, if you liked one game of the Virtual Skipper series (Virtual Skipper, Virtual Skipper 1, Virtual Skipper 2, 3, and 4), you should try this version too because you have 3 reasons to do it: it’s a free game, you can create your own routes and boats, and because you like competitions !!?

Virtual Skipper 5 Minimum System Requirements:
Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP or Vista
Processor: Pentium 2 CPU or higher
Memory: 256 Mb
Hard Disk: 1.5 GB free space
Video Card: SVGA
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 8.0 or higher
Keyboard, Mouse
Installation: CD or DVD Rom Drive