Editing Battle Chess (section)

== Legacy ==
[[FIDE_titles#International_Master_(IM)|International Master]] [[Anna Rudolf]] credits ''Battle Chess'' with helping introduce her to chess at a young age.<ref name="chess24-profile">{{cite web |title=Anna Rudolf |url=https://chess24.com/en/read/players/anna-rudolf |website=chess24 |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917183714/https://chess24.com/en/read/players/anna-rudolf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2008-interview">{{cite web |last1=Sellier |first1=Frederic |title=I want to be a member of the Hungarian Olympics Chess Team |url=http://interviews.chessdom.com/anna-rudolf-cappelle-la-grande |website=Chessdom |access-date=23 February 2021 |date=7 February 2008 |archive-date=20 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220214037/http://interviews.chessdom.com/anna-rudolf-cappelle-la-grande |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=battle-chess>{{cite AV media |title=The Game that began my journey to Chess Pro |date=21 May 2020 |publisher=Anna Rudolf |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRnruuozTFY  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/LRnruuozTFY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=23 February 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The game was featured in the 1992 film ''[[Knight Moves (film)|Knight Moves]]'' about a chess grandmaster who is accused of several murders.<ref>[http://www.chess-in-the-cinema.de/showfilm.php?filmfile=9229.txt&pfad=9094 Knight Moves] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718211224/http://www.chess-in-the-cinema.de/showfilm.php?filmfile=9229.txt&pfad=9094 |date=2011-07-18 }} Chess in the Cinema</ref>

===Sequels===
A sequel titled ''[[Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess]]'' was released in 1990, based on [[xiangqi]], commonly known as "Chinese chess". 1992's ''[[Battle Chess 4000]]'' spoofed science fiction movies and television series (such as a battle sequence involving the monolith from ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'') and used a [[clay animation|clay-animation]] art style similar to ''[[ClayFighter (video game)|ClayFighter]]''.

On December 28, 2015, [[Brian Fargo]] revealed that he had started working on a second sequel of the game titled ''Battle Chess 3'' in the late 1990s but the game was cancelled. He also released a footage of the prototype of the game.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://www.pcgamer.com/brian-fargo-reveals-battle-chess-3-prototype-fight-video/|title= Brian Fargo reveals Battle Chess 3 prototype "fight" video|author= Andy Chalk|magazine= [[PC Gamer]]|date= December 28, 2015|accessdate= December 29, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160101115903/http://www.pcgamer.com/brian-fargo-reveals-battle-chess-3-prototype-fight-video/|archive-date= 2016-01-01|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gamereactor.eu/news/371363/Brian+Fargo+reveals+Battle+Chess+3+prototype/|title= Brian Fargo reveals Battle Chess 3 prototype|author= Bengt Lemne|work= [[Gamereactor]]|date= December 29, 2015|accessdate= December 29, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160204135505/http://www.gamereactor.eu/news/371363/Brian+Fargo+reveals+Battle+Chess+3+prototype/|archive-date= 2016-02-04|url-status= live}}</ref>

===Inspired games===
''Battle Chess'' also inspired a number of [[video game clone]]s,{{r|cgw199404hof}} such as ''[[Star Wars Chess]]'', ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Chess Wars]]'',<ref name="kee199403">{{Cite magazine |last=Kee |first=Jay |date=March 1994 |title=Darth Vader vs. The Terminator |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=116 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |pages=90–94 |access-date=2017-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110115305/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=116 |archive-date=2017-11-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Combat Chess]]'' and ''[[National Lampoon, Inc.#Other media|National Lampoon's Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1]]''. Another clone, ''[[List of PlayStation 2 games (L–Z)|War Chess]]'' was released by [[XS Games]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] in 2005,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/919610-war-chess/data |title=War Chess Release Information for PlayStation 2 |website=GameFAQs |date=2005-01-01 |accessdate=2013-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032652/http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/919610-war-chess/data |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was later ported to the PC by [[Big Fish Games]] and released online.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/1228/warchess/index.html |title=War Chess Game Download for PC |publisher=Big Fish Games |accessdate=2013-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920073918/http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/1228/warchess/index.html |archive-date=2013-09-20 |url-status=live }}</ref>

One similar game, titled ''[[Battle vs. Chess]]'', was developed by [[TopWare Interactive]] for "just about every platform".<ref>{{cite web |last=McElroy |first=Griffin |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/27/battle-vs-chess-coming-this-fall-to-just-about-every-platform/ |title=Battle vs. Chess coming this Fall to just about every platform |publisher=Joystiq |date=2010-05-27 |accessdate=2013-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616034228/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/27/battle-vs-chess-coming-this-fall-to-just-about-every-platform/ |archive-date=2013-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, Interplay filed and won an injunction for trademark infringement in 2010 and TopWare was prevented from releasing ''Battle vs. Chess'' in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/12/25/interplay-wins-injunction-against-topwares-battle-vs-chess-game/ |title=Interplay wins injunction against Topware's Battle vs Chess game |publisher=News.bigdownload.com |date=2010-12-25 |accessdate=2013-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307172757/http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/12/25/interplay-wins-injunction-against-topwares-battle-vs-chess-game/ |archive-date=2012-03-07 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The District Court of California came into session and given that after two years of litigation, TopWare Interactive discharged their lawyer, resulting in Interplay winning the case by default.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2012/2/13/interplay-wins-over-topware-in-battle-vs-chess-affair.aspx |title=Interplay Wins over TopWare in "Battle vs. Chess" Affair - Bright Side Of News* |publisher=Brightsideofnews.com |date=2012-02-13 |accessdate=2013-09-04}}</ref> Topware afterwards released the game in [[North America]] with the name ''Check&nbsp;vs.&nbsp;Mate''.

===Remake===
In 2012 Subdued Software launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to fund an updated version of ''Battle Chess''.<ref>{{cite news |title='Battle Chess' looking to be reborn via Kickstarter |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/battle-chess-looking-be-reborn-kickstarter-flna758807 |access-date=8 May 2012 |work=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> Although the campaign was unsuccessful, the game was ultimately published by Interplay under the name ''Battle Chess: Game of Kings'' and released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/games/franchise/778-battle-chess|title=Game Franchises - Battle Chess - GameFAQs|website=gamefaqs.gamespot.com|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> On whatoplay.com it has a rating of 4.9/10.<ref>{{cite news |title=Battle Chess: Game of Kings for PC Game Reviews |url=https://whatoplay.com/pc/battle-chess-game-of-kings/ |work=Whatoplay |language=en}}</ref>