Editing Battle Chess (section)

===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''.