Pure Chess

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 26
  3. Negative: 8 out of 26
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  1. masterjohnson1
    Apr 16, 2014
    5
    this is chess, is there anything else to say I enjoy chess but I thought it would have some cool animations or something when you attack the enemies piece but there is nothing
  2. Duke_Nukem
    Nov 4, 2017
    7
    Pure Chess is a nice game for chess fans, it has beautiful graphics and relaxing music: you can choose 4 music genres (Classical, Jazz, Chill, Nature). You can play the game against a computer opponent or a human opponent in the same room. After one player made a move, the board turns around for the other player, which is very handy. You can also choose to allow 'undo moves' or not andPure Chess is a nice game for chess fans, it has beautiful graphics and relaxing music: you can choose 4 music genres (Classical, Jazz, Chill, Nature). You can play the game against a computer opponent or a human opponent in the same room. After one player made a move, the board turns around for the other player, which is very handy. You can also choose to allow 'undo moves' or not and there is the possibility to use a clock (game timer, as it's called).

    Playing this game against online opponents is dreathfull! It's very hard to find players online willing to start a game, and once you find an opponent and you made the opening move... nothing seems to be happening. There is no option to use a clock, so you could be waiting for days or longer for your opponent to make a move!

    I started 3 games (there are 6 slots in total to save your games) and after making the opening moves against two opponents, they still didn't make a move after more than 30 minutes waiting. The third match didn't even start yet because my oppenent hasn't made his opening move yet.

    I also didn't see any option to choose which type of board and pieces to use in an online match. If the makers of Pure Chess had allowed for an option to use a clock in online games, I would have given this game a 9/10. As online games are unplayeble at the moment, I can only give it a generous 7/10.    … Expand
  3. Kuifje
    Jan 4, 2019
    7
    This is a beautiful game with nice relaxing music en great graphics. But playing online with a human opponent is just dreadful because there is no clock, so players can take days to make a move and often times they even cancel the game halfway through and there is no way for you to claim the win!

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  1. USgamer
    Jun 8, 2014
    60
    Pure Chess looks gorgeous, and offers an excellent single-player experience. But while playing the AI opponent is fun, the game's woefully underdeveloped online mode makes playing against humans decidedly not.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    May 17, 2014
    60
    Solo players might enjoy this, as long as they don't stray online. [June 2014, p82]
  3. Push Square
    May 9, 2014
    60
    Nevertheless, if you haven’t played the PS3 or Vita versions, and you’re eager to enjoy some virtual chess, then this is the best option currently available, as it really looks sensational.
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