Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan. Shogi means general's.
The earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the 6th century, and spread from China to Japan, where it spawned a number of variants. Shogi in its present form was played as early as the 16th century, while a direct ancestor without the "drop rule" was recorded from 1210 in a historical document Nichureki, which is an edited copy of Shochureki and Kaichureki from the late Heian period (ca 1120).
According to ChessVariants.com, "Perhaps the enduring popularity of Shogi can be attributed to its 'drop rule'; it was the first chess variant wherein captured pieces could be returned to the board to be used as one's own. David Pritchard credits the drop rule to the practice of 16th century mercenaries who switched loyalties when captured - no doubt as an alternative to execution."
I'Max Shogi II is a shogi game that features 2 different game modes:
- A shogi simulation: Classic shogi with classic shogi pieces.
- A Shogi RPG simulation: Using cartoon characters as the pieces and a close combat view when a piece defeat another.
The game features also japanese voice acting.
Manufacturer's description:
Authentic Japanese chess game equipped with the brain of the fiscal flax virtuoso. Was realized by the strongest amateur shogi player supervision of real, make tense tension, authentic Japanese chess mode, in which you can enjoy the sense of realism that hold sweat to hand other, "Crystal Power legendary" RPG-style mode, which is remembered while enjoying in shogi beginners and children, etc. equipped with offers.
Features:
- First person perspective
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Shogi theme.
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