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was played as early as the 16th century, while a direct ancestor without the "drop rule" was recorded from 1210 in a historical document Nichureki, which is an edited copy of Shochureki and Kaichureki from the late Heian period (ca 1120).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."
Shougi Saikyou 2 is a shogi game that features 3 different game modes, there is also a sort of story mode in which the player will have to continue a started game and choose the proper movement to win the match. There are also diffferent difficulty level matches for the player to try to win the different opponents.
Manufacturer's description:
All phases are selected by professional players. You can do it because it is limited in terms, hand-fed by a professional shogi player. So you can actually test your skill with a professional shogi player. The number of aspects is 100 + a. You can also enjoy playing with a flat-headed game.
Features:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Shogi theme.
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