Shōgi no Tatsujin: Master of Syougi | |
Developer: | ADK |
Publisher: | ADK, SNK |
Producer: | Kazuo Arai Kenichi Sakanishi |
Designer: | Tomohiko Ishida |
Programmer: | Eiji Fukatsu Junpei Morita Masaaki Gonohe |
Artist: | Yukari Shinozaki |
Composer: | Hideki Yamamoto Keiichiro Segawa Takao Oshima |
Platforms: | Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color |
Genre: | Board game |
Arcade System: | Neo Geo MVS |
is a board arcade video game developed by ADK and originally published by SNK on September 28, 1995,[1] before being ported to the Neo Geo CD the same year. It was ported in a scaled-down version to the Neo Geo Pocket and later given improved graphics on the Neo Geo Pocket Color. It was only released in Japan.
Syougi no Tatsujin is a Japanese style chess game. In single player mode the player must compete against computerized opponents (represented by a digitized photograph) to win the tournament. In two player mode, each player competes against each another.
In Japan, Game Machine listed Shōgi no Tatsujin: Master of Syougi on their November 1, 1995 issue as being the twelfth most-successful arcade game of the month, outperforming titles such as Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer.[2]