Checkmate is possible when Chess Ultra comes to Switch
Ripstone has announced that Chess Ultra is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year, their first in house developed title for the system. Ripstone are bringing Ironcast to the platform next week, but no date has been released for Chess Ultra yet.
“The team here at Ripstone are delighted to bring Chess Ultra to Nintendo Switch, it gives players a completely different, intuitive way to play the game. There’s a lot of lifelong Nintendo fans in the studio, and we love being able to support the console” states Matt Southern, Head of Development at Ripstone.
Players will discover a variety of gameplay options available, including 10 AI’s approved by Grandmasters, the best chess players in the world, in addition there are 80 chess puzzles to attempt to solve. If you just want to sit down and discover a simple game of chess, you can do that in one of the games crafted locations, like a library or museum, but if you want a little more heat to your game, you can even change up your set, one option is called ‘Fire and Brimstone’ which is literally on fire.
