Free Iphone Applications

iChess Lite Review

As far as video games go, Chess is the only one that has been ported to every imaginable system, console, or machine, and of course, the iPhone and iPod Touch can’t be left behind! The aptly named iChess from MyMobileApps has claimed the seat for the Apple market by introducing two version, iChess Lite and iChess. The first one, of course, is free and that is what we will be focusing on in this review.

Upon downloading and installing the App, we were told that this App would include all features of the full-version game, with the addition of a small nag screen. Sure enough, the nag screen for MyMobileApps came up when we first started the App, and after waiting several seconds, a button to go to the came did too. The game looks just like a normal chess board, and the rest of the game functions just like one too, so we thought we’d focus on the unique features. The fact that the board is so small bit it slightly harder for our fingers to touch the little pieces, and that was a big letdown as we had to tap 3-5 times just to move on piece. The artificial intelligence, on the other hand, was very intelligent, and even gave an experienced chess player like myself a challenge.

After a short game to get the feel of the app, we certainly feel like this application could make an exciting addition to any chess player’s iPhone or iPod Touch. We liked the fact that MyMobileApps released a full-feature version of their premium App for free, and we will definitely consider upgrading as the App is astounding. The only thing we would really fix is make the board larger to allow for easier gameplay, and the addition of online gaming. So overall, we gave this App 4 remarkable stars out of 5.