Shogi is a Japanese version of chess. A player can use (drop) captured pieces. This rule makes this game complicated and profound. There are 10 million players and a few hundred professional players in Japan.
Features: - Human vs. computer, human vs. human, computer vs. computer. - 7 levels of computer play. - Handicap games. - Choose Western or Japanese pieces. - Show the legal moves of the selected piece. - Hint - Show score option - Game log. - Undo of moves. - Save/Load game file. - Send game record by mail. - Show history of moves. - Help about Shogi rules. 2009 Yoshikazu Kakinoki
Kakinoki Shogi (Japanese Chess) reviewed by Users
Levels Well polished game with good indicators of where you can move and has good tutorials. It seems though as if the computer levels are reversed as I can last much longer versus level 7 than against level 1. Might be a bug or something
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Version 1.40
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Jun 12, 2009
- Kakinoki Shogi (Japanese Chess) review by
SwingSwords
Finally! I've been waiting for this for a while! It's really great; well done AI! One request would be to make the Japanese style pieces a bit easier to distinguish. Well done!
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Version 1.50
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Jul 13, 2009
- Kakinoki Shogi (Japanese Chess) review by
Magic1795
Stopped working I bought this app about a few months ago. It's been working fine until couple days ago. Suddenly, it stopped working. I won a match and then got out of the app. When I return it opens the same screen, it resigns by itself (no other options can be chosen) and then it closes by itself. I looked for some place where I could repot a bug but it seems that this is the only way to communicate... I don't know if this has anything to do with upgrade to 3.0 but I upgraded my 2nd generation iPod Touch when 3.0 was released. I also downloaded update for this app (V1.50) released on 6/30/09. I really hope the developer will do something about it.
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Version 1.50
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Jul 24, 2009
- Kakinoki Shogi (Japanese Chess) review by
Ray Pon
>:@ TOO F-ING HARD!!! I can barely last 3 moves on this game! Add easier levels!
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Version 1.30
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Mar 8, 2009
- Kakinoki Shogi (Japanese Chess) review by
gmx17365836
Resign The resign button needs a confirmation or should be in the pop-up menu to prevent accidental resignations. An alert for when you are "checkmated" would be helpfull for the people who get this app to learn the game. Overall, great app. 4 stars till the resign button is moved. ^^
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Version 1.60
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Aug 24, 2009
- Kakinoki Shogi (Japanese Chess) review by
Fledrel
Try This If you have never heard of shogi and you like western chess you should give this a try. Shogi is extremely popular in Japan. It adds an extra level of complexity and fun by allowing you to use pieces that you capture. On your turn, instead of moving a piece you can place a captured opponents piece almost anywhere ( with some restrictions) on the board. If you think about this, it opens up a lot of strategic and tactical options. You wont be disappointed.
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Version 1.60
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Sep 10, 2009
- Kakinoki Shogi (Japanese Chess) review by
Quizboy
Great game, worth the money! I was very thrilled to find such a great shogi app for the iPhone. Computer was a little tough at first, but I have learned from all the games. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because of the "quit" and "resign" buttons don't double check to make sure you mention to hit them. Please fix!
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Version 1.60
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Oct 2, 2009
- Kakinoki Shogi (Japanese Chess) review by
Spyda54
iPhone and iPod Touch Applications from Yoshikazu Kakinoki
Kakinoki Shogi (Japanese Chess) - iPhone Games Application Shogi is a Japanese version of chess.
A player can use (drop) captured pieces.
This rule makes this game complicated and profound.
There are 10 million players and a few hundred professional players in Japan.
Features:
- Human vs. computer, human vs. human, computer vs. computer.
- 7 levels of... Yoshikazu Kakinoki - Released: January 18, 2009 - Vote(s): 37
