Kanazawa Shogi Lite (Japanese

UNBALANCE Corporation

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About this game

Kanazawa Shogi Level 100 is the most popular Shogi (Japanese Chess) game in Japan.
And this is the Lite version - how about playing Shogi for FREE !
【Version up!】 Unlocked many features and thinking levels !


■Off-line Game
Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is the most popular
thinking game in Japan. Unlike chess, the captured pieces could
be returned to the board to be used as a piece for the captured player.
Why don't you challenge this exciting Japanese game!

■Off-line Game

Kanazawa Shogi Lite has 50 different levels of play from beginner to expert!
The Help feature within the game will help you understand the rules of Shogi.

・Challenge to win medals by defeating computer!
You will win medals by defeating computer.
If you collect a certain number of medals, new types of board and pieces will be awarded.


■Engine Server Game (Playing tickets are needed to be purchased)
You can play against a stronger engine in "Lv.200 mode" and "Expert mode" .

"Lv.200 mode"
We have added new 200 strength levels, which are all above the off-line 100 levels.
You can enjoy another higher level of game and challenge to complete all the medals.

"Expert mode"
We have provided a special mode for further advanced players, in which you can select the playing style among 5 different strategies.
(Fujii system, Rapid attack vs 4th-file rook, Gokigen central rook, Bear in the hole, None)
There are 5 levels of play for each playing strategy.

・Prices of the subscription for playing the Engine Server Game is US$2.54 per month.

■Other Features:
- English/Japanese
- Help about Shogi rules
- Human vs Computer, Human vs Human(sharing a single device)
- Let you know your turn by vibration
- Automatic zooming for easy viewing and operations
- Manual zooming by touching the screen by two fingers
- Save/Load game record
- Hint
- Transmit game record by e-mail
- Beautiful graphics and realistic sound effects
- Automatic reading out for each move in Japanese

The Lite version differs from the Full version as follows:
・Thinking levels of computer is limited to 50 levels.
・Advertisements are displayed

Ratings and reviews

Nice, clean, and straightforward. A 5 second ad might come up after a game is over, but that's it, plus the small bar ad that I barely notice. All in all, not bad. I've only played against the AI so far which is challenging even at low levels, but that's good. Also this is my first time learning shogi, and I'm having fun so far.

Would be better if there was an option to customise the handicap to select which pieces are missing e.g. which rook to remove from the board, then we can set our own challenges to try to beat. Would also like computer forfeiting to be an option to turn off as i like to play the whole game through to the end.

The only negative about this app is that it can actually glitch sometimes and not let you choose/click some options during your games (like promote a piece) but if you close the app and re-open it, it fixes itself and you can continue the game from where you were.