Shogi Lv.100 (Japanese Chess) app for iPhone and iPad

4.8 ( 8288 ratings )

Games Entertainment Board Strategy
Developer: UNBALANCE Corporation

2.99 USD

Current version: 1.2.17, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 03 Mar 2010
App size: 22.84 Mb

Kanazawa Shogi Level 100 is the most popular Shogi (Japanese Chess) game in Japan.
【Version up!】 Now you can play against a stronger computer engine in Engine Server Game.

■What is "Shogi Lv.100 (Japanese Chess)"?

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 dont you challenge this exciting Japanese game!
The Help feature within the game will help you understand the rules of Shogi.

●Off-line Game
"Shogi Lv.100" has 100 different levels of play from beginner to expert.
Challenge to win medals by defeating computer!
You will win medals by defeating computer in off-line game.
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 ticket for playing the Engine Server Game are:
30 days ticket $2.99
90 days ticket $6.99
180 days ticket $11.99

・Other Features:

- Human vs Computer, Human vs Human(sharing a single device)
- Game Center is supported for playing online
- Let you know your turn by vibration
- Automatic zooming for easy viewing and operations
- Manual zooming by double-tapping and pinching-out
- Save/Load game record
- Hint feature
- Enable to view full game history of the game record and restart game
from the selected move
- Transmit game record by e-mail
- Beautiful graphics and realistic sound effects
- Automatic reading out for each move in Japanese

Pros and cons of Shogi Lv.100 (Japanese Chess) app for iPhone and iPad

Shogi Lv.100 (Japanese Chess) app good for

This app, with its 100 levels of difficulty and the ability to have handicaps, is perfect for learning how to play without the discouraging effect of being constantly obliterated by a computer that is too strong for your skill level (like some chess software). Also, you can switch the the kanji on the game pieces for English letters and when you touch each piece you can see their movement possibity. All of which make it ideal to learn how to play Shogi.

This app is great! I tried a more expensive one first, and it did not have 1/2 of the features of this one. Id pay 3 times the price for this. Great value, great job!

1$ for so many features. This is really a good deal. I paid a few more copies to my friends as well. Recommended.

I used this app (along with rules on a website) to learn Shogi. Even on level 1, I got crushed in my first game, but then I won the next couple - that level is set to make mistakes, which is what a beginner like me needs! I cant say anything about other levels yet. The pieces look well designed and sound effects make it seem realistic. You have to win "medals" (by beating the computer at various levels) to open up more than the initial 2 types of boards (one with English letters on each piece, the other with Japanese symbols). Some of the help screens are written in non-fluent English, but its usually easy to figure out what they mean. Once you get the hang of it, Shogi is a fun game. Just watch out for your oppoonent dropping pieces into your position!

Out of all the shogi apps, this is by far the smoothest and sleekest. No complaints.

This is a great shogi app, definitely worth the cost. To the developers: I love that you can play using game center. However, in online multiplayer mode, the 30 second time limit is too short. I just want to play for fun against a friend. A pause, undo, and extend time option would be really really nice

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