Esfera Chess

HIGHLIGHTS

If you are iPhone and iPad owner,you now can download Esfera Chess for free from Apple Store. The application is designed for use in English language. It weighs in at only 1.6 MB to download. It is highly advisable to have the latest app version installed so that you don`t miss out on the fresh new features and improvements. The current app version 1.1 has been released on 2014-11-27. The Apple Store includes a very useful feature that will check if your device and iOS version are both compatible with the app. Most iPhone and iPad are compatible. Here is the app`s compatibility information: Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
More Info: Find more info about Esfera Chess in Squz`s Official Website : http://squz.com/esfera.html

The most complicated mode of chess I have witnessed or played Serious mind fcuck Lots of fun but seriously mind warping                     Wow Benv1.0

It s good because people can look over my shoulder and ask what I m doing and then I feel smart                     Fun Lieutenant cheese

Cannot attack when in check Please fix Great game I love it                     One problem Gliease

This is an excellent adaption of chess but what it gains from the design and execution it loses from complexity Possible moves are very difficult to understand without the preview Auto rotation sphere after computer turn is confusing too quick and should toggled on off Flipping pieces which are on the underside is cute but adds to the confusion             Great visual concept Jvcnet007a

Nuff said Fix please     Does not work on iOS7 Noisegui

It keeps crashing every time i open it Help please creators of this game         Crashing Tazxyz

I love the game but the app crashes since I updated to iOS 7 Please fix                     iOS7 Problem DalekUnit

Ummm settings Difficulty levels Ability to store old games or at least game results There are no settings or preferences of any kind It seems like a no brainer to at least be able to choose difficulty Unless I m missing something Otherwise very fun transfixing even Rotation of the sphere is fluid and easy Pretty hard but I beat the computer on the 2nd game I hope it stays challenging One other gripe every time the computer plays the view shifts very fast to where you last played Too fast it s disorienting It would be great if it transitioned a lot more slowly maybe even be able to adjust the speed                 Very fun quite addictive Demian68

I really do think this game is amazing It s hard in the fact of predicting moves and where to place a piece but it s easy to learn I love the space it takes up on my phone Very well done                     Sweet Draco5824

This game is fantastic on many levels It s Unique though inspired by chess as authors posit 3D Challenging Easy to play fast responsive gameplay Stylish light shading opacity color scheme subtlety of UI All of these as well as the fact that it s TEEEENY TINY less than 1MB for version 1 0 demonstrate that the developer s are immensely skilled in design and development It has not crashed on me in over an hour s play I ll update this if it does It took me about ten minutes to figure out the legal moves for a few pieces e g pawns bishops and the queen After a total of 15 minutes I won the first game I played admitting I had to undo a half dozen times because I didn t understand how my and the opponent s pieces moved So it s not terribly difficult once the pieces get spread out The AI seems to be a simple n look ahead algorithm going forward only 2 or 3 moves Great as it is I can t give it 5 stars because the Rules info is insufficient as a tutorial on how to move pieces The game needs another page to describe how pawns and diagonal moves work For pawns it s important to understand what s its front backs and sides Likewise diagonal moves can be initially confusing since it s nothing like chess The pentagonal nature of the board makes things just different enough but still doable and fun Once a good tutorial is added I will happily increase my rating I would also like to see a Hint Suggest my move button to let newbies learn and master the game The popularity of this game also becomes stunted by the spherical board So I suggest adding a second easier board that s a semi sphere This would alleviate concerns raised by other reviewers about having to watch your back as well as the difficulty in forming defensive lines as chess allows I welcome the developer s to add online gameplay against random or selectable named opponents which would give the app significant longevity Without this most users will tire of it I recommend you also improve the AI if you make the suggested board changes Games like this and their likeability depend greatly on how winnable it appears If users are intimidated by the game s board s AI s complexity they won t come back no one willingly enters a no win arena So keep balance between the games difficulty of play comprehension its AI ability Again big kudos for a very good app in pretty much every sense                 Almost THE BEST Brain game I ve seen Woaaa!

Love the simplicity for such a complex strategy game Would be perfect if it retained its simple commands and layout but also had a challenge online friend option with no limit on time But requiring a server would probably cost money but I wouldn t mind paying for the app I would give it 5 stars for online or if it had its own elo esque rating and or challenges like 2 move problems                 Nearly perfect Springston

It s pretty hard but I m not going to take it out on the rating I am against writing bad reviews just because you are too stupid to understand a game s controls But I will tell you one thing learning this game won t happen overnight                 Too Hard CSchlotterer

me n my dad were playing a game and 15 minutes thru it like reset itself and crashed     crashed midgame tompaterson237

This game won t even start up at all so I don t even know if it s good or not     Sucky Game Moviefan123456

The best thing about this is the option to take back a move It also makes me feel like I m in a scifi universe Love it                     Excellent Legitimate Questions

The game idea is great I really admire you create Esfera for inspiration Your original idea develop traditional chess to a new level I like it so much                     Great Idea IanFan

I was searching google for board games that take place on a sphere and found this I love the smooth control and graphics Very fun And free                     really well done gfixler

It is a fun game                     Fun Jopplk

This game is really fun to play Well worth the 99 cents A few things that I wish they would add in an update is to be able to change the difficulty of the computer and also update it to be able to play friends online That would be amazing Otherwise great job I m glad I spent the money                 Very awesome Instrumentalmike

Awesome graphics and controls but gets old fast I mostly just use it as one of the apps I show people to demonstrate the awesomeness of my iPod                 Interesting Rich Col

Oh yes this is very nice I ve been waiting for someone to come out with a truly interesting version of chess for the iPad and this is it 1 2 players AI is challenging real chess strategy and thinking needed to win this game as it should be Spinning the sphere 360 is a breeze and moving pieces is easy You can also play your own ipod music which is essential since the game is silent In the future I would like to see more options added the other reviewer Aaron made some great suggestions to add optional gameplay modes Regardless this a nice 3D take on chess                     Nice 3D Chess Garudadelic

The spherical board really changes how you play this so inspired by chess is an appropriate way to put it because many of the normal chess tactics wont work as you have to keep watching your sides and back as well as front Its a very good idea for a game I would like to see it get some more options for example a preference setting for whether the sphere is transparent ability to zoom in and out perhaps some choices in how many hexagons comprise the board to make it a bit bigger or smaller What would be really cool is to have an option to play on a partial sphere so that some of the spaces are randomly knocked out and you have to play around them yes the chess in me wants some kind of barrier to put my back against since I don t have an edge of a board this would also make it more interesting to keep playing the game as you could get a different board each time Maybe even make some spaces disappear throughout the game again an option Perhaps the ability to change pawns into wall spaces one to create some kind of defensive perimeter Just thinking out loud                 Changes the rules Aaron G A

This is a fun unique and challenging form of Chess Controls work great too                     Fun CCCee