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Spyglass Board Games
Released On: Aug 1, 2007
54
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
4.0
All Platforms
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Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Word. [Issue#25, p.118]
Chess, Draughts and two other games you'll never play - all of which do everything you'd expect. [Dec 2007, p.96]
It’s nicely constructed and attractive, but doesn’t provide compelling reasons to play it a lot either—unless you already own an Xbox 360 and know another Xbox 360 owner with which you’d like to compete in any or all of these games regularly.
Getting to play chess or checkers online against friends is pretty much the sole reason to own this ramshackle collection of games.
The inconsistent AI vacillates between being way too easy to soundly beating me — sometimes while playing the same board game!
Are most casual gamers willing to pay 400 Microsoft Points (US$5) for Chess and Checkers? Probably not.
Advanced video chat...and same old games. [Oct 2007, p.96]
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Summary [Xbox Live Arcade] Spyglass Board Games offers a fun new take on classic board games, like Chess, Checkers, Mancala, and Reversi. Play and chat socially on Xbox Live, or play against the computer. Use the Xbox LIVE Vision camera to personalize the game board, playing pieces, and video effects. Each game has custom pieces to choose from,...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
Initial Release Date: Aug 1, 2007
Developer:
- Strange Flavour
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
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