5x5 Shogi (MiniShogi) K55 app for iPhone and iPad
4.2 (
352 ratings )
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Developer: Yoshikazu Kakinoki
2.99 USD
Current version: 3.00, last update: 7 years agoFirst release : 11 Dec 2008
App size: 3.76 Mb
5x5 Shogi (MiniShogi) is a variant of Shogi (Japanese chess).
Compact and speedy chess like game.
A player can use (drop) captured pieces.
This rule makes this game complicated and profound.
5x5 Shogi is very compatible with iPhone/iPod.
K55 (PC version) have won Computer 5x5 Shogi tournament 2008, 2009.
Features:
- Human vs. computer, human vs. human, computer vs. computer.
- 8 levels of computer play.
- Choose Western or Japanese pieces.
- Show the legal moves of the selected piece.
- Undo of moves.
- Save/Load game file.
- Hint.
- Send game scores by mail.
- Show history of moves.
- Help about 5x5 Shogi rules.
Pros and cons of 5x5 Shogi (MiniShogi) K55 app for iPhone and iPad
5x5 Shogi (MiniShogi) K55 app good for
A good shogi game ! Make a version with full shogi boards and Ill give it ten stars !
Ive been waiting for it for so long, and now its here. Not a classic board though, so its only 4 stars. Hope to see standard 9x9 board.
Nevertheless, it is pretty fun and is quite suited for a fast-pacing matches.
If you can, can you pleasssee upgrade this to 9x9 shogi, it would be greatly appreciated if you upgraded in the next version of this game, im dying for it because this is the only shogi game on itunes!!!!! But it is a great app though...
When this came out I emailed the author and he said that he was working on a full shogi game. I hope its soon cause Im getting impatient.
Some bad moments
It needs to be upgraded to full shogi. Full shogi is 9 by 9 and this is only 5 by 5. It is also missing some pieces. Real shogi also includes 9 pawns two lances and two knights(different than chess.) this app will have my full approval if it upgrades. Very glad that someone decided to make shogi though.