Either way, it’s a lot cheaper than the $30 physical set. HoloGrid is releasing at a limited time discount of $2.99 before going up to its standard price of $4.99.
It’s not official HoloChess, then, but it’s as close as you’ll get for now, and it joins a suite of other card games for Gear VR like Dragon Front.įollowing this release, it’s possible the game also comes to true AR platforms like HoloLens and Google Tango.
#Star wars battle chess movie#
Still, the game uses designs from Phil Tippett, the animation pioneer that actually designed HoloChess for the first Star Wars movie all those years ago. We thought the boardgame itself was worth checking out, though lacking in depth and in need of more card types. The new app features support for the Gear VR’s new controller as well as multiplayer. The same appears to be true for the Gear VR version, only you won’t need a tablet to visualise the game as you’ll actually be inside of it. Taking its cues from the original Battle Chess, you’ll be marching T2 characters around the board and watching animated battles when they make a capture. Never one to miss a licensing chance, Capstone followed up with this game. Players used tablet-like devices to visualize monsters on a board game that would correspond with cards you pulled from a deck. The Software Toolworks then released Star Wars Chess in 1993, featuring animated pieces based off of series notables. You may have heard of this series before it started life as an AR boardgame that we reviewed earlier this year. HappyGiant and Tippett Studio today released HoloGrid: Monster Battle on Gear VR. Ever since R2-D2 and Chewbacca gathered for a round in 1977 we’ve wanted to play HoloChess for real.