Another contestant — João Bastos — sets foot on the Homebrew Idol stage with Xadrez, the 3D rendered homebrew version of Chess.

J. Bastos has quite the update; introduced is multiplayer [head-to-head] support via Ad Hoc, an adjustable camera perspective, as well some bugs have been eradicated.

So here you have it — Xadrez version 1.0.

Download: Xadrez v1.0

jbastos has released what appears to be, now correct me if I’m wrong, the first 3D chess game for the PSP. It features specular highlights, stencil reflections, and color blend. Very sexy for its initial release.

I’ve been playing Chess since grade 5 — yeah, so what, I’m a geek, wanna fight about it? You’re just lucky this current version only permits 1 player VS. the CPU. Perhaps in future releases we’ll see 2 player support, and if we’re really lucky, WiFi enabled multiplayer!

Keep in mind; jbastos is in the early stages of development with Xadrez. Unforeseen problems may occur.

Nice work jbastos. Thanks for bringing Chess back into my life. :)

Download: Xadrez

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