Safari animals take to the chessboard in this exciting strategy game.

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Chess takes a walk on the wild side now that The Interactive Studio has made the Animal Chess application available for Intel® Atom^TM tablets for Windows* 8.1.  Players can watch their pieces transform into savage safari animals on their mobile devices. 

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This clever app has taken chess to an inventive new place, by turning the traditional pieces into ferocious savannah animals.  With customizable colors, explosive sound effects and a variety of witty weaponry, Animal Chess is more action than any chessboard has ever seen.  Players can become a tiger and detonate their opponent with TNT or choose to be an elephant and zap the enemy with a lightning bolt.

The bombastic action of the live, animated 3D animals is a sight to behold on the Windows* 8.1 tablet's high-resolution screen.  The lightning-fast processor and superior audio bring the energetic game to life.  The Intel® Developer Zone offered guidance during development in order to guarantee successful optimization. 

"Animal Chess is such a hilarious and engaging way to learn a complex strategy game like chess," Andrew Tan, says CEO of The Interactive Studio.  "The colors and animation are extraordinary on the Windows* 8.1 tablet's vivid display.  It's a really entertaining experience."

Animal Chess is now available for immediate download at the Windows* app store: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/f3ff33c7-151b-4eb4-bf10-bf966742e0e2

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