The player is an anonymous chess grandmaster who has traveled through time to the year 4000 aboard a space station that orbits Earth and has a huge chessboard within.

It combines great comedy, superb graphics, and a serious chess game without compromising anything along the way.

[3] PC Player said Chessmaster 3000 has more conservative graphics but is ahead of Battle Chess 4000 in terms of playing strength and game features.

[5] Power Play [de] said the battle animations are entertaining at first but grow old fast.

[6] PC Joker said that after you've seen all the fight combinations, you're left with a below average chess program.