Archon Ultra was this very interesting DOS game that mixed a bit of fighting action with… chess!

It’s a very unique game style that could use a new version… which seems to be coming soon.
Anyways, it worked like this: Your chess pieces were creatures.
I can’t remember very well, but I guess you’d play it like a normal chess game (maybe there was other game types, not shure).
The difference was when there was an encounter between pieces. When that happened, the game would zoom in a battle zone where the pieces were to fight each other.
An interesting twist to a regular chess game. And since the pieces would be more powerful as the importance (or moving types) were greater, it still is like a balanced game between chess strategy and fighting game skills.
Very interesting stuff… I think I might still have the original CD with the game. Or whatever it was.

About the upcoming new version of Archon, check Kotaku for more info.

Source: Memories and Kotaku