Most reviewers particularly bashed the chess-piece-clearing animations, unfavorably comparing them to those in "Battle Chess"; they were labeled as gimmicks that were "repetitive," "annoying," lost their appeal quickly, looked "jerky and slow" and "shamefully amateur;" Smith opined the only way for them to stay appealing is if they were fully-rendered in-game animations instead of separate video cutscenes. The segments, however, garnered a few positive commenters; Schneider described them as "a far cry from "Battle Chess", but they manage to be funny for a while and kids will probably dig them," and Skorupa wrote they were "nicely done and looked great, but after a few games you will turn them off."