Chess Boxing?!?!?

We checked. It's a real sport.

Chess Boxing for the PS2 may be the silliest idea ever. It's hybrid of Chess and Boxing where you win with either a Checkmate or a K.O. We thought developer Ubisoft was pulling a prank on us when they told us about this crazy game, but it's no joke. The game is played in alternating rounds of Chess for four minutes and Boxing for two.

The game is playable in single player and multiplayer, but the multiplayer is the key element in this game.

"We really wanted to emphasize on the importance of multiplayer. Nobody wants to play chess against a computer. They're just way too smart." says game director Harry Lawrence.

The Boxing part of Chess Boxing will include a similar control scheme to the Fight Night series.

"We wanted a game that could be easily picked up and played by anyone, not a complicated system," says Lawrence, "the Fight Night control scheme offers that."

Chess Boxing is set to be released this October.