Kakinoki Shougi is a digital adaptation of the classic Japanese strategy game Shogi for the Sega Saturn. Players engage in matches guided by champion Yoshikazu Kakinoki, with voice announcements accompanying each move. Adhering to traditional Shogi rules, participants maneuver pieces on a 9x9 board with the objective of checkmating the opponent's king.
The player participates in a classic Shogi board game hosted by champion Yoshikazu Kakinoki. Each move made the player gets a voice announcement of the chosen move. Playing by the traditional rules the game, the player has to move different pieces across the 9x9 square board and put the opposing king in checkmate.