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Get out the board game.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: November 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Bugged to high heaven above. Rent before you buy. If you can handle the bugs, the more power to you.

Better to break out the game board and play it the old fashioned way. Not worth the pain.

Excellent rendition of an excellent game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Risk is one of those games that you can always go back to. It's a classic for a reason and now I can play that classic game on my PS2. Could this be any better? It sure can!

If you play in single-player mode you have a bunch of AI generals to play against. They all have tons of voicelines and talk both to you and each other while you're playing. It makes for a very almost surreal experience to have these 19th Century historical figures trash-talking each other and commenting on their bad dice rolling. Very fun!

You can also play this with other people. Hot-seat play can be done with up to 6 players. This makes for a great party game. Don't have that many people? That's okay because you can also fill those extra seats with those funny AI opponents.

Okay, what do you do if you don't want to do single-player but nobody can come over to play? Hook up that broadband connection and play folks online. This works pretty much like hotseat except that you're online... and can use your headset to do voice chat. Don't have one? There's a text-based chat tool as well but you'll never use it if you have that headset.

I see this one landing underneath a lot of Christmas trees this year.

If you like Risk. This is for you.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: November 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a very faithful and fun rendition of a classic board game. I bought my copy a few days ago and have played it several times since. I haven't experienced any bugs at all. There are alot of unlockables like different maps, uniforms and dice. The gameplay is smooth and once you get the controls down you'll be zooming all over the map. The online capabilities are the icing on the cake if you have the adapter. What a great bonus!

The animations are somewhat blocky at times and the "battle sequences" are overly simple, but that's really it. I wasn't expecting Dynasty Tactics here, especially not for $30. The voices get a bit annoying after a while and the soudtrack isn't scored by John Williams, but hey, if you don't like them you can turn them off and throw on a CD. I usually end up doing that with most games anyway.

I gave this title 4 of 5 because there are better strategy/tactics games out there, but as a new title that was released at a discount price, you can't go wrong with Risk. Definitely not for everyone, but if you loved the board game, I think you'll like this too.

It delivers on all counts.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 32 / 33
Date: November 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've never written a review before. What prompted me to write one this tie is that I had a hard time making the decision to buy this game based on other reviews that I have read. I really wanted to get RISK for the PS2 but some reviews were calling it too slow and boring, others complained about bugs, and still others praised it for being a great version of the board game.

So, here's the thing. I decided to take chance (heck, it's not that expensive for a PS2 game) and pick it up.

Guess what? I loved it.

I can only imagine that the people who are complaining about it being slow never actually play bored games. If you're playing with a lot of people it sometimes takes a while to get back to your turn. Luckily, in the single player game you get to listen as the various generals comment back and forth about how things are going in the game. It's REALLY fun. I also didn't notice a lot of repetition in the voices which is something you would expect to hear when you play a game like this.

So, okay it can take a while to go through a round of turns on the default settings. Guess what though (and this will probably be a surprise to those who think the game is slow) there are a whole bunch of ways to speed up the AIs in the single-player game that makes you burn through turns really quickly. I don't know that I prefer to play this way but if I didn't have a lot of time to play a game I'd definitely want to do this.

One of the most important things about any computerized RISK game is the AI. I don't think that I've yet read any comments on this aspect of the game. Let me tell you.. it's good. REAL good. It's handed me my butt on many occasions and I'm GOOD at this game. Bravo!

Anyway, if you're thinking about getting the game, don't worry. Risk fans will love it.

Risk Fans Only...But Forget About Online Play

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

In a nutshell this game is a faithful translation of the popular board game. The developers have tried to make the game more interesting but adding a host of unlockable items to keep you interested in single player mode. But the most attractive feature of this version is also the biggest let down. The online play feature works well and even supports the use of a USB headset. However, since Risk is not as popular as say Madden 2004, the pressence of online players is lacking(to put it mildly). Having said that if you are even a passive fan of the board game(and don't mind playing agianst CPU opponents) for the affordable price this is a good buy.

Risk is a Blast!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: November 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I must confess that I do really like the board game. I was curious how it would play on the PS2 - which I normally use for action games. I was very pleasantly surprised.

The AI is more than solid - it can be downright vicious on the hardest setting. The graphics are great. The voice lines add to the mix - I love the fact that the generals are talking as if they are around a Risk game.

The online play is picking up - the game is only just out so it isn't a surprise that it isn't always full. I can often find someone and I bet that after the holidays there will be tons of folks playing.

Highly recommended. It is a good change of pace for the PS2. But hey, where is Risk 2210??

simple but great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: November 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is awesome a great transition from the board game my only problem why can't you play specific continent maps like in the old computure version. i'd love to play on a just north american or just europe map. this game doesn't have great special effects or anything so by adding in the single continent mode it wouldn't hurt a thing but its a great game

A Seriously Broken Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As someone who'se played more than his fair share of Risk over the years, I gave in and bought a copy of the PS2 version of this game in hopes of finding a more challenging AI than I found in the PC version.

It's hard to tell if I did or not, because the game is so full of bugs that it boarders on unplayable, at least if you want to play a fair game.

Here are just some of the bugs I've found so far:
-The ability to turn in the same set of card over and over again, providing an infinite number of reinforcements.
-Incorrectly displaying what cards you have. In multiplayer, the game shows your cards face down, and lets you fake out your opponents by pushing one direction to show a card for real, and another to show a fake card. The problem is, even if you push the real way, it sometimes shows you a fake.
-If you're playing with more than two people, only the first player can look at his cards. Everyone else is forced to wait until they have five or more.
-When setting up the players for a game, it randomly deletes your settings and sometimes your saved data.

It has an unlockable cheat mode, which I can only imagine being useful if it allowed you to stop the bugs from making the game unreasonable.

I would strong adivse against buying this game. Rent it, if you don't believe me, and see for yourself.

Don't Buy This Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: December 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

After losing Risk for Windows 98 when upgrading to Win 2000, I have been looking for a version of this game that is comparable. This is not it! I figured that the PS2 version would be far superior, but it is one of the worst versions of this video game I have ever played. Atari, take a lesson from the Hasbro Interactive Windows 98 version before you put out an update to this bomb. It is a shame, because we waited months and months for this one to come out only to be dissapointed. Save your money, you will be bored within a weak.

Huge Letdown

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 16 / 18
Date: December 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I love playing Risk. My friends and are fanatical about the Playstation version that was released years ago and is now hard to find. When we heard that there was new version for the PS2 we were so excited we could hardly wait. Oh, the possibilities. New maps, new opponents, new power ups and better music....oh, wait, sorry, someone screwed up. This was perhaps the most disapointed I have been in a long time. This game has less variety than the Playstation one version. No Ultimate Risk? Only one map? My god, no power ups or options. I was imaging things like, historical maps and warring with great leaders, but there is none of that. There are no gaming options. All you can do is play with the dice. That is it. I special ordered this game because no where around where I live was going to get it and I sold it for 3 dollars a week later. If only they would have called and talked to me...I could make a kick ass Risk game. This one sucked.

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