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Risk game that's made not to be taken seriously. Really!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When you play this game it seems you are playing with a bunch of stoned people. I agree that the AI is dumb as a doornail, but the voice acting is so comical that it makes me laugh every time I play it. All the characters seem to be on some kind od drug and they play or say the most random things. The gameplay is ok, but the best part of this game is laughing at the computer AI for their stupid moves and taunts. If you are a true serious Risk fan forget this game, however if you like to play games just to make fun of them this is the one for you!

Fun Times

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I stayed away from the board game due to the time it took to play a game as well as finding other people who had that much time. The video game really speads it up and it is always fun to destroy Napolean.

One of the best strategy games ever!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: May 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Unlike other people, my so called "dreaded" blue disk has never failed. And there are more than one map; try, five or six maps, once you've unlokced them all. The pargment map is the best, and looks the most real. You can speed the game or keep a close watch at the process of all the battles. Although the AI are programmed to do the same thing, you can change the outcomes by mixing the generals and levels of each one. The Game of Risk also offers many uniforms, but has no MExican General or uniform, which has been somewhat dissappointing to me, personally. Overall, this version of the famous game of Risk is one of the best to reach the stores.

Might as well play against monkeys

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: February 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love risk. I had the EGA pc game years ago and enjoyed it, but the computer players rarely did anything remotely appearing like a strategy and were just plain stupid. Enter Risk: Global Domination. I figure it has been at least 15 years since I played the old EGA Risk. Certainly, the AI has got to be better now and the computer opponents would put up a good fight. I mean computers are beating chess masters now. How friggin' hard would it be to make a decent AI opponent in Risk? Well, apparently it is just too hard. The computer opponents are, in a word, LAME!. They appear to attack at random. They never attempt to protect territories/continents they've taken. They employ absolutely no strategy at all other than an apparent desire to lose every game. The makers of this game spent too much time on graphics, sounds, pretty dice, and fancy boards. They should have spent more time on developing an engine that would make it a challenge to play. I'd be happy with the graphics I got with my first computer (a Tandy 1000 in 1985) if that's what it would take to not have to play a bunch of monkeys.

Playing against the computer doesn't replace playing humans

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: February 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game is quite fun but playing against the computer can get very boring. The computer is programmed to play a certain way which makes it very predictable. For example, if you take control of the continent, one or more of the other five opponents controlled by the computer will automatically attack you to stop your hold. Also, the computer is programmed so that it often makes very stupid moves. For instance, if an opponent gets weak, then a computerized opponent rarely attempts to take him over. Hence, the key to winning the game is by keeping your eye out for weak opponents and taking them over. Occupying a continent will usually hurt your more than help you.

To conclude, the game is fun at first but as you learn how the computerized game system plays, it becomes boring and predictable. Playing against other people is much more fun.

dead on, mr. schumacher

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Couldn't agree more with the first reviews. It's confounding how a system so superior to its predecessor could produce a game so inferior to its own predecessor. Yes, there's only one map, as opposed to five on the PS1 version. Yes, the gameplay is slower and clunkier. Yes, the game disc is blue and funky, and I don't doubt unplayable in many cases (unfortunately, mine only crashed 10% of the time). But most of all, who the **** needs to hear fifth-rate American voice actors adopt insulting, stereotypical accents to convey the military terrors of Napeoleon and Shaka Zulu? How about a decent card system instead?I LOVE Risk; it's one of the greatest board games ever. I LOVED the earlier Macintosh version. The PS1 Risk (by Hasbro) is still one of my favorites for that system. Therefore, my dissapointment with this game can hardly be expressed in PG-13 language. I sold this clunker about three weeks after purchase. Ouch. Stick with the PSOne version, if you can find it-my personal search for it in the retail world lasted about 2 years.

Don't "Risk" buying it!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 28
Date: December 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I really can't review this game properly, since I COULDN'T GET IT TO PLAY! Risk is one of the dreaded "Blue discs" that are almost impossible to get to play.

A blue disc has a blue backing on the underside (Where most games are silver like a mirror). I am sure that this is done for some reason... but I really don't know what it could be. Whatever, the reason... do NOT BUY blue disc games.... I have owned two and neither have played on my Playstation (which is only a couple of years old).

So while other reviewers tell you about the gane, listen to my advice first, "This game may not even play on your PLaystation". Definitely rent the game before wasting the $$$ to see if the game will even work on your Playstation.

Blah! The original PS1 version is so much better!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was really excited to get the PS2 version of Risk. I envisioned an updated ultimate section with new maps and cool ways to customize. I WAS REALLY EXCITED!! The PS2 version is a total wipeout. REALLY LAME!! Just a bunch of boring AI characters. Ohh, special dice! Who cares about what kind of fancy dice you get to watch. That just slows the game even more. Fancy uniform upgrades. Talk about WEAK! Not to mention the flaws with the actual gameplay. Save your money and stick with the PS1 version. Shame on Atari. I expected so much more from you guys! Develop a game like the PS1 version with some major upgrades and I will be there to write a great review!!

Good realism

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I thought the game was very realistic as in it is very close to the board game. the lines the characters say get old fast but other than that it is a very good and realistic game.

Risk Fan Who Hates This Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok the main advantage of playing a media version of Risk is that it would hopefully speed up play - not this game! If you take on 5 computer opponents it goes extremely slow! I really don't care to see little animated shows for every battle. One version of a computer game of Risk I played had a "do or die" mode where the dice kept rolling until you took over the country or were down to 1 army - this would help. You can't view the entire map at any time - like when your deciding how many armies to move to a new country, you should be able to look around the entire map. My biggest complaint has to do with the color. I'm color blind so I need to see very contrasting colors to tell them apart. First of all, the only way to tell a country's owner is a dime-sized color. There are only six colors to choose from so if you're playing against 5 opp - you're SOL. I could never figure out which countries I needed to get an entire oppent. At the very least, when you have selected a country it should tell you the name and the owner. I agree with prior comments too about cards - they play an important part of this game. Not being able to turn them in until you have 5 or see them really sucks. I also like the standard card option - 4 infantry, 6 cannons, 8 calvary and 10 for mixed set - this doesn't have it. I STRONGLY suggest you rent this before blowing $20 (at Best Buy) for this game.

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