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Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 39 / 41
Date: May 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a very addictive game.It is based on the old board game.Its got a variety of different choices to play this game,so you can play it to your liking.I got this some years ago now and its one of my most played games ever.It is exciting as you try your best to defeat the enemy.But sometimes nothing seems to go right,that can be frustrating,but it certainly keeps me occupied.The shooting scenes are great,as is the overall atmosphere of the game.I like the graphs and statistics it has as well.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 39 / 41
Date: May 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a very addictive game.It is based on the old board game.Its got a variety of different choices to play this game,so you can play it to your liking.I got this some years ago now and its one of my most played games ever.It is exciting as you try your best to defeat the enemy.But sometimes nothing seems to go right,that can be frustrating,but it certainly keeps me occupied.The shooting scenes are great,as is the overall atmosphere of the game.I like the graphs and statistics it has as well.

Great Game and Value

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 29 / 29
Date: May 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I never played any previous Risk PC Version, so this was my first... this game runs on XP...Gamesplay is good, due to the several modes which can be accessed...the classic game is there of course, but there are other modes of play...the same time mode is especially appealing because the player is able to attack from more than one territory at once and then can surge to another territory...I really enjoyed the board game, but there are so many different ways to configure play, I put away my box and play on pc exclusively...you are able to play PC or others on LAN/Network (my real disapppointment is that there is not online Play)...graphics and sound are average at best...but overall, if you want to play Risk (Strategy game) which doesn't take forever, not difficult to learn, but challenging, I can heartily recommend....for the bucks, nice game...would work especially well if traveling about with laptop (killing time in airports)...think of it as a variation of chess game, but more appealing to senses...

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 27
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a very addictive game.It is based on the old board game.Its got a variety of different choices to play this game,so you can play it to your liking.I got this some years ago now and its one of my most played games ever.It is exciting as you try your best to defeat the enemy.But sometimes nothing seems to go right,that can be frustrating,but it certainly keeps me occupied.The shooting scenes are great,as is the overall atmosphere of the game.I like the graphs and statistics it has as well.

A downgrade, not an upgrade

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 34 / 42
Date: March 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The best part of Risk 1 was Ultimate Risk. Strategic attack and defense options, generals, terrain difficulties, and forts, made for ever changing and stimulating gameplay. The only problem was the computer AI which caused some opposing forces to make moves contrary to common and tactical sense. I was looking forward to playing Risk 2 against more intelligent opponents.

Microprose, a quality game developer, decided not to include Ultimate Risk in Risk 2. It now has a variation called simultaneous Risk. All players make all attack decisions at once for a turn, then you press a button and the attacks are carried out. There is no flexibility to change tactics based on changing fortunes of war.

This brings us back to playing only Classic Risk on a board that looks graphically like it was taken from a DOS game in 1993. The battle boxes are graphically state of the art. I watched the battles unfold a few times, said, "Cool," and turned them off to speed up gameplay.

I uninstalled Risk 2 from my computer and am back playing Risk 1, Ultimate Risk, one of the great games of the 90's in my opinion.

A downgrade, not an upgrade

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 34 / 42
Date: March 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The best part of Risk 1 was Ultimate Risk. Strategic attack and defense options, generals, terrain difficulties, and forts, made for ever changing and stimulating gameplay. The only problem was the computer AI which caused some opposing forces to make moves contrary to common and tactical sense. I was looking forward to playing Risk 2 against more intelligent opponents.

Microprose, a quality game developer, decided not to include Ultimate Risk in Risk 2. It now has a variation called simultaneous Risk. All players make all attack decisions at once for a turn, then you press a button and the attacks are carried out. There is no flexibility to change tactics based on changing fortunes of war.

This brings us back to playing only Classic Risk on a board that looks graphically like it was taken from a DOS game in 1993. The battle boxes are graphically state of the art. I watched the battles unfold a few times, said, "Cool," and turned them off to speed up gameplay.

I uninstalled Risk 2 from my computer and am back playing Risk 1, Ultimate Risk, one of the great games of the 90's in my opinion.

Great variations to the original

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 21 / 22
Date: July 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Risk 2 offers new variations to a classic strategy game. It offers many different types of play. There are single and multi-player games, including hotseat play. Risk 2 includes the standard "take over the whole world" game but also has many options. You can lower the percentage of the world you must occupy to win, which is helpful if you are looking for a shorter game. The Mission risk option is interesting. Each player is given a mission to achieve to win. Single players can also play a tournament of 16 games. The games get proggesively more difficult and you may save tournaments after each game. Only one tournament at time can be played which can be inconvienent. The most interesting addition is same-time risk. Same time risk can be played by single or multi-players, world domination or mission, and by a variety of AI Generals. Each phase of your turn (reinforcements, battle orders, battles, surge attacks, tactical moves) is conducted at the same time as everyone elses. (All reinforcements are placed, then the game shows where everyone else went. Then everyone places battle orders, then you see them all at once. Etc.) This is a interesting and addictive variation to a classic. In comparison to Risk, this offers many similarites but I find the AI is better and the same time option is great. It does not include the ultimate risk option found on the original. If I were to only buy one of the two, I would purchase Risk 2. Great game that can be enjoyed by teens and adults.

Great variations to the original

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 21 / 22
Date: July 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Risk 2 offers new variations to a classic strategy game. It offers many different types of play. There are single and multi-player games, including hotseat play. Risk 2 includes the standard "take over the whole world" game but also has many options. You can lower the percentage of the world you must occupy to win, which is helpful if you are looking for a shorter game. The Mission risk option is interesting. Each player is given a mission to achieve to win. Single players can also play a tournament of 16 games. The games get proggesively more difficult and you may save tournaments after each game. Only one tournament at time can be played which can be inconvienent. The most interesting addition is same-time risk. Same time risk can be played by single or multi-players, world domination or mission, and by a variety of AI Generals. Each phase of your turn (reinforcements, battle orders, battles, surge attacks, tactical moves) is conducted at the same time as everyone elses. (All reinforcements are placed, then the game shows where everyone else went. Then everyone places battle orders, then you see them all at once. Etc.) This is a interesting and addictive variation to a classic. In comparison to Risk, this offers many similarites but I find the AI is better and the same time option is great. It does not include the ultimate risk option found on the original. If I were to only buy one of the two, I would purchase Risk 2. Great game that can be enjoyed by teens and adults.

Risk 2 -The Companion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 20
Date: March 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Risk 2 is not an upgrade. It is a companion to the original game offering additional variations on the game. The interface is improved and the 'bookkeeping' phase moves quickly even with all of the options turned on. There are two additions to the classic version - the first is 'same time' Risk. All moves are entered and the computer resolves battles simultaneously (similar to Diplomacy). The second addition is the 'tournament'. In the tournament there are 16 pre-determined starts and to win you must beat each of the 16 games. There are other smaller refinements. Both the original version and this version are first class.

Risk 2 -The Companion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 20
Date: March 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Risk 2 is not an upgrade. It is a companion to the original game offering additional variations on the game. The interface is improved and the 'bookkeeping' phase moves quickly even with all of the options turned on. There are two additions to the classic version - the first is 'same time' Risk. All moves are entered and the computer resolves battles simultaneously (similar to Diplomacy). The second addition is the 'tournament'. In the tournament there are 16 pre-determined starts and to win you must beat each of the 16 games. There are other smaller refinements. Both the original version and this version are first class.

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