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DO NOT BUY

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Very buggy, very slow, poor graphics, the list goes on...

By far the worst game I have ever purchased. Paradox should be ashamed of selling this garbage.

Thank god I only spent $10 (including shipping).

Buying fast food would have been a better investment!

NOT SUCH A BAD GAME!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I recently purchased this game and it runs very well on my PC. For those who experienced bugs it could just be a matter of updating your PC's drivers and other components. As for a review of the game: if you have played the board game version you cannot beat the face to face experience so this game becomes Plan B if you can't get the board game happening. If you are new to this game, then I would say that you would enjoy this game a great deal but you must be patient and progress through the tutorials and learn how to communicate with the other powers and express your orders correctly. It took me a little while to learn "the ropes". I used to have the Hasbro version of this game and in some ways, I like it better than this one. This version has been targeted more toward teens than adults. The Hasbro version had a more mature look and feel to it with old period photographs and music. This Atari version has character animations that express their content or disgust with each set of moves, which for me, got old pretty quick! Overall, this new version handles diplomatic negotiations with more flexibility. You have far greater control on diplomatic proposals and strategy. The Hasbro version had a power suggest a course of action and you either agreed or disagreed with it. The Atari version lets you highly detail your strategic proposals. Each game version has it's own merits. The game is a lot of fun. Once I start a game I cannot walk away from it until I win! I particularly enjoy this type of game because I enjoy reading and studying history. This game captures the great powers of Europe on the brink of World War One! Here is a link for the Hasbro version if you want to check it out. Diplomacy Also here is a link to an excellent book on the origins of World War One The Guns of August

Good Buy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It's a good game, hours of fun. There are a couple of bugs in it though, but it for the most part is a fun and challenging game. I paid less than $5 for it, well worth the money.

PCs ARE BUGGY! Not this game......

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Wondering why so many claim the game to be buggy, when it has performed perfectly on my PC running XP? Maybe it's not the game......Great to have Diplomacy on the PC!!

I should have listened

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This product has too many bugs in it to make it playable. When you're going against AI, and one of the players sends you a treaty, you don't even get to see what they're proposing. You're just supposed to say yes or no. I wouldn't do that in real life, would you?
Combat doesn't move smoothly either. They only time there's no problem is when you move into an empty territory, otherwise it gets choppy. The avatars can get annoying, and you can't get support on it from Paradox's website, just a forum to leave a message in? What about a patch? The other site address on the box doesn't come up with anything.
I should have heeded the other reviews and skipped this game. Learn from my mistake.

Great game, poor negotiations

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

All I have to add is that the other reviews (especially the Amazon one) is correct. The interface lags horribly, so it misses clicks, the computer doesn't wait around, and sometimes i never even see it's counter-offers before it leaves the negotiating table!

The only redeeming aspect of this game is gunboat style, because it works fine without the negotiation part!

Difficult to use

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I play the board game and enjoy it. I have played the old PC game and found it useful but not particularly challenging. When this game came out, I was eager to get it. I have spent two sessions trying to get through all the set-up and directions and find them laborious at best. It promises good features, but I haven't yet waded through all the muck to reach them. Since I've already paid for it and I enjoy Diplomacy, there will probably come a day when I try again to get it up-and-going, but probably not today.

Diplomacy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Fairly good game. Tutorial had some problems but otherwise all right. Bought it because my new computer would not play the old version I had.

DO NOT BUY!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

What a crappy game. All the other reviews have pretty much spelled out the plethora of problems with it. If you're looking for a good strategy game (what I was hoping for) try Rome: Total War. Don't make my mistake--don't get this game!

I didn't find it as buggy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: August 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I received this game as a Christmas gift last year and because of all the negative reviews I didn't install it for some time. There were a few positive reviews about the multi-player session, however I was looking mainly to play this by myself. I haven't played Diplomacy in years because I haven't had anyone to play with.

I've only played a few games, but I really have only seen one error. Reloading the game from before the error happened fixed the problem and no other issues occurred with that game.

The AI is a bit simplistic and the animations are a bit annoying after a while, especially when they seem to get "stuck" and take a little while longer than normal. But it's still fun to be able to strategize and play.

I think at a discounted rate this game is worth it, but don't expect anything more than basic gameplay and be prepared for a few bugs.

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