Customer Reviews

Risk

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This game is a good video version of the classic board game. It not only has classic risk but also a cool ultimate version that really holds up with the best of the strategy genre. The other option for choosing your map (Classic, Europe, Western Hemisphere, Asia) really spices up the game as well. The levels do challenge you in every way. This game is very fun, challanging and finally allows one to play risk alone.

If I had to give up all of my PSX games except for one - this is the one I would keep. In addition to playing like the classic board game, this version allows for several different maps and a variety of options such as random placement of the arimes. The Ultimate Risk options allow for even more game variables. The interface is pretty simple to use and allows for easy minipulation around the board. The variety of options really puts you in control of the game play. If you like this classic board game you'll really enjoy this version. If you're looking for fast shoot 'em up action - this one isn't for you.

If I was allowed only one computer game to have for the rest of my life that game would be RISK. I am simply addicted to it. I first picked up a copy of it for my old Altima computer in 1996 and still play it today. My roommates are always passing by and asking "still conquering the world?" In addition to the classic world map and dice rolling option, there is also the Ultimate strategy option with several different maps to choose from including the World, Europe, North America and Asia.
The Ultimate games are my favorite, largely because it actually involves more strategy. Buying a general also increases the number of strategies that are possible, and with each successive win the general gains another star and more possible strategies. Which strategy will you choose to attack? Which strategy will you choose to defend yourself and will it be the correct strategy to counter you opponents attack plan?
The highest ranked General is a 4-star general who gets that last star if he manages to capture an enemy's Capital.
Which brings us neatly onto fortifications. Each player gets a certain number of forts to place at the beginning of the game (with more allowed based on the number of territories each player has.) Each fortification is actually 21 forts with the Capital being 40 forts (and therefore virtually impregnable) It is perfectly possible for example for a 40-fort Capital with two battalions to fend off a 50-battallion attacking force.
Those who are familiar with the classic board game will recognize much of this set-up, the principal is largely the same but with added elements such as the forts, strategies storms that block shipping routes, rebels and disease. Certain territories seem more prone to disease that can wipe out scores of battalions and rebel armies can strike at weakened territories in your possession.
One complaint I have relates to storms. Whereas you are forbidden from crossing a strip of water blocked by a storm, the computer player doesn't seem similarly restricted. I have seen several instances of the computer attacking through a storm. It hardly seems fair, but c'est la vie.
My favorite set-up[ is the Yltimnate version of the European map with the full complement of computer enemies, it takes roughly two to three hours to play one game with this set-up and its not uncommon for me to play two games a night and find myself still playing at 2 a.m. on a work-night.
I would recommend this game to anyone, especially those that like an intelligent challenge in strategy. One of the other reviewers titled their review "Hours of fun," well from my perspective it has to be "Decades of fun."

I had never played Risk before playing this computer version, but I was immediately hooked! As well as the "classic" board game version, you can also play on several other maps and change some of the rules. With the ability to change maps and options you will be playing this game for months to come.

I would have liked some more in-game and end-of-game movies, but otherwise this is a great strategy game for wargamers.

I would enjoy this a bit more if I could get my friends to lay off World of Warcrap (no I don't play it,I can't afford to throw away that much time). All these games are "fake fun" anyway, but RISK at least gets your mind working on strategy and it really does have a really high replay value. Alas for the last two years my friends would rather fork out money to play WOW.

I don't get it why it is not as good as the PC version. I don't like the fact that you can't see the entire world map with all your countries and armies at once (just like the Risk2 PC game) but instead have to move from one continent to another.

When this game first came out for the Playstation I wasn't really expecting it to be that great. Little did I know that soon after purchase my friends and I would be having all night Risk battles. Who needs sleep when you are destroying your friends army. Now that I'm not in college anymore and can't stay up until the sun rises, those late night Riskathons have come to an end. However, my wife and I still play and sometimes break it out on holidays and the family goes to war.

This game includes the Classic Risk game and also a more enhanced(and longer) version called Ultimate Risk. On the classic version you can play on the normal map, or play regional maps like North America or Europe. Ultimate Risk has more strategy for it includes things such as forts and generals. I mostly play the Classic version, but I certainly give them credit for including this enhanced version of Risk. The music in the game is well done for the most part and definitely fits the mood.

Even though I have quite a few ps3 games, I still throw in this old ps1 game and enjoy it as much as I did years ago. Also, this version is much better than Risk 2 that was released on the ps2.

The only thing I really didn't like about this game was the difficulty ratings. The computer is extremely hard to beat in the multi-player games, even when the "easy" setting is at its peak. That made it discouraging to continue with. They really need to make those settings match, or why bother having them?

The game is great but the CD for playstation doesn't last good and the game can lock up on you. I'm having a hard time finding a new game so I'm shopping here. I really like the game.