Risk | 
 enlarge | From: Encore Software
Category: Software
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $9.87
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New (13) Used (4) from $8.24
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 629
Format: Cd
Platforms: Windows, Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Genre: Strategy Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0.1
MPN: 14260
Model: 14260
UPC: 705381142607
EAN: 0705381142607
ASIN: B000SQN0KI
Release Date: September 11, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: ******BRAND NEW****** ** Over 1.5 million orders shipped worldwide and more than 500 000 items in stock, BUY FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE, ESTABLISHED SINCE 1998 - INETVIDEO ~~~
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| • | NOW IN ITS 50th YEAR, Finally A NEW VERSION OF RISK IS HERE! You're battling to conquer the world. To win, you must launch attacks and defend yourself on all sides. The dangers are great but so are the rewards. You have to take RISK! Features: -Play RISK Anytime with New Faster Gameplay Action -Two Game Variants including Random Deal and Territory Grab -Clever New Voiceovers add humor and incre |
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Product Description
NOW IN ITS 50th YEAR Finally A NEW VERSION OF RISK IS HERE! You're battling to conquer the world. To win you must launch attacks and defend yourself on all sides. The dangers are great but so are the rewards. You have to take RISK! Features:-Play RISK Anytime with New Faster Gameplay Action -Two Game Variants including Random Deal and Territory Grab -Clever New Voiceovers add humor and increase replayability -Save a Game in Progress -Use Automatic Dice Mode to further speed up the action -Play against up to 5 Computer OpponentsSystem Requirements:Windows 2000 SP4/XP (Home & Pro) SP2/Vista ™ Pentium III 850 MHz processor or faster 512 MB RAM 50 MB free hard-disk space 8X CD-ROM drive or faster DirectX 7.0 or later compatible 800x600 32-bit color video card with 16 MB of video RAM DirectX 7.0 or later compatible 16-bit sound card keyboard and mouse Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista. Format: WIN 2000XPVISTA Genre: ENTERTAINMENT Rating: E UPC: 705381142607 Manufacturer No: 14260
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 Okay for beginners learning the game, otherwise not a challenge. September 12, 2008
John Peters (Austin, TX)
Risk This version of Risk will be fine for a person who has never played before and wants to learn the game. It will allow a beginner to win often. For persons who know how to play the game and are familiar with its basic strategy, this game will not be much fun. The AI is weak and leaves computer players wide open for easy conquest. AI players make too many playing errors i.e. not attacking a conquered continent aggressively or not attacking when their forces are built up enough. The previous versions played the game better.
 Risk Computer Game September 5, 2008
Fillip R. Irwin (Greeley, Co USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is fun and fast. Selectable opposition makes the game tough or easy by the number of generals involved and their skill. Multiple human players participate in Hot-Seat style.
Action adventure that impels the player to conquer the world. August 18, 2008
Olivia (Concord, California, USA)
Risk is a well illustrated and animated action game.; cannon fire and fallen soldiers; and the added bonus of map venues, with spinning globes and battle statistics.
 VERY PLEASED July 4, 2008
Robert A. Gentile (Earth)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Came wrapped like new and fast.If you like risk like I do you can't go wrong.
'95 computer version better January 27, 2008
D. Ring
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I am the biggest Risk fan out there, and the original Risk version is my favorite computer game, which I play constantly. A few years ago, they released Risk II which ultimately lost all that was good about the original game. It seems they decided to start over, and came out with a new version of Risk I, which seems promising, but is also ultimately disappointing. I am not sure why they took such a big step back from the '95 release with this 'update'. But there are a few things that I really like about it:
POSITIVES:
-The game has an ongoing voice-over/commentary that sounds like Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard) and which adds a great deal of fun. It is the best new feature. Unfortunately, the commentary is very limited, so you repeatedly hear the same comments over and over and over and over again. In the next release, I hope they expand the dialogue library.
-The game lets you choose which generals you play against, and each general (allegedly) fights differently. Unfortunately, in practice, they don't. The computer AI in the '95 was DRAMATICALLY more intelligent than this version, even if I selected the most brilliant generals. In fact, I think it is impossible to lose a game in this version. the '95 version, on some maps, like North America, it was extremely challenging to ever win.
NEGATIVES:
-The AI is really dumb and it is impossible to lose.
-They give you only one map you can play off of. The '95 version had 5 maps to choose from. Let's hope they come out with an expansion pack.
-You cannot view what card you were given at the end of your battle until the start of your next turn. The '95 version didn't have this restriction.
-You are forced to play with the ever-increasing point format to the cards. The first time a set of cards is turned in, you get 4 armies, then 6, then 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. Because the only map they provide has so few countries, there is virtually no way for the game to go beyond 7 or 8 turns if you play against multiple generals.
OVERALL
I hope they come out with an expansion pack for this version that includes more maps, and improves the AI and commentary tracks, and gameplay options. If they do this, then this could be a classic. As it stands now, it seems more like a good start. Until then, you should find a copy of the '95 version. It's still the best version available.
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