Risk 2 (Jewel Case)

List Price: $9.99 Discount Price: $2.64

Features:

• Based on classic war strategy board game Risk
• New Same Time option allows all players to take combat simultaneously
• Zoom view during attack lets players battalions fighting
• 6 new territories, plus new views: ownership, border threat, troop strength, and more
• Up to six players can be involved in any one battle

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

little dissapointed [Posted on 2005-10-01]
if you're a risk fan you'll like this game, but i'm not sure how much better it is than the many free versions of the game available around the net. some cool features, but no online play, which is ridiculous with a game like this.

About as fun to play as it is to download [Posted on 2005-12-04]
The first few times, sure the game was kinda fun, giving a refreshing feel to the good ol' risk game. But after a few times of playing against the various 'a.i.' or number generators, i began to realize that the 'skill' of the pc wasn't based on their tactics as a leader, but on the amount of dice roles they'll win. If thats what passes for an impressive 'a.i' then its a wonder that the programer can even type his name into a computer, let alone be able to write any sort of respectable tactical program. Also the pc players will go out of thier ways to attack the player, often completely avoiding breaking up other pc's continents or picking a player's strong point over a pc's weak point. This is a cheaply designed knock off of risk and doesn't deserve to hold the same name. (and i'd like to run into the a.i. programer in a dark alley someday)

Quite Addicting [Posted on 2006-01-08]
Even though this is a very old game, it is quite addicting to play. The animations are fun to watch and the additional territories are much needed improvements to classic risk to open up the map more (Risk 2210 has similar options). Same-time risk allows all attacks to happen at once and is a unique concept that is quite fun as it balances out the game more by not giving the starting player a huge advantage. Now my gripes are that network games require 3 players and you cannot add computer players. This should have been something easily implemented that is missing. Also, I hear online play support no longer exists which isn't a big deal as I don't play online. The tournament mode is fun as well with 16 increasingly difficult levels to complete and what I enjoy the most about the game. Some people have mentioned that it is annoying that if you lose at any time in the tournament, you have to start over from the very beginning. This is true, although there is a trick which is to backup the tourn.cfg file every time you beat a level. If you lose, just restore your backup and you're good to go from the beginning of the mission you were at. I cannot tell you how much that improved the experience of the game after I figured that out after playing the first 5 levels over again 3-4 times as I was stuck on level 6. So, if you are playing it for single player, it is quite fun granted that you backup your tournament files. Hot-seat is fun for multiple players on the same computer only because you can add computer players in addition to having human players. It just doesn't make sense why they didn't implement the same for network games so you don't need to crowd everyone around one monitor.

Great Game [Posted on 2007-05-12]
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.

Classic game, yet very questionable AI. [Posted on 2008-04-20]
Like all great classic games, Risk is challenging and addictive. But even though this game comes with an excellent graphics and many customizable elements, its AI is extremeley questionable. I've played countless games where the computer rolls 4's or higher 70% of the time, while my 4's or higher barely reach even 40%. I've also seen the computer conquer territories with an army half its size and only two or three losses (the AI just conquered my entire continent of South America, which I had garrisoned with 21 battalions, with an army of 12 and only two losses). These bots seem to have no notable skills other than cheating on their rolls. If it weren't for the questionable dice, any intermediate player could probably win the default classic match almost all of the time.

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