Risk: Global Domination

When you play this game it seems you are playing with a bunch of stoned people. I agree that the AI is dumb as a doornail, but the voice acting is so comical that it makes me laugh every time I play it. All the characters seem 2 be on some kind od drug & they play or say the most random things. The gameplay is ok, but the best part of this game is laughing at the computer AI 4 their stupid moves & taunts. If you are a true serious Risk fan forget this game, however if you like 2 play games just 2 make fun of them this is the one 4 you!

I stayed away from the board game due 2 the time it took 2 play a game as well as finding other people who had that much time. The video game really speads it up & it is always fun 2 destroy Napolean.

Unlike other people, my so called "dreaded" blue disk has never failed. And there are more than one map; try, five or six maps, once you've unlokced them all. The pargment map is the best, & looks the most real. You can speed the game or keep a close watch at the process of all the battles. Although the AI are programmed 2 do the same thing, you can change the outcomes by mixing the generals & levels of each one. The Game of Risk also offers many uniforms, but has no MExican General or uniform, which has been somewhat dissappointing 2 me, personally. Overall, this version of the famous game of Risk is one of the best 2 reach the stores.

I love risk. I had the EGA pc game years ago & enjoyed it, but the computer players rarely did anything remotely appearing like a strategy & were just plain stupid. Enter Risk: Global Domination. I figure it has been at least 15 years since I played the old EGA Risk. Certainly, the AI has got 2 be better now & the computer opponents would put up a good fight. I mean computers are beating chess masters now. How friggin' hard would it be 2 make a decent AI opponent in Risk? Well, apparently it is just too hard. The computer opponents are, in a word, LAME!. They appear 2 attack at random. They never attempt 2 protect territories/continents they've taken. They employ absolutely no strategy at all other than an apparent desire 2 lose every game. The makers of this game spent too much time on graphics, sounds, pretty dice, & fancy boards. They should have spent more time on developing an engine that would make it a challenge 2 play. I'd be happy with the graphics I got with my first computer (a Tandy 1000 in 1985) if that's what it would take 2 not have 2 play a bunch of monkeys.

The game is quite fun but playing against the computer can get very boring. The computer is programmed 2 play a certain way which makes it very predictable. For example, if you take control of the continent, one or more of the other five opponents controlled by the computer will automatically attack you 2 stop your hold. Also, the computer is programmed so that it often makes very stupid moves. For instance, if an opponent gets weak, then a computerized opponent rarely attempts 2 take him over. Hence, the key 2 winning the game is by keeping your eye out 4 weak opponents & taking them over. Occupying a continent will usually hurt your more than help you.

To conclude, the game is fun at first but as you learn how the computerized game system plays, it becomes boring & predictable. Playing against other people is much more fun.

Risk brings the classic board game 2 astonishing life. Fill the shoes of a great general, & use your tactical skills 2 conquer the world! Leave the politics behind & take the world by force!