Risk (1988 video game)

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Risk
Developer(s) Gang of Five
Sculptured Software
Runecraft
Zoë Mode
Publisher(s) Virgin Interactive
Parker Brothers
Electronic Arts
Ubisoft
Platform(s) Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, DOS, iOS, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Sega Genesis, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360, Xbox One
ReleaseCommodore 64
Mac OS
Amiga
Sega Genesis
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation
  • EU: December 1997
  • NA: May 31, 1998
Windows Mobile
  • NA: February 28, 2009
BlackBerry
  • NA: August 20, 2009
iOS
  • NA: July 16, 2010
PlayStation 4 & Xbox One
  • WW: February 3, 2015
PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
  • WW: April 29, 2015
Genre(s) Turn-based strategy
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Risk is a turn-based strategy video game based on the board game of the same name.

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Gameplay

The player can select as many as five computer opponents. The player can play either the British or American version of the game, including the extra armies cards. [2]

Reception

Computer Gaming World stated that while the computer version offered the convenience of an automated opponent for solitary players, the board game would likely be more fun for most because they would not have to crowd around the computer, which could not easily display the entire world at once. [3]

The game was reviewed in 1990 in Dragon #156 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Risk". GameSpot . Archived from the original on June 5, 1997. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (April 1990). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (156): 89–95.
  3. ↑ Wilson, David M. (October 1989). "Risky Business". Computer Gaming World. p. 55.
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