Risk | |
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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 |
Release | Commodore 64
Windows Mobile
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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.
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. [1]
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. [2]
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. [1]
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