Risk has always been my favorite board game ever since I first played it back in the early 80s. The game of world conquest is the perfect combination of strategy and luck that provides endless entertainment. However, there's one drawback to it. My biggest problem was always finding someone to play with. When you win too often, suckers...er...other players become hard to find. *grin*
Enter Risk on the Sega Genesis. Finally I could get my Risk fix without finding victims. That's the beauty of it. However, as great an option that this presents, it also creates problems if the AI is not up to par. Fortunately, the AI in Sega's Risk is fairly competent and challenging. But the problem is that you do lose some of the experience when you play the computer. No matter how good the AI, there's still something to be said for the human mind's ability to make the game more interesting. But that's not too big a complaint here.
Risk for the Sega Genesis is well done. It's the game you expect as well as some bells and whistles to make it a bit different as well. Some of these are annoying, like the combat graphics, but thankfully there's a toggle on them too. Is Risk a faithful reproduction though?
The answer is yes. Risk for the Sega Genesis is as satisfying as Risk the board game. Whether you play against another player or against the computer, you get the experience you'd expect, though player-versus-player isn't probably isn't the reason to buy this game (if you've got other players, play the real thing I always say). It's not a perfect game only because it's a translation of a board game which means the potential of the Genesis really isn't utilized. You're always left with a feeling that the game is somehow empty because the simplicity of the board game is reproduced so well. But that's not a reflection of what is presented. Risk for the Sega Genesis is a solid translation and a good buy, especially now when it sells for practically nothing on eBay. If you love the board game, the Sega version is great when you can't find others to play against.
Risk has always been my favorite board game ever since I first played it back in the early 80s. The game of world conquest is the perfect combination of strategy and luck that provides endless entertainment. However, there's one drawback to it. My biggest problem was always finding someone to play with. When you win too often, suckers...er...other players become hard to find. *grin*
Enter Risk on the Sega Genesis. Finally I could get my Risk fix without finding victims. That's the beauty of it. However, as great an option that this presents, it also creates problems if the AI is not up to par. Fortunately, the AI in Sega's Risk is fairly competent and challenging. But the problem is that you do lose some of the experience when you play the computer. No matter how good the AI, there's still something to be said for the human mind's ability to make the game more interesting. But that's not too big a complaint here.
Risk for the Sega Genesis is well done. It's the game you expect as well as some bells and whistles to make it a bit different as well. Some of these are annoying, like the combat graphics, but thankfully there's a toggle on them too. Is Risk a faithful reproduction though?
The answer is yes. Risk for the Sega Genesis is as satisfying as Risk the board game. Whether you play against another player or against the computer, you get the experience you'd expect, though player-versus-player isn't probably isn't the reason to buy this game (if you've got other players, play the real thing I always say). It's not a perfect game only because it's a translation of a board game which means the potential of the Genesis really isn't utilized. You're always left with a feeling that the game is somehow empty because the simplicity of the board game is reproduced so well. But that's not a reflection of what is presented. Risk for the Sega Genesis is a solid translation and a good buy, especially now when it sells for practically nothing on eBay. If you love the board game, the Sega version is great when you can't find others to play against. 
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