Risk II
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| Developer(s) | Deep Red Games |
| Publisher(s) | Hasbro Interactive |
| Version | 1.01u (United States). 1.01e (European) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh |
| Release date | NA March 22, 2000 |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy, Grand strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | America ESRB: Everyone (E) |
| Media | CD (1) |
| System requirements | P166MHz, 32MB RAM, 4xCD-ROM, 2MB super VGA card, 60MB free disk space |
| Input methods | Keyboard, mouse |
Risk II is the official computer and online version of the classic board game Risk. Risk II was developed by MicroProse, designed by Deep Red and published by Hasbro Interactive in 2000. The graphics and sound far surpassed previous computer versions of the game.
In addition to the classic board game style of play, Risk II introduced new modes including a single-player tournament and a totally new concept called SameTime, in which turns are taken simultaneously by all players. Up to eight players can play, in any combination of human and computer opponents (as long as at least one player is human). Available computer opponents are an assortment of 17th and 18th century generals: Campbell, MacKenzie, Wellington, Bonaparte, Marmont, Barbacena, D'Erlon, Maransin, Solignac, Sherbrooke, Aubert, Spencer, Taupin, Freire, Vauban, and Baird. Each computer opponent has a different style of attack and a different reliability in honoring alliances.
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[edit] Versions
Two versions of Risk II were developed: the U.S. version (v1.01u) and the European version (v1.01e). This was necessary because the board game rules actually differ slightly based on where the game is played. In the U.S. version, the "trade-on-the-fly rule," which forces a player to trade cards in the middle of a turn if he or she has more than the 5-card maximum, is in effect. In the European version, there is no "trade-on-the-fly". There is also a difference in the options a player has when rolling dice to defend a territory with two battalions. In the European version of Risk II a player may only roll one die while in the US version a player may choose to roll two dice or one die (to defend with either one or two battalions). The two versions of Risk II are however, completely compatible with each other when used in multi-player games online or across a network. Whichever version is installed by the host of the game is the version that will be used for each player. In the classic board game Risk, the U.S. version uses ascending card trade-in values (4 additional reinforcements, then 6,8,10,12,15,20,25,...), while the European version uses set card trade-in values (Infantry-4, Calvalry-6, Cannon-8, One of each-10). In Risk II, both versions have the option of using ascending or set trade-in values, and also an additional option of ascending by one (4,5,6...), which is a compromise between ascending and set.
[edit] Online Play
Originally the MSN Gaming Zone supported free online play for Risk II ceased support of the game on January 31, 2006[1] Now players must use other internet gaming services in order to play Risk II over the internet. One popular Windows client is War Zone. GameRanger is currently the only service for Macintosh which supports Risk II.
