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Risk: Factions
Risk: Factions was a downloadable video game for Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service, PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network, and Windows computers through Steam. The game was announced on January 12, 2010 for Xbox 360, December 21, 2010 for PlayStation 3, and March 8, 2011 for Windows. Based on Hasbro's popular board game Risk, the game featured both single player and online modes of play.
In addition to the brand new Factions game variation, Risk: Factions also features a Classic game variation derived directly from the 2008 Risk rule set. Players race to complete three objectives while retaining control of their capitals to win the game. Alternatively, a player may opt to have all the opponents eliminated for a domination victory. The game is played by 2 to 5 players, depending on the size of the map. For example, the classic World map is available for a 3-to-5-player game.
The features exclusive to the Factions game variation are overkills and terrain features. Overkills are awarded by rolling two or three sixes. If a player rolls two sixes, he destroys twice as many units as he would normally. If a player rolls three sixes, he destroys all the opponent's units in the current battle. Some maps have special terrain features like the volcano, which can erupt and kill all units but one in surrounding territories, or the temple, which allows the player controlling it to convert an opponent-controlled territory of his choice and all units within it to his color.
The Factions game variation also includes a single player campaign, divided into 5 chapters. In each chapter, the player will get to play as one of the five factions, and completing a chapter unlocks maps for custom games and multiplayer.
In the Factions game variation, it is possible for a player to gain the ability to use up to a fourth die when attacking and/or a third die when defending. This, along with the overkill and super-overkill features, makes the probabilities of winning battles different from the original Risk board game rules. Below is a table summarizing the dice probabilities for the factions game type:
Risk: Factions received generally favourable reviews upon release, with a Metacritic average of 77%.
Destructoid praised the developer for not just making a copy of the traditional board game with the console version. The reviewer said: "Clearly a lot of time was put into making sure Factions not only overflowed with personality, but was also able to capture the interest of new players. I can't recommend this game enough, especially at such an affordable price."
1UP.com said that "while the factions aspect could have been fleshed out a bit more, the title still stands as a solid update to the game and a worthwhile purchase for strategy fans."
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Risk: Factions
Risk: Factions was a downloadable video game for Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service, PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network, and Windows computers through Steam. The game was announced on January 12, 2010 for Xbox 360, December 21, 2010 for PlayStation 3, and March 8, 2011 for Windows. Based on Hasbro's popular board game Risk, the game featured both single player and online modes of play.
In addition to the brand new Factions game variation, Risk: Factions also features a Classic game variation derived directly from the 2008 Risk rule set. Players race to complete three objectives while retaining control of their capitals to win the game. Alternatively, a player may opt to have all the opponents eliminated for a domination victory. The game is played by 2 to 5 players, depending on the size of the map. For example, the classic World map is available for a 3-to-5-player game.
The features exclusive to the Factions game variation are overkills and terrain features. Overkills are awarded by rolling two or three sixes. If a player rolls two sixes, he destroys twice as many units as he would normally. If a player rolls three sixes, he destroys all the opponent's units in the current battle. Some maps have special terrain features like the volcano, which can erupt and kill all units but one in surrounding territories, or the temple, which allows the player controlling it to convert an opponent-controlled territory of his choice and all units within it to his color.
The Factions game variation also includes a single player campaign, divided into 5 chapters. In each chapter, the player will get to play as one of the five factions, and completing a chapter unlocks maps for custom games and multiplayer.
In the Factions game variation, it is possible for a player to gain the ability to use up to a fourth die when attacking and/or a third die when defending. This, along with the overkill and super-overkill features, makes the probabilities of winning battles different from the original Risk board game rules. Below is a table summarizing the dice probabilities for the factions game type:
Risk: Factions received generally favourable reviews upon release, with a Metacritic average of 77%.
Destructoid praised the developer for not just making a copy of the traditional board game with the console version. The reviewer said: "Clearly a lot of time was put into making sure Factions not only overflowed with personality, but was also able to capture the interest of new players. I can't recommend this game enough, especially at such an affordable price."
1UP.com said that "while the factions aspect could have been fleshed out a bit more, the title still stands as a solid update to the game and a worthwhile purchase for strategy fans."