Best Console Version of RISK?

[racketboy]

RISK is probably one of my favorite board games, but I don't get to play it very often.
Is there any console versions of the game that do the "real thing" justice and are relatively easy to play?

[fastbilly1]

Every version I have played has had some bad AI problems. But out of them all I would probably go with the Genesis version. It may not be the best but it has a neat alternative battle view. If pc versions are cool, Risk 2 is your best bet.

However once I was introduced to the Command and Colours system for war board games, I have not gone back to play Risk. Memoir 44 for WWII and Battlelore for Fantasy/Hundred Years War.

Actually now that I think about it, there might be a VASL plugin for Risk. Let me check.

Ammenduem - Actually you can play it on VASSAL, VASL is the straight up ASL version. To explain what all these acronyms mean:
ASL is Advanced Squad Leader - what many consider the be all end all wargame
VASL is Virtual Advanced Squad Leader - ASL online
VASSAL is simply the program that has grown from VASL - I honestly cant tell you what it means I have forgotten. However it allows both real time and Play By Email (PBM) gameplay for most of the games you can play in it.

For more information you can ask or go here:
VASSAL:
http://www.vassalengine.org/community/index.php
Memoir 44:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/10630
Combat Candyland:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/157002
ASL:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/243

[rsn9910]

I only know two, but there's probably thousands more.

There was a RISK for Playstation 1, my roommates used to play it for hours on end back in the day:
http://psx.ign.com/objects/003/003850.html
EDIT: an actual review is here http://www.gamespot.com/ps/puzzle/risk/review.html

If computer is ok, there was a really nice version on the Amiga called Amber:
http://hol.abime.net/3501

[aaron]

the ps2 version allows online play. dunno how many people would be on, haha.

[D.D.D.]

I never played any console version but the one in the Mac labs at school was pretty damn fun.

[Ivo]

with a PC version.

I don't know of any good ones, but there must be many.

EDIT: Try getting "Risk II" by "Deep red games". It's made in 2000 and I can't find it for sale, so I'd say it counts as abandonware... Maybe you can find it somewhere.

Ivo.