The software I downloaded is Risk. It is the java version of the classic strategic board game. The goal of the game is to control all the territories by taking over territories from other players. This game employs a simple map format, supports 1 to multiple players, allows network play and works in all Operating Systems that have java 1.4 or higher.
It fulfills the first Prime Directive by providing every features you can find in a typical Risk board game. Moreover, while you need at least two players to start the board game, this java version allows the user to play against the computer so that anyone can literally play Risk anytime alone. Also, there is the convenient Save and Load function so that users can save their unfinished game and play again at another time. However, it can improve on the Save function as it takes a long time to save a game. Other than that, it has done a great job in fulfilling the first Prime Directive.
The second Prime Directive is satisfied to some extent. For experienced users, the installation would be easy for them as it only requires the usual downloading procedure: download the zip file, unzip it and run the program. However, for new users, they may find themselves at a lack of help as the readme file is not very useful without much information on installation. Upon unzipping the file, new users would likely to be lost in the long list of files to find the executable Jar file. This problem could have been improved by renaming the executable file as “run”.
Finally, for the third Prime Directive, it is also partially satisfied. A zip file of the source codes comes along with the download package so anyone can access and modify them. However, not all files contain detailed documentation which makes it difficult to follow the code. I can imagine it would take me some time to understand and eventually modify the code.
All in all, this game is well-written with a user-friendly interface. I enjoyed the game! I trust anyone should catch on to the game easily and have fun with it! Below are some screenshots from Risk:
It fulfills the first Prime Directive by providing every features you can find in a typical Risk board game. Moreover, while you need at least two players to start the board game, this java version allows the user to play against the computer so that anyone can literally play Risk anytime alone. Also, there is the convenient Save and Load function so that users can save their unfinished game and play again at another time. However, it can improve on the Save function as it takes a long time to save a game. Other than that, it has done a great job in fulfilling the first Prime Directive.
The second Prime Directive is satisfied to some extent. For experienced users, the installation would be easy for them as it only requires the usual downloading procedure: download the zip file, unzip it and run the program. However, for new users, they may find themselves at a lack of help as the readme file is not very useful without much information on installation. Upon unzipping the file, new users would likely to be lost in the long list of files to find the executable Jar file. This problem could have been improved by renaming the executable file as “run”.
Finally, for the third Prime Directive, it is also partially satisfied. A zip file of the source codes comes along with the download package so anyone can access and modify them. However, not all files contain detailed documentation which makes it difficult to follow the code. I can imagine it would take me some time to understand and eventually modify the code.
All in all, this game is well-written with a user-friendly interface. I enjoyed the game! I trust anyone should catch on to the game easily and have fun with it! Below are some screenshots from Risk:
the map
Roll the dice to determine whether an attack is successful
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