 In "Computer Gaming World", Ken Brown wrote that "Risk II" "delivers enough gameplay and play options to satisfy just about anyone".However, he criticized the balance of its Same Time mode, which he argued favored attackers.Jim Cobb of "Computer Games Strategy Plus" raved that "Risk II"s designers had "infused the classic game with enough variations, options and graphics to make it seem like a new experience to even the most hardened die-thrower."