It's exactly what it looks like, for better or worse. It is easy on the eyes, though, so I'm giving it a point for that. Since I think the game that this map is faithfully emulating should be the standard against which all other games here should be measured, I start with a '5' for all such "emulations" and add points for style.
Since this is the basic map a rating on game-play would be pointless, so I'm rating the graphical implementation. If I could do half stars it would get 7.5. It's better than Good, but not quite Great. =]
I'd say this board is perfect because it's much like how a board for RISK should look with clean graphics, simple yet fun cards, and the colors and continent bonuses won't overwhelm new-to-RISK-players.