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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Star Trek Away Team whisked away several great hours!, 27 Feb 2005
I got this not too long ago as I have been picking up several games I missed years ago. When I saw the box and realized this was a multi-character team based game (not a first/third person shooter) I was not that excited, until I installed it...What resulted was a great adventure. You are in charge of the Away Team as you undertake unconventional missions under the Starfleet radar (and of course, try to save the universe). You have a bunch of well-balanced characters to choose from on your missions. You can operate up to 5-6 characters, clicking on their face and activating their special objects. The interface was very easy to handle and you get the bonus of Data and Worf. I had never played this kind of game before, so perhaps that's why I think it's so cool. If you're a Star Trek fan you might like this more than the average player as they might find it a bit weak... but I didn't. You soon learn what tactics work (and which ones don't). Hint: Save often and come up with a numbering scheme or something to keep track of your saves as you'll very quickly come up with a long list if you save often like I do! This is not very cinematic-heavy, so if you're into that sort of thing this might seem a bit low on that. Many missions offer different ways to complete them, they get progressively harder, and your game can be completely different depending on what team you pick (I'm replaying it with different team members). Each character has their own set of dialogue which can be rather amusing. Hint: If you think you've picked the wrong team restart the mission, you'll save yourself a headache! The difficulty levels come in 'Easy' or 'Normal'. I think it should have another harder difficulty level (especially for replay value) but the Normal level allows you to play and strategize but still have fun. (For example, I'm trying Commandos right now, very similar, but much harder and has ME swearing like a trooper...not always the best form of relaxation!). However, if you like super intricate difficult games you probably won't find this so interesting. The low-down is: If you want an older game that will run smoothly, not take up too much space, help ease the ST game cravings, and be fun to boot you'll probably like this (and it's dead cheap! I got mine to run on XP with no problems!) If you're new to this sort of game genre and want a kind introduction this is a good start...if you're a hardened veteran you might want to find something a bit more tough and trying...
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