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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
ok at best, but not the worst, 27 Dec 2006
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
first off, i'm a trekker, so trek games always excite me when i hear a new one is coming out. this game had a lot of hype, so i expected something huge when i first put the disc into my console.
now, the pc version has been slammed pretty hard, thats why i opted for the console version, it sounded like the safer option, since i had a terrible let down for the PS2 Encounters game ( i have a review about how bad it was, if anyone is interested) and couldn't handle two bad trek games in one week.
this game is the best console trek game i have played ever. yes, i know it has a few flaws, but overall, i'm impressed. the graphics are good, the sound fx are authentic and i like the voice overs of the captains.
the downside is that the camera IS very tricky to get used to, like the previous reviewer mentioned. all it takes is practice though.
also, the ships do handle a bit sluggish, but come on people, these are starships 500+ meters in length. huge things should FEEL huge, no? this isn't shuttle craft wars after all.
i can understand why the PC guys feel cheated. without a good pad, this game will be unplayable it think. the joysticks are essential.
overall, though, i like this, and since there are hordes of FPS games out there and on the horizon, this game is a nice refreshing alternative. besides, if you really think this game is complicated, try Starfleet Acadamy on the pc. now THAT is a tough game to play.
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent graphics, takes some skill though., 21 Dec 2006
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
I didn't give this game the full 5 stars becuase there is one thing I find really difficult, the control of the star ships is tricky. Being set in space you are able to move in 3 dimension, this makes it difficult when trying to target an enemy ship (and there are a lot of them), I also only found out after a while of going from full stop to full impulse that you could select speeds inbetween allowing the ship to me more manouverable. Its fun to go to warp though and see all the stars fly by.
The graphics are incredible, the ships themselves are highly detailed, especially the effect of the shields, the stars and planets move how you would expect, though I have not seen any signs that they move in orbit. All the sounds seem authentic to the TV shows, the voices of the captains are provided by the actors themselves adding a greater level of realism.
This game is a must for anyone who like Star Trek or Sci-Fi in general (being the only sci-fi game currently available) most watchers of star trek have dreamed of being the captain of the enterprise, and now you can, through three generations!!
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Charging all power to phasers captain!, 8 April 2007
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
I myself am not a trekkie, i used to watch the shows when i was younger (voyager being my favourite)but when that had finished didn't really care for the new Series. But when i heard that this was coming out on 360 it brought back all my childhood dreams of taken on the borg in voyager. So anyway back to the game,it is very very awesome. flying all your favourite ships from all the shows and more. When they said that it has 60 ships they weren't kidding, although you may like myself find that you will play as the federation during skirmish. Graphically it isn't as next next-gen as other games out and i think that the xbox would have been able to handle this, but it still looks very authentic. It has all the voices from the captains are in here, although the first captain in the campaign sounds like his just reading the lines of the script, not really putting any drama into it, but still spot on. As for the SFX these don't dissapoint with the sound of your engines coming online or powering up the phasers and of cause warpping, although there is a problem, i'm not sure if it was just my copy or all of them but theres a gilch where when you are in a dogfight and the enemy ship is destroyed or if you warp away as it's doing then the phaser sound keeps on going on one ship until it fires again.
I haven't really played the campaign that much but from what i've played it seems alright but not really a challange for the average gamer. as for the skirmish this is very cool. The best moment i've had was when i first played it i didn't really know what i was doing so i started moving towards a nebula and as i was moving i saw a cube shapped object come towards me out of the nebula.
So what do i give it:
GRAPHIC: 8.5/10 not really next-gen but still impressive.
SOUND: 8.0/10 got every spot on although the sound proble and the
archer voice drops it
LIFE-SPAN: 8.9/10 I can see myself playing this for a while
GAME-PLAY: 8.1/10 The controls take some getting used to and after each
skirmish/multiplayer match you have to change all the
settings again which gets annoying
CLOSING COMMENT: if you wanted to always fly the ships seen in the show
then this is a game deffo for you, but i would buy it
cheap. If they also made the maps bigger and had more
players in the skirmish/multiplayer then this game may
have doninated xbox Live.
FINAL SCORE:8.7/10
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