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Summary: Soldier of Fortune in Space
Review: I recieved my pre ordered copy of STV Elite force today and I have already played through the game. I will share some of my impressions with you.The story is fairly entertaining, though the gameplay doesn't let you do anything but exactly what you are supposed to. You cannot just wander around the ship and explore except for a few rooms at a time. The level of detail missing is fairly disappointing. The enemies nearly always shoot for you, even when there are other crew members in your team. The enemies are very stupid and easy to kill most of the time. The maps leave no room for error in navigation. You are directed to the next phase of the map because that is the only way you can go. This gets old after a while. Some of the exits from the rooms are frustratingly hard to figure out, which is not only boring in my opinion, but also takes away from the enjoyment of the game by drawing out the mission unnecessarily. The weapons are ok, pretty standard first person shooter fare. Some of the voices are badly done. Seven of Nine's voice especially. It doesn't even sound like the actor that plays her in the TV show most of the time. I have my doubts she did the voice for the game. If you have played Soldier of Fortune, also by Activision, this game will not be all that exciting. The characters in the game move exactly like they do in SOF. Dying Borg do that silly spinning fall just like the guys in SOF did. They could have at least done some animation work that was original in this game. Neelix is way too tall and looks dumb. The levels and savegames are frustratingly slow to load. A loading image comes up in the lower left hand side of the screen and just doesn't seem to go very fast (I'm running a P3 500 with 128mb of Ram and a 32mb video card in case you wondered). The scenes in between the gameplay are pretty well done but tend to be drawn out and uninformative at times. All things considered this is a 'just ok' game. If you have played SOF you will find this fairly similar and not quite as fun probably. If you haven't played SOF then you should, and not this because SOF is more fun. If you are a Trekkie looking for some interaction (though basic and very juvenille) you will find some here and thus probably like this game just from the fantasy aspect. If you just like killing computer conrolled enemies and are looking for a fairly mindless shooting game this is your baby. Two stars because, like I said, this is Soldier of Fortune in space.
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Summary: It's all in the details.
Review: Whether you are a Star Trek fan, you'll enjoy this game, but what really impressed me about it were the details, and these will be lost on you if you are not a die-hard fan of Star Trek (e.g., you not only know there was an animated series after the original 80 episodes were aired, but you watched every one of them!). When you get on the Scavanger ship, you are actually seeing the ship from the original show, and they got everything right (red steel mesh, the funky 3-d chess board, the uniforms, etc.). The Dreadnaught ship is more or less right out of the episode the Doomsday Machine, aired back in '67. And the whole plot of the Etherians is very much a Star Trek device. Don't get me wrong -- there's more than just nostalgia in this game. It is full of heart-pumping action, and there are also some very clever visual puzzles. I did not love the final section of the game, when it fell into a rather derivative "kill all until you find the boss" repetitive loop, but hey, how else could it end? It's a great game. Oh, and the holodeck matches spliced in between the missions are top notch. Really, this is a fantastic game, worthy every penny, worth every minute of your time. - SJW
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Summary: Not only the best Star Trek game ever...
Review: ...but also and amazing FPS game on its own! I have played through the demo dozens of times, and if the rest of the game is even just half as good as the demo is (and from what I've seen it looks to be even better than what was in the demo) then you will not dissapointed! This is also one of the most beautiful games available. It makes incredible use of the Quake 3 Arena graphics engine. Believe me, at 2048x1536x32 with all options on full, this is the best looking game I have ever seen, and it looks great at the lower resolutions too! The gameplay is simply amazing, making use of interactive scripted sequences, with multiple outcomes depending on what you do! The use of your teammates where they are availible is very well done, with them doing there job without any direction from you - No more having to try get them to just the right spot so that they will do what is needed. I rank this game up with Half-Life for how good it is, and it is probably the best FPS released since Half-Life. If you are still not convinced, download the demo - it is about 100mb, but it is worth it, trust me (though it is a tad short).
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Summary: Excellent game - But be wary of the high requirements
Review: This is truly one the best Star Trek games ever made. Graphics, sound, and realistic gameplay are what make this game well worth every penny. However, I suggest that you carefully consider the requirements for running this game. Having the minimum requirements just doesn't do the game justice. You really need at least double the minimum requirements to enjoy this game fully.
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Summary: an interesting idea for an action game
Review: may trekkkers waited for an action game with startrek characters, now thei prays have been answered, the good points are 1-you get to fight borg in 1st person 2-you get to fight with seven 3-you get to see voyager and lots of alien shipps and planets 4-you get to use cool startrek weapons 5-from activision, which also brought us quake 2 and 3, soldier of fortune, and battlezone 1,2
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Summary: Good, but nothing original
Review: I downloaded the 115 meg demo as soon as I found it was available, eager to discover if Activision had succussfully accomplished what I had suspected about this title - the first good Star Trek game. I believe from playing the demo that they have finally done this, however, apart from the ST genre, it's nothing new. What it does have that UT and Q3A lack is a single-player plot, which I think is the best part of ST:EF. The borg are very well done and the atmosphere in the small playable sliver of single-player mode could not have been done better. Cut scenes are done within the game's engine rather than having been done by actors, which keeps the game seamless. There's really nothing here for non-Star Trek fans, which is a real shame. ST:EF has all the usual components: Deathmatch, CTF, and team play (of which only deathmatch is playable in the demo), but it doesn't introduce anything new. This was one of UT's strengths. UT had several play modes that were new twists on the well-established and tired deathmatch/ctf arena. It has always amazed me that the addictive spirit in the concept of Star Trek has never been successfully reproduced in a game. I'm still waiting for someone to introduce one in which you can explore space, interact with people on the ship, freely travel the ship and other locations. Maybe if they ever make a Star Trek EverQuest clone, this would be accomplished. The real downfall that annoys me most is the AI in the multiplayer mode. I am a HUGE fan of FPS and I have never seen bots move like the computer-controlled players in this game. Their movements are choppy, random, and 3 times faster than any movement you can make yourself with your character. In Q3A or UT, an enemy might run down a hallway, stop, look around or shoot, then turn and run some more. In ST:EF, an enemy would run down a hallway bobbing from left to right in erratic, super-fast fashion making for a quick head-ache. If I buy this game, I'll buy it for the single-player mode which has me highly impressed. However, I won't rush to the stores as soon as it releases and once I have it, I won't be in a hurry to introduce it in a LAN party. After playing the demo for DS9: the Fallen, however, I cannot wait for that one to release!
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Summary: Not Close and Thus No Cigar
Review: Here's a review [of the demo] for non-trekkies: MUSIC: LAME-O/non-existent. Too bad they didn't license the show's music and theme--big mistake. The soundtrack as it stands is nothing more than some quirky, slow elevator music and completely non dynamic. Blah! LEVELS: Way too short. INTERACTIVITY: If you expect SOF's interactivity (i.e. blowing apart stuff), forget it. Your weapons will leave scorch marks, but you can't blow apart consoles or anything else! And then there's some team members. You can't give them orders or anything. For a game hyped as having dynamic elements, this is a strange and HUGE omission. Insofar as the dynamic elements go, big deal! Ex.: Crewman screams for help. Either you press button on console or he (and possibly you) die. Choosing either choice A or B isn't a big step in the non-linear direction. The impact of your choices are also very minimal. CHARACTER MODEL: Raven must have used some actions figures for motion capture. All the characters in the game swivel on their waist like one of those's Mego action figures--very funny looking. 7o'9 has the posture of a hunchback when she's at her console--very weird looking. GRAPHICS: Good, but look at what G.o.D. did with the QA3 engine with FAKK2--very impressive and spectacular additions. EF doesn't really improve on QA3 (which isn't bad in itself really). SOUND: Yeah, it has authentic sounds, but they get very dull after awhile. There's basically no ambient sounds or noise. A nice touch would have been some sounds (or mutters) from crewmen as you approached them, but no..... ST:EF breaks no new ground in the FPS genre. It definitely is not the best SCI-FI shooter around. Its graphics are a lot prettier than Jedi Knights, but graphics aside, Star Wars tops Star Trek as usual....Truth hurts, huh?
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Summary: ITS worth triple the price
Review: I first read a review about this game and found out that it used the quake 3 engine so when i got the chance i downloaded the 115 meg demo. it was worth the 7 hours. this game is sooo much better then any other star trek game. in my opinion its better the any FPS game i ever played including Quake 3 and unreal tornament. i loved this game becouse you can fight the borg interact with the crew do things that will change the outcome of the game and the last one wich i love the most is that u can almost full explore voyager itself every room is made to mach the show its vary detailed. once i get the money i am preordering it becouse its a game wich i just have to have. PLUS it also got a Quake three multiplayer game wich has all the featurs of quake three. i just cant see aything wrong with this game if u are not a star trek fan and like FPS u should still buy this game beouse its so good from a scale from 1 to 100 i would give it a 99.9 i did not give it a perfect score becouse sevon of nine does not do her charectors voice. ow and if Quake 3 runs well on your computer so will this game i recomend a 350 with 3d card (althought it wont work with a voodoo2 dont know y) and 96 or 128 megs pc 100 ram. and if the game fumps there is a vary helpfull video configer wih can help stop the game from jumping by sacrificing some nice effects i found this vary convinent.
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: This game is the best Sci-Fi action shooter EVER. This game is much better than any of the other star trek games. This game makes you feel like your in an actual mission from the show. They have the real voices from the the actual cast. I think this game is better than games like Quake because you can interact with crew, use control panels, change the outcome of what happends, etc. This is a must for any Star Trek fan.
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Summary: My God!
Review: What I saw when I played the demo was amazing! The graphics were amazing and the models are so very accurate. In the demo you get to fight the Borg on a cube and try to rescue some teammates. The AI is very smart and acts the way it's supposed to...like the Borg don't attack you unless they consider you a threat. I'm going to get this game the moment it comes out. I suggest that action fans and Star Trek fans get this game...it'll be worth your money.
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