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Summary: It would have been so great...
Review: _This was a great FPS game, by any standard. It's not just a shoot-em-up, it's part puzzle-solver too. The weapons and gameplay are excellent. The controls are a bit awkward, but that couldn't be avoided.
_My only problem with this game is that after getting very far into the game, I encountered a glitch that wouldn't allow me to proceed further into it. The game just ends there, or might as well have. Unfortuantely, I saved the game just after the glitch was irreversible. What happens is that at one point, you arm up to defend Voyager from harvesters, run out into a hallway, and the man in front of you gets blown up by an explosion in the side of a bulkhead, where the enemy then starts flooding in from. However, in my save file, the bulkhead never explodes, and the guy just stands there like an idiot (I spent hours trying to get this all to work). So, according to the in-game clock, I wasted 11 hours and can't win the game. So why bother starting again? Frankly, I don't have the patience.
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Summary: follow-up review
Review: This 1st-person-shooter game has you taking on the role of Alexander Munro (or the lovely Alexandra) an ensign aboard Star Trek's USS Voyager. When Voyager was catapulted into a distant corner of the galaxy ' far beyond any hope of reinforcements ' Tuvok, the ship's executive officer, formed the Hazard Team, an elite corps of Starfleet commandos capable of facing any threat. Armed with a variety of weapons and trained to operate equipment on any alien starship, the team stands ready against whatever the Delta Quadrant can throw at it. Unfortunately, Munro is a bit too impulsive (as s/he proves at the end of the first level), and stands to be kicked off the team. Instead, fate intervenes and the team is forced to take Munro along when the ship is snared by an alien ship and brought through an 'iso-dimensional' rift into a vast graveyard of other alien ships. With Voyager too severely damaged and drained of power to escape, the Hazard Team is pressed into duty - boarding other ships in a desperate attempt to learn the secret of the aliens that hijacked their ship, and to find the means to escape. The game relies on both alien races both familiar (Klingon, Malon, Hirogen and Borg) and new. The levels aren't too long or complicated, and a tight storyline beautifully keeps the game running. Between the missions is a mix of cut-scenes (using the game engine, ala JK2) and interactive scenes in which you prowl the halls and lounges of the Voyager and mingle with its crew. There's a lot to love and to be disappointed with in this game, which is nevertheless the king of Trek games (at least until EF2 debuts later this year). Level design is a mixed bag of great and bad ' with my clear favorite being the Scavenger ship, a huge space station composed of salvaged starships like a Klingon Warbird and an early 23rd century Constitution class starship (that level excels because it's such a mishmash that you never know what you're going to see next). The game wisely starts its action aboard an Etherian starship, whose wondrous insides resemble less that of a space-going vessel than an acid trip. Unfortunately, those are the early levels. The game maintains its edge with an infiltration mission on a Borg cube, only to lose it afterwards, when you find you must infiltrate other alien ships manned by either sentry robots or the harvesters and reavers - vicious and robot-like aliens. The game also has a wonderful design engine that gives some of its non-player characters a wonderful individuality (whether it's your team mates or the aliens). However, that tool, embedded within the 'Icarus' engine, is barely relied on for the aliens ' and most of the aliens you'll meet are faceless and uninteresting hordes. (The exception being that set aboard the Scavenger ship ' where we hear Klingons complaining about their food, Hirogen discussing their latest hunts and humans playing an unending game of 3-D chess). Gameplay is hampered at all levels by the game's simplicity ' though lightyears past 'Wolfenstein' much of EF has you prowling the hostile corridors of enemy territory, pretty much blasting whoever you meet, and finding the exit. (Again, the Scavenger level is best because it's a stealth mission, requiring extra precision; even so, you spend so much time hiding, that you can't afford more than quick glimpses of the scenery). The designers probably felt like they could only make a game that was either a fragfest or a thinking man's RPG, and that we'd be grateful whenever it was both, for even a second. This is actually my second review of this game, though I had to do a follow-up after having played 'Jedi Knight 2' which is also based on the QIII Arena engine. Though older than JK2, Elite Force (EF) holds up pretty well. It's not as long as JK2 (you can easily finish the game in a week after playing a level a night) nor as difficult (the enemies aren't quite as overwhelming as in JK2, and the game relies on far less counterintuitive puzzles than that game). On the minus side, it's not as challenging and the simplistic game play gets annoying really quick (instead of puzzles, you have to locate control panels, which your PDA will ID on any alien ship, and throw their switches). There are two genuine boss-levels in the whole game, and maybe twice as many true frag-fests. Echoing the differences between the Trek and SW universes, EF probably sees itself more as a thinking-man's shooter, but won't make you think too hard. Though you won't need to be any kind of Trekkie to get through or even enjoy the game, fans will appreciate how the QIII engine renders their ship. I played this on my P4 (2Ghz) XP machine without any hick-ups. I haven't tried multi-player yet, but managed to get by without downloading the 20mb patch (which I eventually installed for the heck of it ' the only difference I've noticed is that Seven is actually voiced by Jeri Ryan). EF isn't as finicky about your choice of accelerator cards, accepting my S3 Savage4 card. In short, a great Trek game, and one not to be missed before 'Elite Force 2'.
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Summary: The joy!!
Review: Although I am not really big into first-person shooters, I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this game. The graphics are excellent, the game is stable, the story is interesting....and then we get to my favorite part....the "interaction", if you will, with the other Voyager crew-members. It is not every day that you get to single-handedly vaporize your favorite Voyager characters simply because they are so annoying. I am SO glad they allow this! Many games of this sort don't let you shoot your own team-members. (Even though you end up in the brig....if you have a good position you can hold them off for awhile and kill a whole heaping bunch before they take you down and the game ends.) I can hardly describe the joy and elation I felt when I fired granades into the galley and slaughtered many of the Voyager crew. I frequently killed Tuvok for being such a condescending know-it-all Sometimes I would fire my phaser at my team just enough to irritate them. (The lines they speak are really quite humorous.) Then I'd finish them off with a photon blast. They are such snobby individuals and they are also incompetent in the midst of the many fire-fights we encountered. My only complaint is that I haven't yet found an opportune moment to kill Janeway......well, maybe Elite Force 2 will afford me the chance!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is one of the few Star Trek games that really kicks butt. Ironically, its based on one of the less popular Star Trek series. You can add the expansion pack also so you can hear the few lines of dialogue Seven of Nine has as well as fix some bugs. Fighting the Borg is a creepy experience and the graphics are beautiful. Definately worth it until Elite Force II is available.
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Summary: Nice ...
Review: A good QIII based game... you are able to use phaser weapons and have the star trek actors talk to you... you also are able to save voyager may times over. its a great game and deserves more acclaim than it got.
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Summary: average kid
Review: unlike most of you reading this i am not that much of a star trek fan. however i still thought that this was a great game definetly worth the money. in my opinion its the most fun first person shooter you can find, except maybe the expansion or the second one, i haven't played those yet. but anyway, it does have an average "don't let the aliens take over" kind of plot but that doesn't really matter. the multiplayer alone is worth the money. if your into fast paced super fun action then you really should pick this one up. it's a keeper.
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Summary: THE BEST STAR TREK GAME YET!
Review: This game is incredible. Many people say that the loading time for this game is unbearable, but for me, I think of it as a way to recover from a massive battle with The Borg, or Hirogens, or whatever alien race you encounter in the game. The game begins with you as Ensign Munro, a cocky, second in command, officer who just wants to get into a battle. You start on a borg cube trying to rescue your team mates and recover "The Infinity Modulator." When you blow up the main cumputer console the cube blows up too with all your team mates on it. Then, you find yourself in the Voyager holodeck alive getting your butt chewed out by by Tuvok. Voyager is then attacked by a strange ship and transported to a ship graveyard with most of the main systems damaged and a dampening field keeping the systems down. The rest of the game is just trying to free the ship from the field and return on your journey home, with lots of fun stuff in between. The things you can do on this game are astounding as well. Weapons range from your own phaser to a robotic arc welding machine. The levels are vast with many aliens on board including The Borg, Species 8472, to Klingons, to even Hirogens. In betwwen missions you can explore Voyager by going to the holodeck, the mess hall, and even to your own room. There is a special treat added in. The Elite Force holomatch which allows you to set up a match between you and some other opponents and just blast away at them. That is one of my favorite parts of the game. My bottom line is: A fun filled EPISODE full of suprises around every corner. People who love Star Trek and people who don't will love this game, I guarantee it.
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Summary: The best Star Trek Game Out
Review: I am a long time voyager fan, I have every episode and every voyager book, so when i saw Voyager: Elite Force, i was one of the first people to go out and buy it last year. and i am glad that I did. It is without a doubt the best Star Trek game created. the graphics are slick, the levels are fun to play and the overall mission is one that really gets you involved in the game. It is linked to the hit TV show in more than one way. with chell trying to win Tuvok's respect and more. The original game is great, but the Xpansion Pack is just as good, it has a virtual voyager mission, a few new holodeck scenarios and adds a few new and interesting elements to the original game. In the original Game, Seven of Nine is played by someone else but Jeri finally decided to do the vioceovers and there is a patch in the Xpansion Pack. You should have a 800mhZ minimum processor with at least a good graphics card, 256mb RAM minimum and a good 5.1 sound setup to fully appreciate the game though. If you like watching Voyager or want to get a good startrek game, buy Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force. You will not regret it. Live long and prosper!
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Summary: Great Game !!!
Review: It's a great adventure game with really cool guns and tons of cool levels, I reccomend this game to anyone.
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Summary: This is a very well put together game.
Review: It is like you are om the star ship Voyager actually talking with every one. You like what Seven Of Nine says, "You seem to have developed an unhealthy obession with me." thats jut one of thousands.
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