Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force

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Summary: A CASTING CALL"
Review: If you've ever secrety wished that you could land a part on a
'Star Trek Voyager' TV Show, this could do the trick. I really like 1st person shooter RPGs with some believable adventure and good story lines. Deus Ex, NOLF, Max Payne Etc. To be truthful though, until I tried the DEMO for Elite Force I wasn't expecting much. I hadn't heard or read any good buzz on the Star Trek 'Games'. After playing it though I was thoroughly impressed. On the plus side are, great graphics, tight story, loads of action and I felt as if I was right in the game. I can't wait to get my hands on the Xpack. On the down side though: I thought that the game was a little on the short side. A few more levels would have been nice or maybe if they would have let the imaginations of the story and art work guys loose a while longer for us 'Earthlings' who just love getting to "Hang" with our Federation 'Homies' for a few hours each week in the safety of a Federation Starship. I hope Activision keeps on working on STEF, I'm hooked.

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Summary: Wow
Review: Its just like being in a Voyager episode.

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Summary: Initiating an on-line seuqnce of FRAG
Review: Remember classic Star Trek, the action, the glamour, the snappier music and funkier action? While this game (a first person shooter using the Quake III Arena engine) is based on nex-gen spinoff "Voyager", it harkens back to the original show in many ways - mostly the action.

THE PLOT: The starship Voyager has been flung into a distant quadrant by a wormhole. Unable to rely on Starfleet for reinforcements or much of any other help, the Vulcan science officer Tuvok forms an elite corps of fighting security officers - the "Hazard Team", a cross between an Away-team and a SWAT team - ready to take on just about any threat (most likely, the Borg - the first level takes place within a Borg cube). As the unloved ensign Alex Munro (or Alexa - gender is an option) you start out with a phaser and compression rifle (a phaser rifle not to be confused with the compression rifle from "Jedi Knight") and soon amass a veritable arsenal of alien weapons as you travel from ship-to-ship within the story-line of the game. Between levels, cut-scenes (using the game engine, not FMV) advance the game's plot while interactive but non-action levels (in which you wander the halls and compartments of Voyager without having to kill anything) give both the plot and the setting a much needed substance. The story has Voyager teleported to a spaceship graveyard where a mysterious space station called "The Forge" holds it prisoner among countless ships. "Harvester" ships - looking like huge catfish - circulate and cut up imprisoned ships from outside or disgorge armies of "harvester" bugs to the job from within. Seeking clues as to the nature of the Forge, and for a means of escape, the Hazard Team is sent to visit other imprisoned ships - enjoying a hostile reception wherever they go. As a "Trek" game, the program makes excellent and imaginative use of known "Trek" characters and settings - showing that the game's makers have the right nuances for the show's principals (Captain Janeway, doesn't let stoicism get in the way of being open to suggestions; Tuvok remains the meanest Vulcan you'd ever have to meet; Seven of Nine doesn't let the assimilation of other crewmembers distract her from mission goals). The game also mixes the familiar (Klingons, The Borg, even the evil humans of the "Mirror Universe") with the new (the ultimately noble and aptly named "Etherians"; the insides of a spaceship that is essentially a huge gun). Though you will journey to many different spaceships, somethings never change - you get power-ups and health from special units on walls; everybody HATES you (at first, anyway).

WHY THIS GAME DISSAPPOINTS: Though a generation newer than "Jedi Knight", EF seems a throwback at times to an age older than that game. Better graphics and sound can't cover-up that this is a simpler game - one that has you wandering labyrinthine interiors in search of certain items, and doing more shooting than problem solving. Instead of the complex exteriors of Jedi, EF thrusts you back to the mazes and hallways of the original DOOM. You amass many weapons, but I'm still not convinced as to the relative merits of one over the other (like the Tachyon rifle over the concussion rifle or the stasis-ray). The action stuff can get pretty heated, and you soon become punch-drunk on the action. Though the settings will entice any Star Trek fan (from the dreamy surrealism of the Etherian ship to the campy parody of the "Mirror Universe's" derelict), the game has you do little more most of the time than run, shoot and hide. Though the latter Trek shows were heavy on techno-babble, those parts of EF that require more than shooting and running boil down to this - find the nearest "control panel" and hit the "space" key. (Remember when Homer Simpson prevented a meltdown by playing eeny-meeny? Now here's your chance to save the Voyager using the same time-honored formula; Also, though you'll visit many different and alien ships, your tricorder remains capable of identifying control panels on any of them). There are exceptions of course - like when you infiltrate a hostile ship and find a teammate about to be interrogated (do you shoot the evil doctor and bring his guards down on you like a hail storm, hand him the truth serum so your teammate can blow your cover, or simply tranquilize him - the answer is obvious, but it's fun playing the different options anyway).

WHY THE GAME ROCKS NEVERTHELESS: Though not a clear advance over Quake II generation games like "Jedi", EF excels in its own right in many ways besides the obvious (graphics and sound). AI is excellent (don't think that the bad guys won't follow you through those doors), set design is imaginative and the storyline is compact and strong, aided by characters who aren't afraid of constantly reminding you that time is of the essence. The biggest joke is how seamlessly this game meshes with newer brands of Star Trek that eschew action. One caveat - I played this game on my P4 - 2Ghz with no WinXP problems, but my flat-screen monitor was hardly up to the job. Make sure that your computer AND monitor can handle the job, then get this game. Besides, after years of heartbreaking flop Trek games (and movies) who knows when Trek fans will ever be able to look at the screen and enjoy anything this much fun again?

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Summary: Wow..........
Review: Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force is by far the best Star Trek game out there and is definatly a top notch FPS. Die hard Star Trek fans will easily become in the game's immersive story line. The game is also very realistic in tune to the show. On the Borg Cube, for the first part, the Borg won't even notice you until you fire at them, but then...lets just say i hope you have an
I-MOD cannon with lots of energy. there are nine weapons, everything from the little, but trusty phaser to the awesome photon torpededo cannon. You'll also fight just about everybody, including the Borg, Hirogen, and Kazon. Since Elite Force is built on the incredible Quake III arena engine, it is extremely smooth, looks and sounds great. A definate must-buy.

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Summary: The Best of the Best!
Review: This game is the best game I have ever played for the computer; AND IT GET'S BETTER!!!!! If you buy the expansion pack it should get more than 5 stars. The graphics are great, and if you like adventure you can play the single-player mode (entering enemy ships like the borg and the ethereans, and battling exotic aliens) !!!OR!!! play games like free-for-all (shoot everyone in sight), team holomatch (same as free- for-all but with teams), and capture the flag (capture the enemy team's flag to score points and win!) There are more types if you buy the expansion pack! This game is worth the money and so is the expansion pack. GET THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: Str Trek Voyager: Elite Fun
Review: This game combines basic STAR TREK elements plus the interactice storyline, and the realistic FX. I'd DEFINATELY give this game 5 stars.

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Summary: The best of the best
Review: Grait game Personally I think this is the one of the best games.I also think there should be a weapon that dosent shoot But thats ok.

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Summary: One of the better FPS games out there
Review: I was really impressed with Voyager Elite Force. Excellent graphics really make you feel like you're on board Voyager. Great interaction with the rest of the characters, very detailed alien ships and cool weapons. Only minor cons I found were the various swicthes and items you interact with wouldn't always respond right away and the appearance of enemies that would attack you got to be a bit predictable. However, it has great multi-player options, with different types of games (DM, CTF) and lots of additional maps are available. I highly recommend Voyager Elite Force!

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Summary: Elite force is an Elite type game
Review: I bought this game with pretty high expectations and I was not disappointed. It is the best trek game out there and a great FPS. People who dont like star trek or even hate it can still like this game. The story is good and worthy of being an actual episode, hell it would make a great episode. Get this game

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Summary: Skip the cinematics
Review: A quick, fun little game that takes itself a little too seriously. It took me about six hours of playing time to finish this game. It is a fun, tame diversion that you will chew up and head back to the computer store for something new.
Here are my obsevations: The story is pure Star Trek. The voice acting is very good. There is not much difference between the many weapons you can use. There is health and ammo all over the place. The cinematics are long and boring. There is even one "mission" where you have to go to the lounge and hang around! Other characters are rude to you constantly. You are treated like some kind of dope until the very end when you (surprise) save the galaxy. You cannot kill other crew members. Even if you survive their counterattack, the game still ends with you in jail. There is a lot of waiting around on Voyager until the other crew members do what they need to do. Here is the main thing: I have an average system that well exceeds the system requirements of this game: 450mhz, 188megs, 32MB 3D card. This game takes forever to load and reload when you get killed. The sound skipped constantly. I followed all the tips on the website for making the game run smoother, even called their tech support, but nothing I could do would make the audio run right. Whenever there were more than 4 charaters in a scene, the whole thing slowed down so much I could barely play it. Buy it if-- 1. You're a die hard ST fan. 2.It's on sale.