Rating: 
Summary: Not worth the money
Review: (...)This game is a real-time space fighter/mission oriented game. The back of the box bills it as more of a Capitol Ship combat game, so lets get that first part straight. There are Trekkers out there who will hate the game because of some inconsitancies in the univers, but that is besides the point. As other reviewrs have said there isn't any way to save the game mid-mission, so if you screw up or just plain die, you have to start over at the beginning of the mission. This feature [gets really bad] when you get deep into some of the more involved levels.
The individual missions are set not to be challenging, but straight up WAY too hard. I am not exaggerating when I say that I have replayed several of the missions almost a dozen times and I was playing on the "easy" setting.
The environment graphics are quite good, spectacular even. The animations of people however leave quite a bit to be desired.
The controls are quite intuitive and easy to grasp. Not a lot of excess controls that you don't need or never use.
There is a lack of helpful targeting controls (i.e. nearest enemy). Your only options are "Nearest Capitol", "Next Target", "Previous Target" or "Next Fighter".
The cut-scenes are good, but in the middle of game-play (when a ship blows up) is not good, especially when you return from it you aren't in the same place you were. Kind of like the game continued for a couple of seconds after the scene started. This may not sound like much, but when you have an enemy locked on, a cut scene starts, and when you come back you have to track them all over again it really [is not good]!
Also, when new messages come in, parts of your on screen display/HUD (which isn't always easy to translate), is covered obscuring necessary information for several seconds (such as distance to target).
There also seems to be a lack of reference to effective ranges of weapons or minimum distances to avoid being blown-up when a starship goes. These you apparently have to find out by trial and error. And just incase someone from Jack Of All Games reads this, next time leave the fighters out except as maybe an accessory to the ship (not player controlled other than "attack this", "defend that"). Include a save feature in the pause menu. Make the game about starship vs. starship. Fix the above listed problems of controls and game play. And finally, make it playable head to head either on the same console or also on XBox Live. Maybe turn based real-time combat would be a good idea.(...)
Rating: 
Summary: Fun with a few flaws
Review: After missing its initial ship date of November 2003, SHATTERED UNIVERSE has finally shipped. I grabbed it the other day and have been playing it along with my son. I do not find the game exceptionally difficult but it is more of a challenge at some points. But the "Easy" level should be a lot easier than it is. All the reviewers' points are valid, especially the mention of save points. This is a great looking, great sounding game, with a few flaws that mar it from being a 5-star must-own, Trek fan or not. PROS * Great graphics
* Great audio
* Good soundtrack & story line CONS * Levels need more save points
* Doesn't allow targeting/damaging of individual ship systems a la CRIMSON SKIES Here's hoping the makers of this game take the environment and engine they've created and do some more Trek games in a different theme. There's a lot of uncharted space in the time between STAR TREK VI and the start of THE NEXT GENERATION. Here's hoping some cheat codes come along soon offering level hopping, all fighters, and invulnerability. In the meantime, I've purchased at least a couple more copies as gift for Trek-fan friends. (As for the reviewer's comments about the big capital ship vs capital ship game, I'm right there with you -- but I don't think that will work on a console/controller kind of setup.)
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Summary: Interesting - finally a straight up Star Trek "shooter"
Review: First off, I have to tell you that I am a big "shooter" fan.
That's what I "grew up" on videogame wise. Think of classic arcade shooters like Tempest, Gyruss, Vanguard etc... (yeah, I know, I'm really dating myself). Jump to the 21st century and it seems that straight-up shooters are at a premium on the current gen consoles. The two best ones that I've seen so far are Rez and Panzer Dragoon Orta (PS2 and xbox, respectively and also both done by Sega) Being still a fan of Star Trek, it is shocking to me that there hasn't been a straight-up, seat of your pants flying around in space shooter that was Trek based. The only one I can think of was the Sega Star Trek Strategic Operation Simulator arcade game from the early/mid '80's (Hmnnn, Sega again - why do they keep coming to mind - LOL). I've played Elite Force, and I do think it's very cool. The reviews that I have read of it pretty much indicate it's probably the best Trek videogame done yet. The premise of Shattered Universe relies upon the "mirror" universe that was introduced in the original series and followed up on in Deep Space 9. You're basically trapped in the mirror universe and have to fight the ISS (Imperial Federation - our favorite characters gone bad) in deep space arcade style combat to get back to the "regular" universe/dimension/whatever. From what I've read, the major Trek species are in here, but I am dying to know if they've included the Borg. In my opinion, no Trek arcade style game would be complete without them. I've given this a rating of 3 stars due to the preview footage I've seen of it at the website for the game. I expect this game to be gorgeous graphically speaking and FAST. (on the xbox, it better be!!!!!!!!!!) Speaking of which, this will be the first Trek game available for the xbox as well, and with regards to other shooters, the mark it has to either match or beat has been set by Panzer Dragoon Orta (DROOL!!!!!!!!). If you haven't played PDO, please do, especially if your considering Shattered Universe.
Rating: 
Summary: Please Save Your Money!!!!
Review: I consider myself a gaming afficianado. So having been self proclaimed I feel duty bound to let you know this is perhaps one of the worst games I have ever played. Please save your money. Go out and buy Crimson Skies for a truely great shoot'em up flying game.
Rating: 
Summary: The true voice
Review: I found that this game was very enjoyable. It was original in the world of star trek. The controlls could have been better but were acceptable. It also could have benifited from a co-op mode, but overall it was a great game.
Rating: 
Summary: A GOOD STARSHIP DOG FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I have been looking for a good Star Trek video game since the 1980's when the Star Trek arcade game was out. I saw the traler for it and it looks great. I say get the X-box verson of this game. The look of the game will be a lot better than PS2...
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointed Star Trek Fan
Review: I love Star Trek in its many forms. I am 38, I grew up with Star Trek. Unfortunately,.. 1. This game is difficult enough that the what fun there could have been is sucked out of it. The controller configurations are not intuitive, it takes a lot of effort to get used to them, I finally choose the second configuration. The missions are very very long, and they typically cresendo to very difficult challenges at the end. If you fail, and you will until you figure out the best strategy, you go all the way back to the beginning of the mission. What happened to intermediate save points? 2. Nice graphics but after getting over the excitement of protecting the Federation, I noticed that the missions involved the same kind of action really, and it became boring and incredibly tedious. 3. How many times has this storyline been rehashed. Let it go already. This game looks pretty for a while, but it takes advantage of Star Trek fans. We deserve better, especially for the money. I wanted to love this game, but I just cant.
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Summary: You have to be a Star Trek Fan
Review: I love this game but, you have to be a Star Trek fan. I got the X-Box version of this game. It is a shooter game a little hard to handle at first but if you love Star Trek this game will make you feel like you are in Star Trek defending the Federation.
Rating:
Summary: Good choice for gaming Trek fans
Review: I think this game is better than most reviews would have you believe. I am a Trek fan, and I applaud the choice to use the original series' "Mirror, Mirror" episode as a basis for the game. Contrary to some really negative reviews I've read online, such as Gamespot's, I think the presentation and graphics are very good. The entire game has a Trek feel, the music is very good, and each mission has a name that is very much in keeping with the series' tone ("Fire & Ice", "Tyranny of Numbers", etc.) I thought it was great when the M5 unit (from the original episode "The Ultimate Computer") showed up in an early mission. If you are a Trek fan wondering if that type of detail is present in this game, the answer is "yes". Now I am not very good at space-shooting games, and I bought this in spite of that fact because it's Star Trek. And I am managing to get through the missions, although I'm on Easy mode. The one serious flaw, and I agree with the rest of the gaming universe on this point, is the lack of in-mission saves or checkpoints. Longer missions can take 20-30 minutes to complete, and if you miss just one of the objectives or your ship gets destroyed at the last second, you've got to replay the mission again from the beginning. This is quite frustrating and it's inexplicable, from a design standpoint. I think this one facet of the game design is going to turn a lot of people off, and it probably fuels most of the bad reviews the game is getting. But while the game is challenging enough for me, someone who's an old hand at Rogue Squadron-type games will probably have a much easier time of it. There is no multiplayer and no Xbox Live component, so the game has to stand on its single-player experience only. I think the ideal player is a Star Trek fan who's been looking for a good action game based on the license. Aside from the original STV: Elite Force, it's been slim pickings in recent years. And this will probably be the last new Trek game for a while..so pick it up and enjoy. (To the reviewer who is waiting for some cheat codes: I used my Xbox Action Replay to download a saved game that has all levels and ships available. I'm still playing the missions strictly in order, but getting through "Tyranny of Numbers" was MUCH easier with the Klingon Bird of Prey. Hey, it's only a game.)
Rating:
Summary: Should have heeded the warnings
Review: I went ahead and bought this game, despite the repeated onine warnings against it. While I actually enjoyed the ship graphics (the character CG is terrible), I got terribly frustrated. Even with all the cheats, this game is near impossible to complete. I gave it a month, on and off, and finally got rid of it. Unless you just want the opportunity to blow up original series starships, do yourself a favor and stay far, far away!
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