Star Trek: 25th Anniversary

The Good
I really loved the gameplay and the graphics. The sound was great. Really fun to play. I got this game from a friend for my birthday. If it wasn't for this game I wouldn't be into Star Trek as much of today. One of the things that got me interrested in this game was how fun it was to figure out the puzzles and play characters from the Star Trek series. In the bridge part of the game you control the Enterprise; I always loved to go in someone else's territory and they attack you. It was fun to destory them or watch yourself get destoryed.

The Bad
There isn't really anything to hate. I can't find anything that got me disappointed. Well , if there was something that got me disappointment is how they make Star Trek games now. Why can't they be like this game or the sequel to this game "Star Trek: Judgment Rites."

The Bottom Line
A great Star Trek game. Trekkie or Non-Trekkie you would love this game. Really fun gameplay and great missions you go on. The best part is that you control the crew and the Enterprise. If you looking for a great space battle challenge go to coordinates and go somewhere your not allowed to enter and they get mad at you and they send the ships they have after you. When I do it I mostly get 3 or 2 ships after me a great challenge. Sometimes you get one ship and sometimes you might get fifteen ships. Really great game...

The Good
GRAPHICS: The graphics in this game are excellent. Full VGA graphics, with good animations and texturing overall makes this game a delight to look at.

INTERFACE: The game also excels in this. The interface is an intuitive "point and click" interface common in adventure games. There's the traditional inventory etc. Nothing radical, but it works very well.

SOUND: The game really stands out in this respect. Everyone returning from the series has the voice of the original actors. They deliver their dialogue in an extremely good manner. It's just like the television show in every respect. The weapon sounds also are top-notch. Overall, the sounds are excellent and serve to immerse you into the Star Trek atmosphere.

STORY: The missions in the game are essentially episodes of Star Trek. Occasionally they tie in with each other, but not often. However, the stories are excellent. There are multiple ways of completing the missions and many different outcomes, allowing for alot of playability.

COMBAT: Combat between ships is very arcade-like. You control everything with the mouse, firing your phasers and photon torpedoes. You aim, tell Scotty to repair damage to various systems etc. Overall, although simple, the combat is very fun and engaging, making for a nice change to the mostly non-violent adventures.

The Bad
Well, the game doesn't really have any flaws per se, except maybe that the "episodes" don't really have a unifying theme to them. A few elements may cross over (such as the Elasi Pirates) but generally they don't have much to do with each other.

Other than this minor nitpick, it's an excellent game!

The Bottom Line
There are some games that have a special quality that just makes them fun. be it Age of Empires, Civilization 3, or Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis, these games will always be among the best. This game is one of them.

The Good
I found a lot of humorous things in the game. It's got very nice artwork on the bridge and away missions, as well as puzzles that may take weeks to figure out, while not being particularly frustrating or tedious to work with once you figure them out.

The Bad
The only real problem is the poor quality graphics and sound, which you really can't blame it for considering when it was made. Also, it is a little hard--I'm still stuck ;).

The Bottom Line
This is an old, humorous game based on the original Star Trek series. It involves some space combat, but mainly focuses on away missions, in which you control Captain Kirk, Spock, Doctor McCoy, and a red-shirted Ensign (who is the only one you can let die.) I think it's a really nice game, if you can stand the graphics. I have this game, so if want to know more, you can e-mail me at: [email protected]