Tech at the speed of Warp

I've been a Trekkie as long as I can remember and has always wanted to be emerged in Star Trek universe interactively. Discovery's, space battles and diplomacy are main components of Star Trek, or at least I thought they were.

A new Star Trek game came out and I was very eager to check it out. So a couple of hours ago I downloaded a demo and started to play.

What was the last good Star Trek game anyone on the planet has played? It seams that people that are trying to create Star Trek games are ruining them on purpose. One such example of late is Star Trek Legacy. I waited a long time for some decent ST game but Star Trek Legacy absolutely fail to live up to any expectation. I even dare to say it is the worst ST game ever. Or, this may be an overstatement as there are worst ST games out there.

Not to totally tarnish ST gaming as there are shining examples of good ST games like; ST Elite force I and Elite Force II, ST Bridge Commander and even ST Armada to some extent.

Star Trek Legacy has nothing to offer to gamers, its engine is retarded and old. The entire game has a feel that it was made in 2000 and not 2006. "In game" shots posted on line are nothing like the game engine can render. Ships break apart always the same way, not to mention that they are block of something and nothing near "realistic". The speed of the game is good until you get to some nebula and it starts grinding, I PLAY FEAR ON HIGH SETTINGS IN HIRES, and you can't manage to render a fucking nebula right?
The gameplay is frustrating. slow and after 10 minutes, boring. Control of your fleet is nonexistent except that you can switch from one ship to another. A homeworld 2 style of combat would have been allot better. There is something that resembles a story line but game doesn't allow you to choose anything. There are no upgrades for ships. Shall I continue?

I don't get one thing. Why didn't Universal Studios take ST Bridge Commander and just improved the graphics, added more depth to it, more exploring? ST Bridge Commander is one of my favorite games out of ST universe. There is still a lot of activity around this game. Moders added more animation to consoles, more variations in bridge designs and more ships. Why not take that game idea and just expand it.



Watch the GameSpot video review to see what I mean.

I can't imagine that anyone at Universal Studios didn't play ST Legacy before they embarrassed all the fans with yet another absolute failure. As a Trekkie, if something doesn't change soon in the direction in which the whole ST universe is going and people in charge of it aren't removed, I QUIT. Stargate offers more than Star Trek and at least they cancel games that don't live up to the challenge of fans.

Star Trek Legacy is an insult to any Star Trek fan.

addition> Oh MY GOD... uninstall lasts longer than installation.... its over 10 minutes and it's not over....

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