

The latest season of "Star Trek Online" is called " Reflections." It released to PC in September and consoles in November, and follows the ending of the longstanding Klingon Civil War. "He is observing you as much as you are observing him," the company added. The Vanity Pet, which is not useful for combat, "took an interest in you for helping its people," Arc Games said, warning that the pet is more powerful than appears. It is said that the allies may flee on sight after experiencing this terror. Keeping with the Halloween theme, the Transmuter wand can change a target into a black cat, which creates a "bad luck aura" that disables shields and most powers of nearby allies. There is also an option to "buy out" some of the work, with the price depending on how much of the episode players completed before making the purchase. After completing the event, you can continue to collect Dilithium ore. "Additionally, the first character on your account that claims this reward will also receive 25,000 Dilithium ore, and 3 Featured Episode Reward Boxes," the statement added. (Image credit: Perfect World Entertainment ) But even though these are very similar in presentation, they work well and function to vary gameplay effectively.Įven though the gameplay succeeds to some extent, it is counter-balanced by the game’s lackluster graphical performance.You'll have to wield a Transmuter wand if you are to survive a "Star Trek Online" Halloween. These can inspire bouts of nostalgia for the Mass Effect series, so be careful. Sometimes, while using your trusty Tricorder, you will be prompted to decode a signal or complete a circuit to achieve your desired effect, which spawns a mini-game. The Tricorder is an invaluable tool and can be used for opening locked doors, scanning for enemies, and hacking enemy terminals and turrets. However, the shining attribute of Star Trek’s gameplay is the implementation of trademarked gadgets and a collection of mini-games that come along with them. Even though we don’t see any combat advancements in Star Trek, the game executes existing mechanics well enough to make the combat fun and enjoyable. The obligatory weapons all make an appearance - pistols, rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles, and grenades - in some form or fashion. The cover based movement works relatively well and killing the Gorn is satisfying enough, but even though it is one of the game’s best qualities it never really seals the deal. And if you’ve played Gears of War or Army of Two, you won’t run into any real surprises. Unfortunately, Star Trek’s combat system isn’t really anything new. Shattered Universe is probably the worst game on the PS2, if not one of the worst Star Trek games ever. Conquest is also fun, but Im not a big fan of turn-based strategy games like that. These bits of gameplay can be frustrating to say the least, but the game makes up for it in other areas such as combat. Encounters has some fun moments, but can also be frustrating beyond belief. The controls are sufficient for the most part, but you can occasionally find yourself struggling to complete the easiest of tasks, especially during platforming and puzzle-solving sequences. controlled counterpart with the push of a button. There’s no need to worry if you don’t have a co-op partner though, you can easily assign tasks to you’re A.I. As either Kirk or Spock, you will need the assistance of your companion to open doors, hack consoles, and solve puzzles. The game is structured around cooperative gameplay and wastes no time getting this point across. While on the power station, many of Star Trek’s gameplay mechanics are introduced. This prompts Vulcan leaders to shut down the solar energy collection station that powers the device and the crew of the Enterprise begins investigating the faltering power station.

To make things worse, the Gorn - a race of aggressive, lizard-like, space thieves - come through the rift and attack New Vulcan for the sole purpose of stealing the Helios Machine.

This, as you can imagine, is quite a problem. Youre defeating an evil invader using various weapons, including shooting phasers and pulse rifles at humans and creatures. You play as the 'good guys' - including Kirk and Spock - in this Star Trek -themed video game.

Unfortunately, it seems the Helios Machine has an unfortunate side effect it creates small rips in the fabric of space and time. Star Trek wasnt created for educational intent, and we dont recommend it for learning. With the Vulcan race on the hunt for a new home world, they create the Helios Machine, designed to speed the process of developing a planet dubbed “New Vulcan” into a place the Vulcan race can call home. If you’ve seen the film, you’ll probably remember that Spock’s home planet was obliterated, leaving what was left of his race celestially homeless.
