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Star Trek: Tactical Assault on PSP (2006)

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Average rating: 50%
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2.5 stars out of 5
from 64 members
 
Certificate: Certificate: 12
Developers: BETHESDA
Format: PSP
Number of players: 1-2
Released: 01/12/2006
Also Available on:  Also Available on: DS

Brief synopsis of Star Trek: Tactical Assault

Bethesda Studios has brought Star Trek to your early morning bus ride into work with Tactical Assault on the PSP. This tactical shooter brings the familiar setting of the original series to life as you think and fight your way through a galactic conflict.

Players will command the ships ranging from frigates to dreadnought class behemoths in battles that will demand as much cunning and forward planning as they will quick reflexes and fast moving thumbs. In the primary game, you'll take command of either a Federation or Klingon ship and fight your way through story-driven campaigns. There's a healthy dose of real time strategy mixed in with the phaser-firing torpedo-tossing action, so don't expect to be able to whip your ship around and take down your opponent simply by having nimble fingers. You'll need to know your enemy's weaknesses (as well as your own) to take them apart piece by piece.

You'll also have your own living, breathing crew. Well, not quite living or breathing, but they'll be as close as you're likely to get on a console. Managing them will play a crucial part of your strategy. Promoting a navigator, for example, will increase your manoeuvrability while promoting an engineer will improve repair times.

Thrown into the mix for good measure is Multiplayer Mode. Using the PSP's wireless functionality, players can compete head to head or team up against AI-controlled enemies. Multiplayer mode will also up the number of races you can play as, with Romulan, Federation, Klingon, and Gorn fleets all on offer.

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Rated - 4 starsGood Game But Lacks Long Term Playability

James from Plymouth, England , 26/05/2007

The game is a must try for Star Trek fans but once you have completed the federation campaign it loses interest. Mainly because i wanted to use the strongest ship available for the last mission, but that wasn’t to be. Also some of the missions are weird, one time you play a level all the enemies target you, which when you run out of emergency power for your shields becomes very unfunny very quickly, when you fail that mission and try again they don’t target you all.

The Skirmish Mode lacks any real adventure to be honest. Option of 4 or so maps isn’t great, but fun for a while.

Personally I Would Recommend You Rent It (If You Like Star Trek That Is!!)

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Rated - 2 starsNot much of a Trek

celinanunes from Ipswich [Highly rated reviewer] , 14/01/2008

This game isn't really tactical and isn't really very Star Trek. The only tactics involved, is making sure you go to red alert and making sure that the enemy doesn't shot you where you have no shields.

Every mission is much the same in which you have to destroy some Klingons, after a few of these you will most likely get bored of the game play. I did find the game difficult even with the up, down, left, right, select, start, select at the crew screen, but this is only because you often have to depend on other allies surviving.

It doesn't really follow many star trek rules, (since when can you go to warp when both your nessels have been blown off), I would recommend any body thinking about renting this game to get bridge commander for the PC instead, much better.

Overall, not good.

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Rated - 0 starsTedious

A customer from Worthing , 02/04/2008

Absolutely nausiating! Stay away from this one if your not a Trekie... There is nothing stunning graphicaly, game play is dull & plot is uninteresting.

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Rated - 2 starsNot much of a Trek

celinanunes from Ipswich [Highly rated reviewer] , 14/01/2008

This game isn't really tactical and isn't really very Star Trek. The only tactics involved, is making sure you go to red alert and making sure that the enemy doesn't shot you where you have no shields.

Every mission is much the same in which you have to destroy some Klingons, after a few of these you will most likely get bored of the game play. I did find the game difficult even with the up, down, left, right, select, start, select at the crew screen, but this is only because you often have to depend on other allies surviving.

It doesn't really follow many star trek rules, (since when can you go to warp when both your nessels have been blown off), I would recommend any body thinking about renting this game to get bridge commander for the PC instead, much better.

Overall, not good.

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