Star Trek: Birth of the Federation Official Strategy Guide (Brady Games) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Brady Games | Publication Date: June 23, 1999

The "Star Trek: First Contact" guide contains detailed maps for the Enterprise, every planet, and each space station. The PC game continues the immense battle with the evil Borg for command of the Enterprise. Players must struggle for control of the ship's crew and systems and develop new weapons and other technological advancements to thwart the Borg.

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The BradyGames guide will include strategy for playing as each of the Star Trek Alliances. - Detailed instructions to help each player set-up and defend colonies. - Legendary tactics to make each space battle easier. - Complete listing of each alliances' assets and how to best use them. - Planet saving tips to help thwart deadly threats like Borg invasions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: BRADY GAMES (June 23, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566867940
• ISBN-13: 978-1566867948
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,584,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Overprized and partly superficial, September 9, 2000

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Michael (Bække Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek: Birth of the Federation Official Strategy Guide (Brady Games) (Paperback)

After my first read-through of this book i felt very cheated. To spend 16.99$ (145 Dkr) for a bounch of pictures, statistical datas and sketchy discriptions. I hoped to recieve strategies and suggestions to overcome more or less specific situations, as how to conquer planets as the UFP with a minimum of morale-loss.

Discriptions of the 5 major races, their spaceships, the minor races, exploration of the galaxy, structures etc, what's that about. I mean you can read that in the gamemanual or in the game itself, come on. Chapter 12 "Managing the economy" is 17 pages long and it could be replaced with one sentence: "Use 2 systems for ship-construction only and then scrap the ships at the moment there made and enjoy the credits generated".

Later I reconsidered at bit, as i actually found usage for some parts of the book. Especially chapters 10, 13 and 14 where helpfull. Chapter 10 outlines all the tactical combat-commands and their consequences clear and precise. Chapter 13 gives you the specific moral-figures in your empire, conquests, protectorate and how your actions influences these. Chapter 14 gives the same things for diplomacy. I could also use the informations on the ships of the minor races (finally figuring out how strong those borg shields are).

But all in all i stand by the headline: overprized and partly superficial. Now if it had been 95-105 pages and 7.99$ then things would improve.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Star Trek: Birth of the Federation Startegy Guide for PC, September 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Star Trek: Birth of the Federation Official Strategy Guide (Brady Games) (Paperback)

The Star Trek Birth of the Federation Strategy Guide is a very useful comprehensive book that outlines strategies for winning and goes more in depth than the booklet that came with the game. It offers a complete listing of the ships and their strengths and also offers information on all structures, races, and charts on game effects and point systems for what each action is worth. Cheat codes and tips are also offered. Definately worth the price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars STTNG:BotF falls short in most categories, August 27, 2000

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"texasffl" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek: Birth of the Federation Official Strategy Guide (Brady Games) (Paperback)

I only give this book three stars because the information contained within is mostly things that you would already know about; how to explore a galaxy? Come on! My 2-year old could figure that out. Yet they give it 17 pages (Stellar Cartography, Ch. 7 and Exploration, Ch. 8) which is just stuff that you already know, if you've played this game. The book is about 50% full of charts giving you specific info on each and every structure in the game. That does help a little. Also, the Tactical Combat chapters and the Production chapters will give you some good insight into how best to proceed in each area. And that's about it. I was upset because I don't think I got my money's worth with this product. If it was only 9.99, I think I would have. But not for 17.99.