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5.0 out of 5 stars
My all time favorite episode!, October 9, 2001
This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 106: The Game [VHS] (VHS Tape)
My son's favorite episode is "Remember Me", which I admit is AWESOME. But this one, "The Game", is the one that fascinates me the most. It seemed to be an innocent game. Riker was introduced to it by one of his female companions while on leave. It was HIGHLY addictive. He brought it back on board ship, had it replicated, and the game caught on like wild fire! EVERYONE was hooked! They played the game even while they worked. Only Wesley Crusher and one other female friend of his were wary. They realized the addictive game was not natural. Wesley Crusher vs the entire ship. Talk about bad odds! But this nimble and intellegent teenager amazed me. To tell more would spoil it. Considering only 3 episodes stand out for me ("True Q", "Remember Me", and "The Game"), I cannot help but post this in hopes that someone else will fall in love with these perticular 3.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nintendo of the future, June 6, 1999
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This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 106: The Game [VHS] (VHS Tape)
"The Game" is a great episode of Star Trek dealing with addictive gaming. Riker brings back a game from Risa, that everybody just has to try. The game is attached to the head, with lights that shine into the eyes, producing a virual reality effect. The game is soothing and pleasurable, but causes a severe addiction to it, making the user play it constantly. The game is first given to Troi, who passes it along to others, they pass it on, etc, until everybody recieves the game from a person they trust. The game eventually takes over the ship, even after Wesley resists. Only Data saves the ship in time, and irradicates the game.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great episode, but HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT, December 16, 2003
This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 106: The Game [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This engrossing episode involved an evil electronic device that lured almost everyone on the Enterprise into a state of addicted, malleable euphoria. ALMOST everyone, that is, except for Wesly Crusher, who was visiting from Starfleet Academy. Wesley noticed the crew behaving strangely, analyed the device, located the knocked-out Data and determined how to reactivate him, then arranged for same to appear just at the right moment and de-hypnotize the command staff -- which saved not only the Enterprise itself, but (per instructions being executed) several star bases, the Academy and, pretty much, the entire Federation. Wesley, at this point, having bravely and cleverly prevented enslavement of the whole civilized universe, deserved nothing less than to be promoted to full starship captain... but no, he just kissed Ashley Judd goodbye and went back to school. It was a grave injustice, and I have never been more depressed after watching a Star Trek episode. Captain Crusher -- alas.
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