Star Trek: Shattered Universe

by 2K Games

Product Features

• Set just after the events of Star Trek VI, this game finds Captain Sulu stranded in the alternate reality from the famous Mirror, Mirror episode of the classic original series. In this universe, the noble Federation is a relentless imperialist power after Sulu and the USS Excelsior. Help them find their way home!
• Journey across dark & dangerous territories and encounter mirror-universe counterparts of races like the Klingons, Romulans, Vulcans and Gorn
• Use your small & maneuverable ships to take out alien threats -- then use their technology to upgrade your weapons & equipment
• Explore strange otherworldly regions and artifacts, like the Guardian Of Forever and The Doomsday Machine
• Intense, edgy, high-energy space-combat action game unlike any Star Trek game you've ever seen before!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008H2IX
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: January 13, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,783 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #7 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Action > Shooter

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Star Trek: Shattered Universe is unlike anything Star Trek fans have ever encountered. Developed by StarSphere, this is an intense, edgy, high-energy space-combat action game set in the dark mirror universe of classic-era "Star Trek: The Original Series." The game challenges its player to adapt to a new reality where everything once familiar is now a dark reflection--where the noble Federation is now an evil and relentless foe.

Product Description

Star Trek: Shattered Universe is the exciting new action-packed space shooter with the darkest & edgiest storyline yet!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!, February 8, 2004

By 

"lsm47" (OKC, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek: Shattered Universe (Video Game)

Well, I read the user reviews and went ahead and got the game anyway, and I'm glad that I did!

This game is a fun shooter with a great Star Trek story around it. It starts out with an accident that sends your ship, with Capt. Sulu at the helm, into the mirror universe (introduced in the episode where Spock had a goatee.) The rest of the game is basically about your efforts to get back to the "normal" universe. Right off the bat, the one good thing about this setting is that you get to go up against all the federation ships, since the federation is your enemy in the mirror universe! You ultimately have to make friends with the Klingons and the Romulans who'll in turn help you to get back to the "normal" universe. The story includes a lot of references to the original series, so I really enjoyed it.

As for the graphics, all the ships in the game look exactly like I remember them from the show and the scale is dead-on accurate. The backgrounds are nicely done, not just dull black space, but a lot of nebula's, planets, and stars to add to the whole feel of the game. As for sound, the music is OK, but what I really liked was playing the game on my surround-sound system. It's great to hear photon torpedoes coming at you from behind!

Where the game falters a bit is in the physics, which are very rudimentary (you pretty much just bounce of other ships) but for me it didn't distract much from the game. The controls are also standard space-combat fare.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Waste of Money, November 27, 2004

By 

S. Kelley - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Trek: Shattered Universe (Video Game)

I bought this game thinking it was a capital ship type combat game. Instead it is a shuttle combat game. The missions are extremely tedious and HARD even on easy. I got really frustrated with the difficulty of the game and the repetion. The only decent feature is the graphics, which is why it gets two stars overall. I do not recommend buying this game, even if you are a Star Trek Fan.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Why is it so hard to do?!?!, January 30, 2004

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Chris Letempt (Marietta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Trek: Shattered Universe (Video Game)

Why is it so hard to produce a good, quality, well thought-out Star Trek game? Not since Birth of a Federation has there been a really good ST game.

The game showed much promise, especially since we would finally get to see some of Captain Sulu in action (without a bloated Kirk interfering). I really enjoyed the animations of Sulu and Chekov. They are really well done.

With that said, the rest of the game is pretty bland. As mentioned by one of the other reviewers, space is primarily black! What is up with all the colorful nebulas? It greatly detracts from game play and makes it really hard to fight the enemy ships. Yes, the game designers got to show their artistic side... great... but that is not why I play the game!

And as for the fighters, I would think that 24th century fighters would have better targeting systems than that of WWII aircraft. Yes, you can lock on to a target and keep track of it, but no, your weapon systems are not smart enough to do the same. Dont think so, folks!

I would have really enjoyed a chance to get at the helm and weapons of the Excelsior. Such a grand ship would have had a field day on those pesky fighters...

I'm afraid this one is just a rental. Sorry. Please keep trying guys! I want a really good ST game. PLEASE!!!!!