Star Trek Tactical Assault

by Bethesda

Product Features

• Real-time combat involving multiple warships - The true test of a Captain is his ability to act under fire; outmaneuver enemy warships and expose their weaknesses while protecting your own
• Two full campaign modes - Become a hero of the Federation or a champion of the Klingon Empire in two full-length, independent campaigns
• As the Captain, it is up to you to make the best decisions for your crew - With a multitude of paths to choose from, you will decide the direction and ultimate outcome of your campaign
• Five playable races - Command ships from the Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Gorn, and Orion fleets
• Head-to-Head wireless multiplayer - Test your skills and tactics against the most challenging opponents you can find

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000G75ALQ
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 25, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,323 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #43 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Strategy
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Product InformationStar Trek: Tactical Assaultchecks you out to the final frontier. Kirk is incommand and the Klingons are the bad guys. Choose powerful Federation andKlingon warships and outthink your opponents to succeed. Play through the erathat started it all with this classic Star Trek game. Play through either theFederation or Klingon campaigns in single-player mode or go head-to-head againsta friend in wireless multiplayer action.Product Features Real-time combat involving multiple warships - The true test of a Captain is his ability to act under fire; outmaneuver enemy warships and expose their weaknesses while protecting your own Two full campaign modes - Become a hero of the Federation or a champion of the Klingon Empire in two full-length independent campaigns As the Captain it is up to you to make the best decisions for your crew - With a multitude of paths to choose from you will decide the direction and ultimate outcome of your campaign Five playable races - Command ships from the Federation Klingon Romulan Gorn and Orion fleets Head-to-Head wireless multiplayer - Test your skills and tactics against the most challenging opponents you can find

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could Have Done Better in 40 Years, November 10, 2006

By 

Jesse Perales (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Trek Tactical Assault (Video Game)

The fact is there are practically no Star Trek games on the market. So when one is released there is much doubt as to whether it can provide any real satisfaction. Tactical Assault is not what I expected, and it's not really what I wanted in a Star Trek video game.

In itself the game isn't terrible. The graphics are acceptable, the gameplay is sufficient (if not simplistic), and the story demands just enough of your attention. However, it certainly does not live up to its advertisment. It does not offer true 3D space battles. There isn't a great variety of ships to choose from and the missions all feel the same. But I suppose the worst part of this game is that there is no tactical strategy involved. Your objective is to shoot down your enemy's shields while protecting your own. There is no depth, no thought, no creativity here.

If you're a diehard fan, it might be worth a gander. If you're looking for a simple space dogfighting game, you've come to the right place. If you're looking for a sci-fi game which requires strong tactical ability, search elsewhere.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Drawn out and saves die, June 11, 2007

By 

Josh Daniel S. Davis "xaminmo" (Highland Village, TX) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Trek Tactical Assault (Video Game)

Much of the actual function of the game has already been documented and reviewed, so I will be more brief.

The game play is based on communicating, scanning, warping, battle, and upgrades.

Communicating and Scanning are basically the same thing. It's a time sink but if you skip through it quickly, you might miss some detail you need. It's rare, but you never know, so you waste time reading pointless chatter.

Warping replays the same sort of scene each time, so it's a waste of 3 seconds each time.

Battle is all about hitting red alert prior to warping, so your shields are charged. You keep your least damaged part of the shields facing the enemy, and you spin around to fire rear weapons sometimes.

Tactics are contrived. If you pick the wrong ship to attack first, you pretty much die. The AI uses triggers such as damage level of ship X to cause Ship Y and Ship Z to fly away.

Also, you can't see much around you when you have an enemy selected. Invariably, you spend the entire battle flying in a big circle to keep your shields lined up right. Very often, this leads to crashing into a planet, asteroid, or starbase. There's no warning, just BAM "We can't survive this level of damage much longer, captain." then BOOM.

Sometimes, you're three warps into a mission, and you are heavily damaged. You have to park and wait for your emergency power to regenerate, because when you warp in, your shields will regen 20%, but your emergency power will not. If you forget leave the DS to regen shields, you can't have it folded up.

The saving grace for the game are upgrades. You can pick how to improve your ship by allocating earned points, based on mission completion rating, towards your crew. Sometimes, it's hard to figure out the right upgrades to get, but it's the addictive part of the game.

But, don't let that convince you to buy it. If you forget that you left it regenerating emergency power, and the DS powers off for low battery; or a child finds the DS and pulls out the game; or you have to turn the DS off in the middle of a mission...

...THEN IT WILL ERASE ALL STATS FOR YOUR PLAYER.

In other words, you don't just lose the mission you're at, but you go back to it being a brand new game. This happenned three times before I finally gave up.

This is an unacceptable problem with the game.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where's the strategy?, November 10, 2006

By 

Repossed (Ohio) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Trek Tactical Assault (Video Game)

I won't comment on the accuracy of the Star Trek canon in this game but if you are considering purchasing it consider the following: This game is not particularly stragetic in nature, you serve as the captain of a starship and you engage in intergalatic dogfights with multiple allies and multiple bogies. These battles are conducted in a two-dimensional environment rather than a true aerial environment aka there is no vertical plane only horizontal navigation.

Because of the limited engagement environment this game quickly becomes repetitive as you deploy the same "Tactics" over and over (blast the same shield over and over until you can breach their hull). I feel the game would be better served if it lived up the hype on the box by allowing you to create fleets of starships and strategically deploying them, but if you prefer flight simulators this game serves as a reasonable approximation of one.