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: B000GI7LNU
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 14, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,073 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Star Trek: Tactical Assault is a real-time spaceship combat game for 1 or 2 players featuring a wide array of authentic Star Trek races ships and weaponry from the universe of the original Star Trek series. Players take command of powerful Federation and Klingon warships and must outthink and out duel their opponents in order to succeed. Play through either the Federation or Klingon campaigns in single-player mode or go head-to-head against a friend in wireless multiplayer action.Format: SONY PSP Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: RP UPC: 093155120303 Manufacturer No: 12030

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pocket Starfleet Command, November 19, 2006

By 

J. Leigh "jleigh7" (chicago) - 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)

Pros
- a pocket version of Starfleet Command (SFC) that you can carry around.
- opening menus are very nicely done.
- contains campaign, skirmish and multiplayer modes.
- compaign plays like in SFC. You finish a mission and it awards you upgrade points that you can use to assign to your crew to improve your ship's performance (so it's like upgrading in RPGs).
- You are incrementally awarded command of better ships as you progress thru the game.
- Skirmish is instant action mode where you can choose from fighting in 1 to 4 teams of either ally or enemies simultaneously.
- AI is not bad. Enemies will keep their exposed shields away from you and cloak and re-appear on your weaker side to attack.
- Missions do not have to result in a large fight. By hailing ships negotiations are possible in certain levels.
- Load times are very fast compared to other PSP games.
- User interface is easy to handle.

Cons
- game graphics is under-detailed and quite aliased.
- sound effects are rather weak.
- gameplay is repetitive. You are constantly circling each other firing at openings.
- space scenes are not dense enough (nor interesting enough) so there is limited ability to use asteroids etc for a tactical advantage.
- no ability to beam commandos to take over other ships.
- no tractor beam to hold ships.
- ie it is a really watered down SFC.
- no targeting of specific systems so hull damage is defined as on the whole ship.

The short load time suggests that more could have been done but wasn't just to play it safe with this first release.

Buy this at full price if you want to encourage them to release future versions. Otherwise wait for it to come down in price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I'll prolly buy it when I return the rental., January 26, 2007

By 

Keith Goreham (Louisville, KY 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)

Ok, so it's not as deep or as polished I'd like. But you can't compare this game to X-Wing or Tie Fighter (Oh how I miss those.) You have to compare this game to every other Star Trek game out there. In which case it comes out (sadly) near the top.

The Good:
It is fun. Once you get used to the controls and the emergency power system you realize that there is some strategy after all. The crew upgrades were a cool idea. Though if they're gonna flirt with Japanese design conventions they should have just gone all out and given each crew member a special action of some sort that could be used during battle.

The Bad:
The controls are so-so. The play is 2D. And while you always auto-dodge other ships, you will run straight into asteroids and die while you're locked onto that Bird-of-Prey behind you. Grrr!

Also, if you've ever seen some of the goofy ship designs from the Star Trek technical manuals that FASA put out years ago for Starfleet Battles, I am sad to say that quite a few of those made their way into this game. Some good ship designs from the films are absent (Grissom?), while the big Klingon Dreadnought from ST:TNG is now a "Klingon Destroyer". That's as bad as using the Bird-of-Prey model as a Klingon cruiser was during the NextGen Episode "Yesterday's Enterprise". But then again Trek fans are used to such sloppiness.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than NOT bad, January 6, 2007

By 

Wayne S "MARA fan..." (Wilmington, MA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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

This game is pretty good..
I like it WAY better than "Encounters" for the PS2...THAT game had TRUE clunky controls...

It IS sort of a hybrid between Starfleet command and Starfleet/Klingon Academy...

Most of the complaints seem to be complaining about things that could ONLY be fixed if the game was on a computer, not a HANDHELD....

I like it alot...
missions are challenging and the cheats for unlockables come in REAL handy!!

TOO bad either SONY or Bethesda/Quicksilver decided NOT to allow modding of the game AFTER 5 or so were ALREADY introduced!!!

Whats up with that...

Good game Good star trek game..Hope they make another!!