Star Trek: Armada

Other products by ACTIVISION

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002SU5D
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 23, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (120 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,994 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Borg have returned! A starship from the future has materialized to warn of the latest Borg threat. You are in charge of the fleets on Federation, Klingon, Romulan, and Borg ships that will wage this epic battle. Build starships, construct space stations, and research special weapons to lead your side to victory. Along the way, you will survive a Klingon civil war, Romulan subterfuge, and the Borg's search for perfection. The future is in your command.

Star Trek: Armada is the first real-time 3-D strategy game set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe. In various campaigns, the player assumes command of the fleets of the Federation, Klingon, Romulan, and Borg, using up to 30 starships in dynamic ship-to-ship combat as well as overseeing the construction, repair, and staffing of the ships.

Product Description

This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.

See all Product Description

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and engrossing gameplay but buggy, May 4, 2000

By	Andrew Limsk (Kuala Lumpur, MY) - See all my reviews

As a long suffering Star Trek fan who wishes that not almost every ST PC game turns out to be a stinker, I am glad to report that this game turned out to be playable. Like Blizzard's Starcraft, you control each of the 4 major ST: Next Generation races in turn (Federation, Klingon, Romulan, and Borg), solving a series of liked scenarios for each, all linked through a common storyline. I'd wait until a patch was available before buying it though. If the bugs were fixed, I'd rate it a 4-star.

The good parts: The graphics are really terrific, with smooth animation and effects that really add to the game. Several different unique ships for each race, each with its own special abilities. The ability to capture enemy ships and facilities. The campaign scenarios are varied and interesting. The game interface is simple and user-friendly.

The bad parts: The campaign is really short, the AI is none too bright and the game has some serious stability problems (crashed on starting, crashed on saving, crashed on loading).

36 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Innovative and (Finally) decent Star Trek game", March 23, 2000

By	isaac t. (Falls Church, Viriginia) - See all my reviews

For many years Stars Wars games from Lucas Arts such as Jedi Knight have been superb and high quality. This is unfortunately not true from Star Trek games such as "Birth of the Federation" which are downright dull and boring. Almost all Star Trek games with the exception of StarFleet Command have not captured the essence of the Star Trek Universe, and have not been known as good games. StarFleet Armada changes this, and in a drastic way. Using the popular RTS format it succeeds in making the Star Trek Universe enjoyable, and allows you to control ships you always wanted to see in action such as the Defiant. It answers many questions concerning how many Defiant class worships would be required to blow up a Borg Cube. The minimal requirements are ectremely low considering the beautiful eye candy that abounds in the game from a wormhole opening to the destruction of a Federation Starbase. The game is fun to play, and was well worth the wait. To say that it is a complete innovation is a lie since it borrowed alot from Starcraft in the way of story driven missions, and the special weapons idea. However for Strategy lovers or Trekkies this game is a blessing. I doubt it will sell millions like Starcraft or Halflife. However it will have fanatic following. Buy and be on the fun side of the Borg.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Star Trek Fans Rejoice! This title definitely does not suck!, March 28, 2000

By	"[e-mail]" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

I am about %30 through this game. It is a Real Time Strategy game which borrows several design and layout themes from Starcraft. This is not a bad thing. Armada delivers a hugely satisfying real time strategy experience, while also pushing every Star Trek fan's button you could hope for. After seeing the intro movie I was PRIMED to play this game. And the missions deliver; varied, challenging(not too bad on medium difficulty) and featuring great ship, environment and battle animations. Add to this nebulae, fog of war, cool ship capture options and special weapons and you get an experience that is fun to play and as a real bonus - a real time strategy where there are no true "throw away" units. Great job by Activision bringing this game to the masses!