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Star Trek

24 titles in the catalog 30 versions across platforms ⏱ 1982–2013 16 platforms
Star Trek – obaly dílů série

Star Trek is among the oldest brands to migrate from the television screen to the monitor, and its gaming form only came into its own at the start of the nineties. That was when Interplay began releasing the adventures Star Trek: 25th Anniversary and Star Trek: Judgment Rites, which treated the source material with unusual seriousness. They were split into episodes like a television season, alternating between the bridge of the Enterprise and away missions on planet surfaces, and judged the player less on marksmanship than on conduct befitting a Starfleet captain. Alongside dialogue and puzzles sat ship combat decided by shields, power allocation and manoeuvring, not reflexes.

The nineties then spread the licence across everything with a screen: Star Trek: The Next Generation – Echoes from the Past on SNES and Mega Drive, ship simulators on Amiga and DOS, action-minded detours on PlayStation and Saturn. The peak of the classic era is usually taken to be Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity, which carried the rhythm of the show and the work of a whole crew into one adventure more faithfully than anything else. Towards the end of the decade the brand switched genres again: the tactical Starfleet Command, the action-driven Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force, the strategic Armada. Together they proved a licensed game need not be a cash-in glued to a broadcast schedule.

Entries in the series (24)

  1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture · 1982

    Licensed space action from the bridge of the Enterprise against Klingon ships; more than just an arcade game.

    Vectrex

  2. Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (1983) · 1983

    A vector Sega game in a cabinet shaped like the captain's chair from the Enterprise's bridge.

    MAME A800 Coleco 5200 C64

  3. Star Trek: 25th Anniversary · 1985

    A point-and-click adventure faithful to the classic series, with Kirk, Spock, and McCoy.

    Amiga

  4. Star Trek: Judgment Rites · 1985

    A more mature sequel to 25th Anniversary; another episodic season for Captain Kirk.

    Amiga

  5. Star Trek: The Rebel Universe · 1987

    Star Trek done differently: instead of shootouts, you command the Enterprise in a strategy and exploration simulation.

    C64

  6. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Starship Bridge Simulator · 1994

    An unusual starship command simulator; instead of jumping, you sit in the captain's chair.

    SNES

  7. Star Trek: The Next Generation – Echoes from the Past · 1994

    An adventure and strategy game from the Enterprise's bridge at the height of the show's popularity.

    MD

  8. Star Trek: The Next Generation – Future's Past · 1994

    Brings the world of The Next Generation to SNES; diplomacy, exploration, and tactics from the Enterprise's bridge.

    SNES

  9. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Crossroads of Time · 1995

    A more intimate Star Trek spin-off; an action adventure set on Deep Space Nine station.

    MD SNES

  10. Star Trek: Generations – Beyond the Nexus · 1997

    A game adaptation of the film license, blending space combat with simulation and action.

    Saturn

  11. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy · 1997

    Starfleet cadet training with Captain Kirk voiced by William Shatner himself.

    Win9x

  12. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – The Fallen · 1999

    The dark Deep Space Nine station as a first-person shooter with a tricorder at hand.

    PS1

  13. Star Trek: Starfleet Command · 1999

    Chess-like deliberation instead of a firefight — energy and shield management matters more than aim.

    Win9x

  14. Star Trek: Armada · 2000

    A real-time strategy game with a licensed Star Trek look and four warring factions.

    Win9x

  15. Star Trek: Invasion · 2000

    Space action with phasers instead of diplomacy; fighter battles under the Federation banner.

    PS1

  16. Star Trek: Klingon Academy · 2000

    The same training as Starfleet Academy, but from the perspective of the aggressive Klingon Empire.

    Win9x

  17. Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force · 2000

    An FPS running on the Quake III Arena engine that put players into the USS Voyager's security team.

    Win9x

  18. Star Trek: Armada II · 2001

    A sequel with fully 3D ship movement and clearer command of larger fleets.

    Win9x

  19. Star Trek: Bridge Commander · 2002

    You command a ship from the captain's chair; its combat physics model was among the best in the genre.

    PC

  20. Star Trek: Elite Force II · 2003

    The FPS sequel set aboard the Enterprise-E; shooting, puzzles, and cooperation with the crew.

    PC

  21. Star Trek: Legacy · 2006

    Star Trek's space battles with controls adapted for a gamepad instead of the PC version's mouse and keyboard.

    PC X360

  22. Star Trek: Tactical Assault · 2006

    Commanding a starship in tactical combat, where cold calculation decides, not reflexes.

    PSP

  23. Star Trek Online · 2010

    An MMORPG alternating ground battles with your crew and space combat with your own ship.

    PC

  24. Star Trek · 2013

    Cooperative action based on the movie Star Trek Into Darkness, with Kirk and Spock at your side.

    PS3