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AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 73
Date: December 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Go take a look at the reviews for the PC version, which I own. This game is an aboslute travesty.

It has no depth, no strategy, zero replay value. It's buggy, controls are worthless, graphics are not up to snuff, there is no upgrading of systems or selection of captains, no ability to use Star Trek systems like tractor beams or transporters, no 3D manuevering - you can't even customize the skirmish mode by selecting your own enemies! The game does it for you. No in-game save, you can only save one mission at a time... need I go on?

Avoid it at ALL COSTS!

Save your money, It's as bad as they come

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 18
Date: December 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Other than the name and deceptive advertising this game is not star trek. The graphics are poor the animation is boring. The ships are unimpressive and have little to do with star trek. They lie about re-enacting star trek episodes. It's just a bunch of lousy battles that have nothing to do with the original or other series. Ships orientation is unrelated to travel direction. Warp drive takes you out of the game area. It does not came close to taking advantage of the xbox360. I am sorry I bought this game & wasted my money. Return it before you open for Christmas you or who ever gets it will be terribly disappointed

A root canal is more fun than this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: January 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is a travesty. Poor controls and poor mission design will have you bashing your head against your console until you lose enough blood to pass out. Going to the dentist for a root canal is a more enjoyable Star Trek experience than this awful attempt at a Starship Combat game. It is as though Mad Doc software took all of the good ideas that could have been put into a Star Trek starship combat game, jumped up and down on them, shredded them, flushed them down the toilet, retrieved them from the sewer, burnt them and then buried them in concrete to make sure that none of them were implemented. Don't buy this game for anyone else unless you really hate them, even then you would have to really dislike them to purchase them something so wretched.

Where have all the good Star Trek games gone???

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Oh yeah, there hasn't been one in forever. I'm a HUGE Star Trek fan and I have to say that this game SUCKS. Save your money for something else. The interface is clumsy and not well thought out. I hope that when Star Trek Online come out that it's light years better than this.

BIG dissapointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was truly hoping that I had found a video game platfrom version of SFB. Not so. If that is what you are looking for here, you will not find it. Bad controls, misleading claims on packaging-there is no "2 player" option for this unless you are online and guess what? After attempting to find an opponent online several times....there is no one on, hmmmm....wonder if that is because everyone takes it into the local game trader after finding out what a piece of garbage it is. Horrible floating camera angles. What's the deal....expected so much more from Bethesda. Did no one with any background or interest in the real time tactical Star Fleet game experience test this thing?

Star Trek Fan, wasn't sure if I should spend $50 on this game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 26 / 34
Date: December 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Been following the development of the game for awhile. Am a Star Trek fan, although not HUGE rabid fan, I enjoy watching reruns of TNG and DS9.

Was trying to decide if I wanted to spend over $50 on this game. Luckily I got it for Xmas. Unluckily, it didn't measure up to my expectations.

The bottom line: The graphics are great, the ship designs are uber impressive. However, the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. The controls are rather complex, and not for beginners. Camera angles, and navigation can get confusing. Make sure you read the instruction book cover to cover.

I was hoping for a game where friends could come over, pick up the joystick, and dive right into the game. This is not possible with this game.

Unwieldly controls, and difficult learning curve made me rate this 2 stars overall. The game becomes "not fun" when you're struggling to figure out how to maneuver your ship, let alone fire at the enemies.

This game is really overpriced at $50, if you can get it for under $20, I would say it would be a good buy. Hope this helped.

James Kirk fighting the Borg? Please...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: January 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I waited for this game to come out for months and I really, really wanted to love it. I held out until I beat the game so I could give it a fair review. Overall, it's an entertaining and fun game that's plagued with some serious problems. It looks like Bethesda spent most of their budget on getting Shatner, Brooks, Stewart etc to do the voice-overs rather than hiring good story writers and game testers.

Probably the biggest problem I have with it has nothing to do with the actual game play. The game's writers took WAY too many liberties with established Star Trek lore. I know that games aren't considered part of the Star Trek "canon" but it's irresponsible to the franchise and just plain bad writing to have James T. Kirk chasing the Borg. Some of the missions' story lines are just plain ridiculous and more often than not, when I beat a mission I was left scratching my head saying to myself "That's it? I beat it?" They had the resources, the actors and the access to some of the greatest stories in science fiction to make an awesome game -- and they squandered it.

They had access to Avery Brooks (Capt. Sisko from DS9), they had DS9 and the USS Defiant rendered and dozens of Klingon ships. They could have easily recreated part of the Dominion War. How cool would it be to run the Dominoin blockade with the Defiant? How about Kirk chasing Kahn around in his stolen USS Reliant? Take the Defiant out and chase Gul Dukat and his rogue Cardassians in his stolen Bird of Prey? Complete a mission in which you have to slingshot around the sun, go back in time and transport 2 whales into your cargo bay? How about taking the Voyager out, sneaking into a Borg swarm and stealing a transwarp coil or a new cortical implant for Seven. They had all those actors in the studio, for crying out loud. They did nothing with the story.

And the gameplay, oh the gameplay. The control are confusing and clunky. Every ships' controls react the same exact way, from the NX-01 to the Defiant: like riding a road bike in the sand. The AI is idioic too. You can group ships in your fleet together and issue group commands but you have to always check your strategic map because sometimes a ship would just go off, meandering through space on its own. The game is half strategy, half flight simulator and it doesn't do either one well. If it just picked one, the game would be better. After I got the hang of it, I figured out the trick to winning every time: group your ships into one task force and use the map to pick targets and aim. I gave up of trying to fly my ship around entirely. Once I figured that out, the game became obscenely easy - I beat the game in two days, playing only after work.

As of this writing, I've never been able to play a full game on Xbox Live. It locks up, times out or disconnects me every single time.

All in all, it's a fun game that had a lot of potential but fell way, way too short.

Pros:
- Good graphics
- Plenty of cool ships to buy
- Voice actors are cool and the sound is good
- Despite the clunky interface, it is an addicting game
- It's better than the other Bethesda ST game (Star Trek Encounters on the PS2) which is completely unplayable

Cons:
- Clunky, confusing controls
- Simple , one dimensional missions (I beat the game in two days)
- Doesn't follow established Star Trek lore
- Stupid AI
- No DS9 or Voyager missions
- It sucks as a space flight simulator and it really sucks as a strategy game

Not "Star Trek" Worthy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: December 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The graphics are really nice, but the game storyline is simplistic and does not require any thought on the part of the player. I would suggest renting it or waiting to buy it used from people like me who will toss it out soon.

Love to Hate

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

PC Version

As of this writing I am still trying to love this game. When first installed the mission loads your left in wonder. The graphics and detail are something to see. I'm a fan of most things Star Trek so I'm usually bias in any ST game. This game was not...and still is not ready for shipment. The controls are a complete mess and the multiplayer is a disaster. There are a group of us 20+ who all have legacy and play together. Out of 10 games in a session I'd say 2 go smoothly.

If you'd ask if I'd buy it again knowing what I know now...yeah I'd buy it again. The game truly has alot of potential....they just really screwed it up.

If your not a fan of star trek don't buy this game. If you are a fan I'd say buy it...after the kick in the nuts wears off you'll still have fun. And once you finally get a multiplayer game to run you'll love it.

don't buy star trek legacy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The controls in this game take forever to learn and the control book still leaves you pressing the wrong buttons. This game should also include all the races of star trek not just the main ones. They should not have scraped the upgrading part of this game. They need to improve if they're going to make Star Trek legacy 2.

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