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Try and find Armada 2 if you can

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This review is written in light of owning a copy of Armada 2, so I will begin by saying that if you can find a copy of Armada 2 (they've become somewhat rare) then I reccomend that title over this one, but failing that, this is also decent.
Armada has several flaws that keep it from being a truly great game, but several nice touches as well.
Armada fails in it's strategic edge for gameplay, and further in the simplification of both Borg graphics and the function of various ships. In this game, the ships you produce behave much like footmen in Warcraft 3, the only difference being that your ships can be seen dogfighting and shooting each other with phasers and from time to time, being assimilated.
The function of ships also carries a few flaws, and the races are diverse enough to offer a few different options to battle, but for the most part, the same strategy works for any race: Blockade an enemy base and use built (or captured) artillery vessels to pummel its defenses until you can safely attack with your battlefleet.
The games economy is also overly simplified, starbases produce officers, a unit cap, each starbase you control adds to your crew pool ( a resource you will never find yourself running short of) and dilithium moons provide the only demand resource. Gameplay therefor has the same frustrating tendancy seen in Starcraft, victory is a function of who can gather the most dilithium the fastest, and not a question of who can outwit thier opponents.
The scaling on the ships is also terribly off. A Soveriegn is a fine, powerful ship, but it should not be able to singlehandedly eliminate three borg cubes, and although I understand this was a balance issue, I feel that it ultimately detracts from the games potential.
The next borg related quam I have here is the borg art. They have chosen to use a mesh-like mass to represent the borg utilitarian look, all wires and pipes and stuff showing on the surface, but it rather just ends up looking like a big green (or try pink as your player color, that's really funny) blob that is only reminiscent of a borg cube.
Where this game shines, and it does a little, is in its singleplayer campaigns, which have a decent set of storylines and some good voice talent. The federation campaign has the benefit of Patrick Stewart and Micheal Dorn, Stewart reprising locutus for the borg campaign, and as a special surprise to those who were her fans, Denise Crosby returns as the wily Admiral Sela, to champion the romulan cause in a souped up D'Deridex.
Overall, it's not a bad game, but given that Armada 2 exists, it pales and loses a lot of its appeal.

Star Trek: Armada

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

"The game crashes while playing in windows xp", it only happened with me twice.
Life span of the game is defiantly short. The story line is perfectly imitative from the original star trek series.
If you are a star trek fan, you will enjoy it. As for me, I'll continue with Starcraft and hope that a game is released soon.

excellent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

doeasn't need a patch, not buggy, just excellent (Win98, runs on Me as well, and therefore XP too). Lots of fun, long hours of gameplay, adddictive. Can go back and play other levels over that you mde it through and won already. CAn alt clickl or double click and hold and drag for close-up veiws of anything . Better than Armada II. Easy, once you get the hang of it. Plannig and strategy wins the game. Manufacture what you need with resouces. Fun to rescue damaged ships and repair them. Save the Steamruner class ships at all costs; they are the best for long-distance assaults ansd you cannot make them.

Excellent game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a really cool game. The graphics are great. They're better than the two dimensional graphics of Starcraft. If you liked Starcraft you'll like this one. My only complaint would be the unrealistic size relationships between the Borg and other ships and between the starships and starbases.

Armada is just like it sounds.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have had this game since it came out and has been a blast. Armada- Long Long number of ships. It is a lot fun. Ship after ship comes out of your shipyard u can have up to 10 Fleets of ships or more go at it agaist the Feds, the Roms, The Kilgons or THE BORG. Fight Head to head or on 8 player map on muiltplayer.(Note: If u can find patch v1.1 and v1.2 so u can play muiltplayer) for a game thats been around for a while people still play it and have fun.

The Best Game Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Star Trek Armada is the greatest game ever.Once you learn how to build and command your troops (I reccomend multiplayer for this) this game just keeps on getting better.In the first mission you just have to distroy a few Jem'Hadar strike crusers,but you have the Enterprise and two akira class ships so it's real easy.Then I was hooked wen the Premonition appeared and told Picard that the Borg were about to return and wipe out the Federation.The you had to sve it from two borg spheres.After you do so you have to hurry off to stop the Borg.Throughout the campaign you will get to play as the Federation,the Klingons,the Romulans,and the Borg.After you beat each race's campaign you unlock the final mission.In multiplayer you can play on the internet or LAN.You can play with all four races in a bevy of maps.Combine all this, great controls ,and a wonderful story to make what I call the best game ever!

Best of the last of Activision

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you are a star trek fan, and like strat. games, and just get a kick out of watching a dozen starships going at it, then get this game. Then get on the intenet and download an even better version of the game made by the fans. I dropped my PS2 infavor of star trek armada modifications. GO MILLENNIUM PROJECT!!!

Star Trek Armada I

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When I first started playing this game, it was challenging and I found it quite interesting. I've played this game for about 3 years on and off, and I love it. However, it gets easy after a while, but dont let that keep you from enjoying this game. It's a lot more fun playing it with friends over an internet or Local Area Network connection. Have Fun!!!

Star Trek - Armada

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I thought the game was very fun and good. You have the Federation,Borg,Romulans, and Klingons. The Ferengi, Dominion, Breen and Cardassians also make appearances. It has the habit of sometimes crashing but that doesn't happen a lot. One thing I was disappointed with is how short and easy the missions were, even with the setting on hard they were easy. The graphics were good. It has a good multiplayer connection and instant action against the computer. If you are a trekkie it wouldn't hurt you to buy it! Also the game I have does work on Windows XP.

Happily Ever After

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm a first time buyer from here. I forgot I ordered the game, but was happy when I got. I can't wait til I get off work tonight to play it again. It was exactly as advertised. I'd order from the seller again, no doubts about it.

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