Star Trek: Tactical Assault

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $15.98

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

Accessories:
PlayStation: The Official Magazine (1-year)	Electronic Gaming Monthly	Play	Tips & Tricks Magazine

Customer Reviews:

Great Graphics and Concept, But... [Posted on 2006-12-07]
... same old mistakes.

It's fun! If you like Star Trek, add a star here or there. But they get the same thing wrong that all the others do, these are supposed to be BIG Star Ships. You can't "Dog Fight" in a ship like this, they should be huge, lumbering ships that turn slowly... SFC is the closest thing to getting it right so far.

Better than NOT bad [Posted on 2007-01-06]
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!!

I'll prolly buy it when I return the rental. [Posted on 2007-01-26]
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.

Good Game [Posted on 2007-03-23]
A good shoot em up game but I found myself wanting 3d space and tractor beams.

This game sucks! [Posted on 2007-05-26]
I swear this is easily one of the worst games I've ever played and the worst PSP game I have played so far. Granted every Star Trek game I've ever played have been very poor games. So I can't say I was all that surprised. Why can't anyone make a decent Star Trek game?

Do not buy this game unless you are a hopeless Star Trek fanboy/girl who lives in their parents basement and can't buy a date. Yes, the game really is that bad. Just a crappy shooter set in the Star Trek Universe. Taking your $20, rolling it up and smoking it would be more fun than playing this game.

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