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Star Trek Armada review

Set your phasers to stun, EuroGamer has discovered a spatial anomaly off the starboard bow! [Cut that out right now! - Ed] Yes, it's our review of "Star Trek : Armada", the latest PC game based on the long-running science fiction movie and TV series franchise.

Armada is a 3D real time strategy game set right after the latest movie, "Insurrection", and features stunning graphics and the vocal talents of all your favourite Next Generation stars. Does it have the gameplay to back it up though, or is this yet another game for hardcore Trekkies only? Read our review to find out!

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Summary It's an impressive real-time strategy game that borrows action and gameplay elements from many of the genre's classics.

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Star Trek™: Armada

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• Board derelict vessels and repair them to add to your fleet.
• Build Starbases to harvest resources and construct your Armada.
• Bombard your enemies with long-range weaponry.
• Destroy your enemy with phasers, photon torpedoes and over 30 special weapons.
• Elude your enemy by using one of the five kinds of nebulas to conceal your forces.
• Reinforce your Armada using wormholes to traverse vast distances in mere seconds.
• Assimilate enemy vessels and use their own ships against them.

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Star Trek: Armada II Review

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It probably won't completely satisfy those who enjoyed the first Star Trek: Armada, though with that caveat aside, it can still be recommended.

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What gamespot users have to say about star trek: armada ii, the game in general is quite addictive, but the thing i hate about it is that the graphics could be clearer..

Single Player: Single Player is probably the hardest part of the game, as in Instant Action you can modify the game to suit your self, such as "how long it takes for ships to build" and "Unlimited Resources". You beg... Read Full Review

It's War Craft in outter space. This one is MUCH better than the first one for sure...

Ever since the RTS genre hit the scene, seems like EVERY gaming company needed to jump on the RTS bandwagon and make their own RTS for their game series. Ever since DUNE : Battle For Arakus came out, more and more games ... Read Full Review

Star Trek: Armada II is a slight a little bit better than the first but lacks easy controls like first armada.

Star Trek: Armada II is like age of empires type, game play but with more stuff and 10 times faster speeds. I played Star Trek: Armada II for at least year off and on. I mostly played instant action allot and I also went... Read Full Review

Doesn't measure up to the first one.

I bought this game fairly soon after it came out, because of I enjoyed the first, but I was severly disapointed. Gameplay- The interface works well for this game. Graphics- Good, but not exceptional. Sound- The ... Read Full Review

Great game, great feel, and just an overall well-made RTS, set in a Universe that couldn't be much more fitting.

Star Trek Armada II is really... A great game. It is unconventional, primarily in its curve, but also somewhat in it's game-play. Now, I'm no more or less a Star Trek fan than I am a Star Wars fan. But, in being a comple... Read Full Review

Star Trek Armada is a great game but it has some things that I don't like about the game

When I was installing Star Trek Armada 2 I thought it would be like the first Star Trek Armada, but I was wrong. When I played the tutorials I saw the differences that they put in the game, it haves new ships and new sta... Read Full Review

Not as good as the first, but solid.

This game is pretty fun to play, because it has two more races to play and alot of new features in this game. The graphics got worse for me though, but they added the tactical viewer that helped me out alot when I was f... Read Full Review

ST:Armada II out done by its original,

Star trek Armada was a good game to play if rather pointless and frustrated and also limited. Yet it was a good game. ST:Armada starts off about 6 months on from where you left of after the first one. However the I ... Read Full Review

Solid RTS Game. Problem: Activision. Overall game: Instant Classic!

Since I have stated this game is Instant Class, as recored by my break down, I will now explain why it is an Instant Classic. Pros.. 1) The game really understands the understanding and fell for the Star Trek Unive... Read Full Review

The Lastest Star Trek RTS

With the debut of Star Trek Armada II, the foundation was set to create a epic RTS game in the Star TreK Universe. This sequel adds 2 New Playable Races, the Cardassians and Species 8472. It also adds several needed to ... Read Full Review

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Star Trek Armada III Review

I originally posted this review over on my personal blog, but since the mod mostly deals with ships of various kinds, I figured it would be worthwhile to post here as well!

So, what is STA3? Well, to start at the beginning, back in the early 2000s there were a series of Star Trek real time strategy (RTS) games published as  Star Trek Armada  and  Star Trek Armada II . However, after the bottom fell out of the Star Trek market, this series was shelved, apparently forever. That is until about 10 years later, when a dedicated team of volunteers started work on a mod project. Put simply,  STA3 it is a “total conversion mod” for the PC strategy game  Sins of a Solar Empire.  That means that while STA3 shares the same basic interface, engine, and gameplay of SoaSE, all of the ships, races, symbols, sounds, etc. have been lovingly converted to a Star Trek theme. There has been some truly impressive work done by the team of folks that have put STA3 together; the SoaSE framework is barely recognizable under all the Trek glory, at least visually!

The Factions

When I first started playing this mod, the available races were the Federation, Klingons, Romulans, and Borg. The most recent update, which hit over the winter, added the Cardassian/Dominion alliance to the mix. This now brings the total up to an impressive 5 factions, 6 if you include the fact that the Cardassians can either be played as a pure faction or as the Dominion War alliance. Pretty much every single ship that ever appeared in Star Trek on the big or small screen (with the exception of the recent Abramsverse movies) is included in the game, along with a fair number of the more famous non-cannon ships. About the only exception to this is that there are no  Refit Constitution -class or   Oberth -class ships in the game, presumably because the Refit Constitution never appeared in the TNG/DS9 timeframe the game is set in, and the Oberth has been replaced by the  Nova class . However, even with the Federation faction (which always had the most screen time and had the most different cannon ship designs) there simply weren’t enough ship classes to fully flesh out the fleet, to say nothing of all the alien factions that tended to not get as much attention in the shows and movies. As a result, there are also a number of ships in STA3 that were created from whole-cloth. These designs are generally well-done, and seem to fit  into the overall fabric very well.

Sound & Graphics

As you can see from the screen shots, the quality of the ship models is impressive. Believe it or not, this screen shot wasn’t even taken with the settings cranked all the way up, as I took it on my laptop. Since I’m playing the Feds, you can also see how the interface has the distinctive LCARS look; each faction has a look that also matches their established symbology systems from the shows. The game looks just as good in motion, with all kinds of neat weapons effects, and even the trademark warp “blink” when ships move from system to system. Overall, this game looks stunning!

It sounds even better. The music is sources from previous “abandon ware” Star Trek games, including the first two Armada games, and so it is not recognizable to someone who hasn’t played those games in the past. That being said, the music fits the Trek setting very well, and is very atmospheric. All the sound effects, from weapons fire noises to the trademark Red Alert klaxon, all sound like they were pulled straight from the show. In summary, the sound direction really supports the feeling that this is, indeed, a Star Trek game. The final aural nod is that samples of Sisko’s, Picard’s, and Janeway’s voices are used when those captains are summoned to your aid. Joy!

For better or worse, STA3 pretty much still plays exactly like Sins of a Solar Empire. You still collect resources, research technologies, and defeat your opponents in pretty much the same way. That’s not a bad thing; SoASE is a very addictive game that I’ve spent hundreds of hours playing over the years! However, that does mean that for experienced Sins players like me STA3 has a sameness to it that can make it feel a bit stale, as many of the strategies and tactics that worked in straight-stick SoASE also work in STA3. It also means that STA3 inherits some of the gameplay quirks and limitations from its SoASE forebear. Chief among those is that while SoASE tries hard to be a  true 4X game  (eXpand, eXplore, eXploite, and eXterminate), it falls short of the mark due to the fact that it is so combat-oriented. True, there is a Diplomatic victory and a diplomacy system in play, but the AI tends not to employ it very effectively. This isn’t too much of a problem, as blowing crap up is tons of fun (especially when it all looks so nice!), but not having a truly valid diplomatic victory option makes SoASE (and by extension STA3) feel more like a RTS and less like a true turn-based 4X game like Civilization or Masters of Orion. It also means that the canonically peace-oriented Federation often has no choice in the game but to wade in to a fight with Phasers a-blazin’, and this constitutes a minor chink in the mod’s otherwise excellent thematic feel.

This, my friends, is the Star Trek game I’ve been waiting for since I was 10 years old. It allows players to build fleets made up of practically any ship from the show that they have ever heard of and use that fleet to seek out new worlds and new civilizations. More often than not, that contact will result in a huge war, but hey, that’s a lot more fun than boring negotiations anyway! I highly recommend this game to anyone who is interested in Star Trek and/or strategy games. While the mod is free, you will need to own SoASE to play it. That’s not a huge deal, as you can find SoASE on sale for around $20 quite often on Steam.

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Star Trek: Armada – Reviews

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• 5 To boldly go where so many better games have gone before. 03/03/2022 By MTLH

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• 9 Resistance is futile.... 11/19/2001 By Kasket_Darkfyre

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• 5 Self-destruct sequence initiated 03/14/2001 By Sheepy99
• 6 A decent RTS plagued by bugs 04/16/2001 By NovaStorm
• 7 Star Trek Aramada:Good game made by bad company. 04/13/2000 By Fenris
• 7 To go where no one has gone before 04/04/2000 By Racheal
• 5 Could have something special....But wasnt 03/09/2001 By grievermdk

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Ds9’s breen comeback sets up star trek: discovery’s darkest future timeline.

Star Trek: Discovery's darkest timeline is dominated by the Breen, giving the former Dominion allies a chance to finish what they started in DS9.

WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery, season 5, episode 4, "Face the Strange".

• The Breen's return in "Star Trek: Discovery" sets up a dark future timeline for the crew.
• Captain Burnham and Commander Rayner travel between past, present, and future to face a chilling alternate 32nd-century universe.
• The Breen's possession of Progenitors' technology spells doom for the Federation unless stopped.

The return of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's Breen sets up a dark future timeline for the crew of Star Trek: Discovery . The Breen Imperium is one of the biggest threats to the peace and stability of the Federation in Discovery 's 32nd century, proving that their defeat during DS9 's Dominion War did nothing to suppress their hostile urges. Discovery season 5, episode 4 , "Face the Strange", written by Sean Cochran, and directed by Lee Rose , reveals that the Breen are potential buyers for the Progenitors' technology, a prize that could have devastating consequences for the future of the Star Trek universe.

In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 4, "Face the Strange", Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Commander Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie) are thrown between past, present, and future by a Krenim time bug. Over the course of their travels in time, they arrive in a dark future timeline where the Breen used the Progenitors' technology to destroy the USS Discovery and the entire Federation. As well as answering the mystery about the timeline of Star Trek: Short Treks ' "Calypso" , this dark alternate future acts as a warning to Burnham and Rayner about what will happen if they let the Progenitors' technology fall into the wrong hands.

Every DS9 Alien In Star Trek: Discovery

Who were the breen in star trek: deep space nine, the breen nearly changed the course of the dominion war..

The Breen were first mentioned in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 5, episode 11, "Hero Worship" , when they were suspected of attacking the SS Vico. However, the Breen wouldn't appear on screen until Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 4, episode 5, "Indiscretion", in which Gul Dukat (Marc Alaimo) and Major Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor) infiltrate one of their labor camps. "Indiscretion" established that the Breen wore refrigeration suits, presumably to maintain their body temperatures on hot worlds like Dozaria. The Breen were also an incredibly warlike species, which made them crucial allies of the Dominion following their defeat in the First Battle of the Chin'toka System .

The Romulans have an old proverb "Never turn your back on a Breen", inspired by their untrustworthy reputation.

The Breen and the Dominion's negotiations led to an alliance that lasted until the end of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . The Breen had superior technology, including an energy-dampening weapon that could disable the Federation Alliance's ships, including the USS Defiant. The Breen's energy dissipater played a crucial role in the Second Battle of the Chin'toka System, severely weakening the Federation Alliance's armada and their morale . The Breen planned to roll out their energy dampening weapon across the entire Dominion fleet, but were foiled by a covert mission led by Colonel Kira Nerys, Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson) and Constable Odo (Rene Auberjonois).

In tandem with Kira's mission, the Federation Alliance used a series of countermeasures against the Breen's weapon. These measures helped the Federation Alliance to turn the tide against the Dominion, launching a final assault on Cardassia Prime and eventually winning the war. Breen representatives were present at the historic signing of the Treaty of Bajor, putting an end to their war against the Federation. However, 800 years after the end of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , it appears that the Breen are just as big a threat in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.

The Breen later made an incursion into the Delos System, where they attacked the USS Cerritos in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3, episode 9, "Trusted Sources".

DS9’s Breen Create Star Trek: Discovery’s Darkest Future Timeline

"but the outcome you feared came to pass. the progenitor's technology fell into the wrong hands." - zora.

In the alternate timeline where Burnham and Rayner didn't destroy the Krenim chronophage in time, Moll (Eve Harlow) and L'ak (Elias Toufexis) handed the Progenitors' technology to the Breen. The Breen used the incredibly powerful Progenitors' technology to launch a devastating attack against the Federation. Standing aboard a devastated USS Discovery, Burnham and Rayner look out at the ravaged remains of Federation Headquarters. After a false start during the Dominion War, the Breen will finally get to destroy the Federation once and for all unless Burnham and Rayner can stop them acquiring the Progenitors' technology .

Star Trek: Discovery Vs. DS9's Breen Is Now Inevitable

As Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) surmised earlier in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, the Progenitors' technology can both create life and destroy it. In the hands of the Breen, it will be used not to save lives, but to take them. It's unclear exactly what the destructive capabilities of the Progenitors' technology are. However, the fact that the USS Discovery is completely empty of organic life or material suggests that it could have the power to completely break down the building blocks of humanoid life in the galaxy . With such a devastating weapon in their arsenal, the Breen could rule the entire cosmos without opposition.

Star Trek: Discovery’s Future Breen Can Finish What They Started On DS9

"to launch an attack against starfleet headquarters... even my people never attempted that." - general martok.

Star Trek: Discovery 's dark future timeline isn't the first time that the Breen have attacked Federation Headquarters . The Breen's first act after allying themselves with the Dominion was to launch a devastating attack on Earth in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 7, episode 20, "The Changing Face of Evil". The Breen's attack on Earth in DS9 seriously damaged Federation Headquarters and took a huge chunk out of San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Starfleet fought off the attack, destroying the Breen interceptors, but the attack still had the desired effect of seriously damaging the morale of the Federation-Alliance .

The Breen attack on Earth took place in 2375, but the damage was apparently fully repaired by 2376, as revealed in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Pathfinder".

The Breen's attack in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine caused heavy civilian casualties and an unknown number of military losses. However, it was as much a psychological attack as it was a physical one, proving to the Federation that they couldn't even protect their homefront during the Dominion War. The Breen in the 32nd century seem not to care about getting into the heads of their enemies and are instead focused on their total destruction. They may have struck a powerful blow against the Federation 800 years ago, but in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century, the Breen can finish the job with the help of the Progenitors' technology.

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Star Trek: Discovery is an entry in the legendary Sci-Fi franchise, set ten years before the original Star Trek series events. The show centers around Commander Michael Burnham, assigned to the USS Discovery, where the crew attempts to prevent a Klingon war while traveling through the vast reaches of space.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.