One day the games industry will be ruled by visionaries willing to throw big bucks at original ideas and create the same sort of atmosphere that Hollywood had in the 70s, when it encouraged the likes of Scorsese and Coppola to make their masterpieces. However, those who jumped in with this second game will probably get frustrated very quickly. If you have played the first game, you will be fine. The problem is the game really does throw you in at the deep end without much explanation for what you have to do or how you have to do it. The story mode is broken up into missions and these can take a couple of hours to beat each! Each one has its own objectives, but they all use the same RTS style gameplay. The story could be told a bit better, but for the most part, the premise alone here was more than enough to get me invested saving the galaxy. Captain Picard decides to just ignore his orders and go on the attack to try and stop the Borg menace once and for all.Īs a Star Trek fan and as a Star Trek fan who loves the Borg, I thought this was pretty cool. It takes place shortly after the events of the first game and this time The Borg has a superweapon and they are able to assimilate a whole world in no time at all. All Rights Reserved.The story of Star Trek Armada 2 is one that I thought was pretty damn cool. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners. The ratings icon is a trademark of the Interactive Digital Software Association. Activision is a registered trademark of Activision, Inc. Published and distributed by Activision Publishing, Inc. Star Trek and related marks are trademarks of Paramount Pictures. Old nemeses await, plus new threats includings Species 8472 and the Cardassians.Ī wide variety of full-range weapons inflict facing-based damange on enemies. This mode allows you to control ships right in the midst of the action.īattle in the Alpha Quadrant, Borg territory and never-before-seen fluidic space. This default view allows you to control your ships from overhead.

All-new ship classes, weapons and intense tactical challenges collide in epic 3-D battles.Ĭommand from any angle-formation affect stategic and tactical decisions.Ĭontrol over 80 unique ships, with up to 16 ships per fleet.

Battle in intense competition over TCP/IP LAN, where the outcome of every encounter depends on your ability to manage your fleets across the galaxy. Meanwhile, a spatial rift has the mysterious Species 8472 flooding into Federation space. The Borg are back with an insidious new weapon that threatens the very fabric of the galaxy.

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