

Let's take a warp-speed tour through the best and worst titles in the franchise, starting with games for the PC. The Ferengi's 54th rule of acquisition states that a wise man doesn't waste latinum on a lousy Star Trek game, and, unfortunately for fans, the "Star Trek" name printed on a videogame box has only rarely indicated a quality product. The ensuing years have seen the release of over four dozen additional titles, on virtually every platform imaginable, from the Amiga to the Apple II to Super Nintendo to the Wii. Incredibly, the very first Star Trek videogame adaptation was developed nearly 40 years ago. But STO is just the latest in a long series of games based on the enduring sci-fi franchise. The game was launched to a test audience, with about 100,000 players in Australia and selected European countries accessing the game.With this month's arrival of Star Trek Online - the very first MMORPG (or role-playing game of any kind) based on Star Trek - fans are now able to command their own starship and spend hours in a world they have come to love through decades of television series, movies, and novels. There is also an augmented reality feature that lets players bring the starships they earn in the game into the real world and take photographs. It’s much akin to a PC-type hardcore experience.” “It’s an incredibly innovative piece of technology for mobile.

There are hundreds of thousands of gameplay possibilities, he said, with Digit viewing the game as a five-year plus project. The free-to-play game is designed to be hugely immersive, and although there are in-app purchases, Mr Barnwell said it was designed to encourage people to play for longer, with some elements taking time to unlock before being made available for purchase. “We’ve brought that entire universe on to mobile in a way that has never been seen before,” he said.

Players will find and interact with familiar characters from the most recent movies as they build up their own star base, create and carry out missions.ĭigit boss Richard Barnwell said it was impossible to say how many people would begin playing it, but it was anticipated that millions would pick up the game in its first week. Star Trek Fleet Command is available for Android and iOS devices, and set in the Kelvin timeline of the long-running series. The game, which took three years to make and is published by Scopely, is a multiplayer online strategy game that puts players in the middle of a galaxy on the verge of war. Dublin-based game developer Digit Games Studio is officially releasing its Star Trek-themed mobile game, a product that was created and built in Ireland.
