While Earth is, for all intents and purposes, a utopia during the time of the various Star Trek series, it took a long, bloody road to get there. To understand the allure of Star Trek, it’s necessary to understand the ways its creator Gene Roddenberry and later writers conceived of humanity’s future. How Star Trek imagines the future of humanity and Earth itself. There are a few major concepts to understand before venturing into the realm of Star Trek:ġ. With Star Trek: Discovery bringing the franchise back to television after a 12-year absence, now is the best time to see why Star Trek has endured since The Original Series first aired in 1966. At its best, Star Trek is a potently political, unabashedly philosophical, powerfully diverse, empathetic, and supremely well-crafted series that uses its hard science-fiction trappings to speak to our times. This guide is a window into the Star Trek franchise, meant to introduce it those who have scant knowledge of its intricacies. I understand how Star Trek can seem labyrinthine, too dense for new fans to find their way in. Running over 50 years, it has had five live-action series, one animated series, several films, comics, novelizations, and an extremely obsessive fandom I’ve counted myself a part of since childhood. Or go head-to-head over various network connections.Star Trek is a behemoth of a franchise. Numerous multi-player options include “Pass the Tribble” and cooperative Starbase Assault with up to six players. Multi-function display panels offer instant access to critical systems: Sensors, Weapons, Shields, Transporters, Marines, Mines, Engineering, Science and Energy Management.Ĭhallenge yourself with dozens of unique missions created by the Dynaverse engine or re-enact classic scenarios from the Original Series. Choose from four classes of ships and over 50 3-D rendered hull designs.Įxperience a 30-year campaign that takes you from Lieutenant Commander of a Frigate to a Rear Admiral in control of a task force including Destroyers, Heavy Cruisers and Dreadnoughts. Pledge your allegiance to the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, the Hydran Kingdom, the Gorn Confederation or the Lyran Star Empire.Įvery good tactician knows there's a fine balance between speed and raw power. Star Trek: Starfleet Command puts you in the captain’s chair for an amazing real-time space combat experience. About This Game Finally, a starship combat game worthy of the name Star Trek.
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