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SpazX

10-25-2006, 07:57 PM

It's out right? I think it was supposed to come out the 24th. Has anybody gotten it/played it/cared about it?

I was wondering if it was any good, looks like it has potential.

csidegamer

10-25-2006, 09:46 PM

Looks good. Better graphics on the PSP.
But I'll buy the DS version.

This will probably be my first DS game. Before I have a system :D

hootie

10-25-2006, 10:24 PM

Star Trek :lol:

Island Dog

10-25-2006, 10:32 PM

I was looking forward to this also. Not sure if I want to pay $40 though.

SpazX

10-25-2006, 10:56 PM

I like the controls they gave it on the DS, I'm hoping they implemented them well, I'm sure as hell not going to be the first to get it though, not for $40.

keithp

10-25-2006, 11:44 PM

Saw it today at Best Buy, so it's definitely out. I didn't want to take a chance on cold-buying it, though. Someone post something when they get it!

2Fast

10-26-2006, 01:23 PM

The game is only $40 at EB/Gamestop, $35 everywhere else. I'm going to read reviews before I pick it up.

I'd actually rather have the PSP version since I think it either spans all the Trek timelines or is set in TNG era; whereas the DS version is limited to TOS.

csidegamer

10-26-2006, 01:27 PM

I did not here that DS was TOS only.
If so, that sucks.

2Fast

10-26-2006, 01:34 PM

I did not here that DS was TOS only.
If so, that sucks.

I like TOS era and all, but most gamers are more familiar with TNG era and there is simply more to TNG era than TOS (it's fleshed out more).

If I ever decide to get a PSP, it will be the first game I get (assuming it's good).

Inferno-X

10-26-2006, 01:38 PM

DS version is TOS only? Boo! I don't find TOS era to be very interesting. Now I may wait until it's $20 or less used.

csidegamer

10-26-2006, 01:59 PM

Looks true. Damnit.
http://startrek.bethsoft.com/news/pressrelease_102606.html

Also looks like both DS, PSP are TOS only.

Must have been thinking of Encouters which spans all series.

Rusty Ghia

10-26-2006, 02:53 PM

Looks true. Damnit.
http://startrek.bethsoft.com/news/pressrelease_102606.html

Also looks like both DS, PSP are TOS only.

Must have been thinking of Encouters which spans all series.

That website says that both the DS and PSP version are set in the original series. And previews from other websites only show ships from the original series. I think that the only difference between the two is that the DS version will have touch-screen elements, and that the PSP version will have improved visuals.

2Fast

10-26-2006, 03:10 PM

keithp

10-26-2006, 03:36 PM

Boo! Won't pick DS up if's it's only TOS.

Oh, and it was Encounters I saw, not Tactical Assault, sorry...

csidegamer

10-26-2006, 03:47 PM

I think this (http://psp.ign.com/objects/800/800811.html) is what confused me. I'm pretty sure a month or two ago it said something about TNG timeline, and as you can see it has images of the Enterprise-E, Defiant, and Voyager.

Saw those as well. Wonder if they are from Star Trek: Encounters.

I'll probably pick it up anyway. Once I get my bonus reward zone certs, and a GGC.

Swingman

10-26-2006, 06:59 PM

Not a trekkie but is it that important that it's only TOS? I'm more interested in the gameplay. It looks like it could be a good game. If someone gets it, please let us know if it's any good.

Inferno-X

10-26-2006, 07:22 PM

Swingman

10-26-2006, 07:55 PM

I don't think this is going to be a title with gameplay that blows you out of the water, I wouldn't be getting it for that. I would get it to pilot the Defiant, Cardassian, and TNG Era Klingon/Romulan ships...I would get fun just out of that without it being heavy on the gameplay.

I hope that's not the case. I think that would be a short lived game because gameplay and sometimes storyline is what keeps me coming back for more.

It has potential to have good gameplay from what I've read but most games sound good prior to release. Hopefully it ends up being a good one.

Inferno-X

10-26-2006, 08:19 PM

I play Starfleet Command 3 for that. :) This would just be something for the road, but SFC is my favorite Trek game of all time.

2Fast

10-26-2006, 10:16 PM

I play Starfleet Command 3 for that. :) This would just be something for the road, but SFC is my favorite Trek game of all time.

Apparently it's made by the same dev team as the Starfleet Command games, so hopefully it's good. I'm still waiting for reviews and impressions before I decide.

SpazX

10-26-2006, 10:24 PM

TOS only is lame, I was hoping for the not-so-model-like ships of the later series. It could still be fun though, I won't pick it up for full price, (or even ggc price) maybe for $20-25.

2Fast

10-27-2006, 04:03 PM

Anyone get this yet?

Swingman

10-27-2006, 06:01 PM

I think everyone is waiting for someone else to get it. I'm surprised it hasn't been reviewed by anyone. How long does it take to review it? Maybe it's a really long game lmao.

Deefuzz

10-27-2006, 06:33 PM

If I could find it at TRU I will pick it up with that buy 2 get 1 free sale...I'm a Trekkie :D

Island Dog

10-29-2006, 06:25 AM

I will pick it up if I can find a sale on it.

2Fast

10-29-2006, 08:39 PM

Still no reviews :/

10-30-2006, 03:28 PM

Funny that people think TOS-only is a negative. Rick Berman and Brannon Braga raped the Star Trek universe.

I hope this turns out to be good!

Hollow Man

10-30-2006, 04:52 PM

I like the original series tons. NexGen is decent, but I personally disliked anything that came after that.

Waiting for some reviews.

-HM

Swingman

10-30-2006, 09:50 PM

It's been out for 3-4 days. How many games fail to get even 1 review in the first half-week? Has anyone found any forums where people have commented about it? It is for sale right?

2Fast

10-30-2006, 11:10 PM

It's been out for 3-4 days. How many games fail to get even 1 review in the first half-week? Has anyone found any forums where people have commented about it? It is for sale right?

Sometimes companies don't send out a review copy far enough in advance, which is usually an indicator that the game isn't too good or has major bugs.

Also, I gotta think that maybe it's just not a priority for them; The Star Trek franchise has fallen on some very hard times.

Xevious

10-30-2006, 11:45 PM

I'm still waiting for the review myself. I haven't seen this game in any store though. I walked into EB Games and they were clueless about the game. It wasn't in their stock.

Edit: Nintendo Power has it at 55%. Thats the first review

Link: http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/931492.asp

2Fast

10-30-2006, 11:53 PM

Edit: Nintendo Power has it at 55%. Thats the first review

Ouch.

SpazX

10-31-2006, 12:11 AM

Damn

Swingman

10-31-2006, 12:15 AM

Looks like I'll be crossing this one off my list

Deefuzz

10-31-2006, 09:31 AM

Well on gamespot the users have rated the game a 9.4 out of 12 votes...but no one had bothered to do a review.

Swingman

10-31-2006, 11:18 AM

Here is what yahoo had to say about the PSP version.

Bethesda brings a decent Star Trek experience to game systems for the first time in ages with this shooter.
yahoo

By: Russ FischerPosted: 24 Oct 2006

Star Trek fans have been cursed not only with cancellations and some missteps on TV and the big screen, but with a load of rather terrible games. Bethesda Softworks, fresh from the success of Oblivion, is trying to change the losing streak. On the PSP, the company's weapon is Star Trek: Tactical Assault. The name is slightly misleading, since this isn't a turn-based strategy game played on tiles. Instead it's a real-time space combat sim, and it's also much better than you'd expect.

You'll take command of a series of starships, either in a Federation campaign or an unlockable Klingon series of missions. Acceleration and turning are simple matters of hitting the d-pad, but you'll have to cycle up to red alert to raise weapons (shields go up at yellow alert) and then wait for them to charge before firing.

The combat is a matter of circling enemy ships and eating away at their shields. Phasers charge quickly and are plentiful, but are weak at anything less than point-blank range. The reliable photon torpedo is great, but not if you miss, which is very possible when firing while turning. But this is Star Trek, after all, and fighting isn't always the only way. Diplomacy can get you far.

For instance, in one of the first missions you'll be called to assist a mining system being plagued by pirates. You can fly in and destroy the pirates, no problem. Or you can hail them and have a conversation that leads to you escorting them back to the mining system, where the corrupt governor will then take reprisals against your command. That's the Star Trek experience in a nutshell, and Tactics gets it right most of the time.

A couple of limitations keep our enthusiasm from going into overdrive. First, collisions between ships aren't factored into damage calculations. That's a disappointment, seeing as how colliding starships have been put to good use in Trek before. But the controls and velocity physics are such that players would be ramming themselves to death all the time, necessitating the negation of collision damage.

Worse, then, is that the game takes place essentially in 2D space. You can't dive or fly along any axis, instead being limited only to turning left and right. Since so much of the game has you endlessly circling other ships looking for an opening, it would be a big advantage to be able to fly in more than two dimensions. You'll also find that the relative size of objects isn't on target, with capital ships being far too large against some of the game's planets.

But it is the PSP, after all, and in general Star Trek looks and sounds better than it has in recent console incarnations. The graphics are a little jagged, but the ships look great and the interface is well designed. And the sound is excellent, from the sweeping symphonic score to the spot-on weapon systems. In total, the blend is more than Trek fans have been able to boast in a long time, and that an entertaining title in the Trek universe exists for the PSP is still a difficult fact to grasp.

Deefuzz

10-31-2006, 11:37 AM

Sounds ok by me...No 3D flight is a little lame, but other than that sounds like an ok game. Worth picking up at maybe a $19.99 price tag.

Puffa469

10-31-2006, 11:54 AM

the last Star Trek game I played... TOS was all the Star Trek there was!

http://www.atariage.com/includes/scaleim.php?path=/2600/boxes/b_StarTrek_front.jpg&nwidth=200

Still a fun game to this day. Dont forget to pull back on the joystick to fire your photon torps. ;)

Hollow Man

10-31-2006, 01:18 PM

The bestest Trek game evar:

http://www.klov.com/S/Star_Trek.html

-HM

Puffa469

10-31-2006, 02:28 PM

The bestest Trek game evar:

http://www.klov.com/S/Star_Trek.html

-HM

Thats what Im talkin about! I had the home version for the 2600. The control scheme was soo complex for the time that the game came with a joystick overlay that showed what each directional, plus the button did.

SpazX

10-31-2006, 03:06 PM

csidegamer

10-31-2006, 03:14 PM

The bestest Trek game evar:

http://www.klov.com/S/Star_Trek.html

-HM

So true.

Dropped many a quarter from my paper route in the sit down cabinet.
It was so cool to here spock say Welcome aboard Captain.

Damn, am I old?

Hollow Man

10-31-2006, 10:39 PM

Damn, am I old?

Dunno, but I am.

That game was classic arcade gaming. First few levels were easy, then it immediately got impossible. Ah, the good ol' days.

-HM

2Fast

10-31-2006, 10:46 PM

I think I might buy this game tomorrow for DS, it sounds pretty cool and I'm enough of a fan to wholly enjoy it.

2Fast

11-03-2006, 04:37 PM

Anyone buy/play this yet?

Swingman

11-04-2006, 02:26 AM

I thought you were going to buy it 2fast and then give us a review :)

Letting us caggers down man :)

2Fast

11-04-2006, 02:59 AM

I thought you were going to buy it 2fast and then give us a review :)

Letting us caggers down man :)

I just never got around too it/thought better of it. I think I'm going to ask for it for Christmas since there are a ton of other games I want coming out this month.

There are some decent user reviews on Gamespot though.

SpookyD

11-04-2006, 03:08 AM

It is alot of fun. I've only previously played starfleet command 2 but its a similar kind of game, just a little faster paced. Also it's important to keep in mind that it takes a few missions to get really good and there are some tough missions. Regardless of the difficulty and the occasional slow point this game has got me hooked, I keep coming back to my ds to try that mission again or just to play a quick skirmish.

lordwow

11-04-2006, 12:02 PM

Why is it GS/IGN haven't reviewed this?

2Fast

11-05-2006, 05:42 PM

Still no reviews from IGN/GS as of yet :/

2Fast

11-05-2006, 10:48 PM

I looked for this at Wal-Mart tonight but it wasn't there.

Xevious

11-05-2006, 10:58 PM

I looked for this at Wal-Mart tonight but it wasn't there.

I went to a few stores. I haven't seen it either.

2Fast

11-08-2006, 02:30 AM

Why is there still no IGN/GS review for this game?

Swingman

11-08-2006, 09:27 AM

It was much more important to review Sims Pets :) it's very odd.

Hollow Man

11-08-2006, 10:04 AM

Is the game actually out? I haven't seen it yet.

-HM

boyward

11-08-2006, 11:51 AM

Yes, it's out. I saw it for $35 at Walmart.

doctorfaustus

11-08-2006, 01:58 PM

Saw, it at EB games last sunday.

Nintendo Power gave it a 5.5 out of 10

The reviewer said that the game starts off with a "graphic-adventure-style approach" that has the player using "diplomacy and deductive reasoning rather than brute force." Unfortunately, the game then seens to quickly abandon that genre and becomes nothing more that a "clunky space-shooter."

Oh well, I will pick this game up when it's nice and cheap.

Coraanu

11-09-2006, 03:52 PM

I played for about 30min and combat seems to just involve you and your enemy spinning around to bring your weapons to bear. Maybe I need to play it more and I do like the idea of levelling up your crew.

Xevious

11-10-2006, 10:59 PM

Gamespot Review is up!
http://www.gamespot.com/ds/strategy/startrektacticalassault/review.html?sid=6161489

6.2 rating unfortunately.....

Xevious

02-16-2007, 02:20 PM

Its going for $20 new at Gamestop. I'm not sure if its worth it though.

blandstalker

02-16-2007, 04:07 PM

Its going for $20 new at Gamestop. I'm not sure if its worth it though.

Saw it yesterday at GS/EB and Fry's. Both DS and PSP versions are $20 new.

Considering using some of my credit to get it. Guess I'll go for the DS version.

2Fast

02-17-2007, 01:25 AM

I ended up getting it for Christmas. I haven't really delved into it because I've been busy and have only been playing Final Fantasy III when I do play, but it's decent - especially for $20.

I think if I had the choice, I would have gotten the PSP version since you have to use the touchscreen AND the full set of buttons at the same time. It's pretty fun though, I've played some of the campaign but not too much; usually when I play, I play skirmish. It's a bit clunky, but it captures the feel of the battles on the show fairly accurately (better than other recent Trek games).

I think I'd be much more enthusiastic to play the game if it was set in TNG's timeline, but it's a fun time waister and I can honestly say it's worth $20 for Trek fans.

FriskyTanuki

02-17-2007, 07:34 AM

http://www.ampednews.com/gamehub/star-trek-tactical-assault-psp/review/926/

The gist of it: Star Trek Ice Capades. :lol:

blandstalker

02-17-2007, 02:08 PM

I think if I had the choice, I would have gotten the PSP version since you have to use the touchscreen AND the full set of buttons at the same time. It's pretty fun though, I've played some of the campaign but not too much; usually when I play, I play skirmish. It's a bit clunky, but it captures the feel of the battles on the show fairly accurately (better than other recent Trek games).

My first impressions: I like the touchscreen control, and haven't had to use the buttons at all. I do use the D-pad for movement, but it's not hard. The ability to skip around the menus quickly with the stylus makes up for any awkwardness.

There's a pretty big learning curve -- I'm actually going to read the instructions -- but it seems worth the effort. So far I've driven my starship into a starbase, plowed into an asteroid, and forgotten to go to red alert, which leaves you wide open for damage and unable to fight back.

It does feel a little clunky. I wish there were better feedback when I ran into something. It seems to have rumble pack support, so I'm going to have to try that.

I really like the way the game lets you make choices. You can go in with guns blazing, or you can try to talk to people and it changes the outcome, although like in real life, things can be a little unpredictable. Trying to talk your way out of the third mission will get you extra enemies.

I haven't gotten past that mission yet, but haven't found it frustrating either. The game is pretty well set up in that you can retry a mission quickly.

I think I'd be much more enthusiastic to play the game if it was set in TNG's timeline, but it's a fun time waister and I can honestly say it's worth $20 for Trek fans.

Again, first impressions, but I think it's totally worth $20. And I'm happy with the DS version.

PleasantOne

02-17-2007, 03:07 PM

http://www.ampednews.com/gamehub/star-trek-tactical-assault-psp/review/926/

The gist of it: Star Trek Ice Capades. :lol:

I like this line: "It’s just another example that your success is based more on luck and perseverance than actual skill.
"

So they;re saying it;s just lik the show, then? :lol: I'm gonna have to think about picking this up... perhaps if I can score it for $15 I will...