Three Dimensional Space (Star Trek: Armada II (PC))

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Product:	Star Trek: Armada II (PC)
Date:	07/06/09 (7 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Tries some new things, interesting storyline

Disadvantages: Not particularly innovative.

Star Trek Armada II is the sequel to one of the most successful Star Trek games of all time. The game this time features campaigns for Klingons, Borg, and of course, the Federation.

Each fleet has been significantly expanded since the first game including ships that exist both in the series and from non-canon sources such as the Star Trek Away Team game's USS Incursion. Without giving away too much of the plot as that's a major carrying point for the game, but suffice to say that it involves the Borg and mass space combat.

The gameplay mechanics aren't particularly revolutionary from the first game and do seem to revolve around standard RTS fare. What does come into this game is the idea of three dimensional combat with you being able to move your ships 'up' and 'down' in the battlefield. While this does not significantly change the play of the game it does add a little bit of depth to the general concept which is nice, as space isn't two dimensional in real life.

A number of ships come equipped with special weapons which while interesting as an idea does mean that some ships get used more than others with some not being used much at all.

In spite of only the three races being playable in single player, in multiplayer you can additionally select from the Romulan Empire, the Cardassians, or Species 8472 giving a bit more variety to multiplayer.

Summary: A good game, especially as a Star Trek game.