Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force is a game I have fond memories of, not particularly from a fan of the Voyager series of Star Trek, but as someone who became utterly addicted to the amazing online component, which far and away blew the single player portion out of the water in my estimation!

I never really watched much of Voyager because I couldn't get into it at all (I'm a TNG man at heart), but apparently it takes place in the sixth season. You play Ensign Alex Munro, who is part of the Hazard Team, who ensure that Voyager remains protected from outside forces whilst it goes under repair. Even for someone who didn't really care for Voyager, it still has all of the aesthetic hallmarks that the Star Trek series all share in common - the laser guns, the ship, complete with a bridge, holodeck, and numerous other fancies, and the stock enemies such as the Borg and Klingons. Although it took me a while to get through the single player (because the multiplayer was so damn addictive!), it's a fairly breezy run thanks to your usually being babysat and protected by at least one other officer, although occasionally you'll get to fend for yourself.

The multiplayer component is simply fantastic, though - it was one of the first games to allow 32-player combat in a large arena. It has the requisite Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag modes, but what really makes it worth playing (if, indeed, any servers still operate for the game) is the fantastic level design, which is going to please the Hell out of any Trekkie, and the superb array of weapons that's quite unlike the offering you've had in any other FPS game. Playing a laser-only game as you slowly attempt to destroy each other is a rather fun, and surreal experience.

Visually appealing and among the few Star Trek games actually worth a damn, this is very fun regardless of whether you like the show or not.