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Star Trek - Legacy Review (continued)
More User Submitted Star Trek - Legacy Reviews
Date: 2007-02-25
I wanted to like this game so bad.
I'm a long time fan of the Star Trek universe, and I so wanted this game to be fun, but it was not. I've never been so let down in my life. Poor controls, poor gameplay, and limited options.
You'll get more excitement out of buying a novel based in the Star Trek universe. This game pales to even pong.
Date: 2007-02-24
average trek game
Star Trek: Legacy is a pretty good game overall. It has its flaws, but it's fun. First things first though, if you're not a Trek fan or in any other way is expecting a generic space-shooter, look elsewhere. Only Trek fans will find fun with the slow moving yet tactical battles of the Star Trek vessels.
Graphics (6/10)
Don't let the back of the box fool you. While they're decent, they're no where near "next-gen." The reflections and HDR are nice additions, but the stock textures are a bit bland, but with some re-textures found at mod sites, it can look a lot better. The backgrounds are a tad too colorful, although some may find it nice. The planets are ridiculously out of scale, but you can just ignore them. The phaser and photon textures are ok as well. Overall they're ok, just don't expect anything super-nice looking.
Gameplay (6/10)
If you ever played Bridge Commander, Legacy is basically a dumbed down version. If you haven't, what you do is you command up to 4 ships, can steer them and fire phaser and photons in a 3rd Person perspective. You can double click an enemy ship and your ship will follow it automatically, or you can can steer it yourself. The battles follow pretty faithfully to what you would expect though. Phasers can fired from many angles, and you have rear and frontal torpedoes.
In the campaign, there's 3 Eras: Enterprise (Archer), The Original Series (Kirk) and The Next Generation (Picard, Sisko, and Janeway). It follows a pretty bland storyline that involves all 5 captains (which are voiced by the original actors) and, of course, the Borg (and yes, it even makes the Borg bland). At the end of every mission you get "Command Points" to buy new ships, which there is a fair amoutn. There's also a skirmish mode in which you can play the Federation, Klingons, Romulans, and the Borg. It's ok, but the ships from TNG are the best, but since they're the most powerful, you're likely to get creamed very quickly.
Sound (5/10)
The phaser, photon, and voice acting are all ok. The bg music is a little bland and repetitive, so don't expect much in there. You're probably wondering why I gave it a 5 then. Well, in one mission, you have to save these colony ships from the Borg, and every time one gets assimilated, this piercing, screeching, make-your-ears-bleed scream explodes out of your speakers and assaults your poor, defenseless, eardrums. After the first one I had to turn off my volume. It's that bad. Just a warning.
Re playability (3/10)
Not much here. You can beat the campaign in a few hours, and the skirmish mode gets boring rather quickly.
Overall(7/10)
Not a bad game, but not the greatest. The current price ($35) is a bit much, but for $20 or less it's a good deal. It's on Bridge Commander 2, but if you're a Trek battle fan it probably will appeal to some of your tastes.
Date: 2007-02-07
Legacy
Can't play yet. When I was buying the requirements to play were DX9c agp 8x video card w/ 128 vram. I have a 256 vram 8x card. The readme lists my card as not good enough so the game is too choppy to play. Have to wait till I get new video card. Very disappointed.
Date: 2007-02-02
Legacy PC version is not a video game console game, it's a PC game
Yes, there are quarks to the game, but to SciFi, techies, trekies, and program tweakers this game is fun to play and mess around with. If you are at least one of these that I mentioned above then this game is for you.
If you want a game console simplicity then don't get this game on PC.
If you are a treky, then the performace of the ships, and, to some, the very akward maneuvering is part of the experience of moving a large space ship in 3D space. I have played many space games that are easier to maneuver (ie Homeworld), however such games lack the specifics of targeting, sheilds, energy allocations, etc. Don't get me wrong the game has issues, but overall I give it a 4.4 stars.
There are at least a couple of websites that has tweaks for this game. The tweaks are very, very good. There are many ships that can be imported, and there are many improvements for existing ships in terms of perforamce, sounds, and appearance. Legacy shares many programing elements with Armada(I, II)and Brige Commander. This game is like a little honda civc, but with some tinkering this little honda can impress. Unless the programmers of Legacy come up with more patches, expansion packs, and or a sequel, this game could have a cult following.
Date: 2007-01-31
Star Trek Fan Review-To Boldly (not) Go...
First of all, I'm a major Star Trek fan, in all aspects of the word. I've been watching Star Trek since the late 60's, and I was thrilled when Bethesda announced the release of this game. Break down is as follows:
Fun-Still playing skirmish mode as of this writing. Love pitting ship against ship, however, not being able to choose your opponent for classic match ups is a real let down.
Playability-Extremely frustrating on the PC's keyboard. You can't remap the initial layout, and I WILL NOT go out and buy a console's controller just to play this game anywhere near decent levels. Controls that are listed in the manual will sometimes work, other times, you are on your own.
Graphics-This depends on how "uber" your computer is. Mine is medium grade material, and without modifying this game (heavily), I would not be able to play it even though I meet the minimum system requirements easily. Do not be deceived by what they have written on the box, folks.
Overall-Disappointments and letdowns abound for the entirety of this PC flop. I still play it, yes..but only because (as mentioned) I've modified the heck out of it. I didn't give up on this game despite everyone else's review, and am I disappointed? Yes. Extremely. Would you recommend it to others? Absolutely NOT. Do not buy this game, even if it ends up in the bargain bin. Failed promises from the company that released it (a.k.a. patch anyone?) leave this game like E.T. did all those years ago: In the trash dump.
Remember, my "fun factor" award is because I did everything possible to get it to run, and now it does so on my system at good speeds. The campaign mode is unplayable due to the heavy requirements graphically (nebulas and whatnot). Skirmishes are the ONLY thing I enjoy about this game (see above for my gripes about that). Stay away from this title as I should have done in the first place.
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