Star Trek Online

a.k.a. STO

published by Atari / Perfect World Entertainment in 2010-02-02, developed by Cryptic Studios / Perpetual Entertainment, running on Windows
type: action/reflex, role-play
genre: Science Fiction, Massively Multiplayer Online Game
series: Star Trek
setting: Future
perspective: 3rd person
player options: Internet
game engine: Cryptic Engine
languages: eng
3.5/5
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Official description

In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Players take the captain's chair as they command their own starship and crew. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before in this ever-expanding online universe.

Key Features:
* Free-to-Play - Play a triple-A MMO experience without cost. Play from level 1 to 50 free of charge! There is no box price and no mandatory subscription. Enjoy Star Trek Online as you like, when you like.
* Become part of Star Trek - In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Visit iconic locations from the popular Star Trek fiction, reach out to unexplored star systems and make contact with new alien species. With Episode Missions, every moment spent playing Star Trek Online will feel like a new Star Trek episode.
* Adventure in the Final Frontier - Explore strange new worlds and seek out new life and new civilizations in a vast, expanding universe. Establish contact with new races, discover resources and uncover mysteries that will influence Star Trek's future.
* You Are the Captain - Travel into the depths of space, across exotic planets and even inside starships! Partake in epic space battles and lead away teams across unknown worlds, interacting with allies and battling enemies.
* Duty Officers - Actively manage the unsung heroes of a starship and delegate assignments. Collect and trade officers with fellow captains to help a crew of legend. Earn special rewards, accolades and even advance in rank!
* Total Customization - Using Cryptic’s Total Customization technology, every ship can be customized, from color to construction. What’s more, anyone can create a unique alien species in Star Trek Online. Leave your mark on the Star Trek universe!
* Forge Your Own Strange New Worlds - With The Foundry, players can create and build brand new missions and stories to share with friends and the entire Star Trek Online community. Use the specialized toolset to create missions in space or on the ground. Craft custom missions, or really take your creativity to the next level by designing an entire series of episodes from the ground up!

Join us in Star Trek Online, and boldly go where no one has gone before!

# 2012-01-31 19:16:25 - official description

Comment

The was game developed by Perpetual Entertainment until their bankruptcy in January 2008. Cryptic Studios acquired the license and art assets of the game, but not the codebase. Continued development was officially announced on July 28, 2008.

The setting is the pre-reboot (2009) universe where Vulcan homeworld was not destroyed.

Sanguine # 2007-11-27 03:22:02

News


Star Trek Online open beta coming on 2010-01-12 and lasts till 2009-01-26.
2009-12-30 23:44:40

Technical specs

hardware: Logitech G19,
display: textured polygons

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IGN2010*6.8/1068%
Metacritic2010*66/10066%
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