Star Trek™: Voyager - Elite Force

Back in 2000, Star Trek was roaring and Activision busy making use of their license. While several of these efforts were forgettable, Voyager Elite Force is one of the gems of this era. In terms of its structure and plot presentation, the game basically functions as an extended TV episode. You attend briefings, get to pick up your weapons, beam somewhere, do your job, beam away, debrief, and so on. Even for today's standards, Elite Force is a surprisingly immersive experience, and both the locations you get to visit as well as the things you're doing are nicely varied. There is even an extended stealth section in the game, which works surprisingly well and doesn't feel forced at any point. Nice visuals, authentic sounds and voice acting, and neat level design complement each other perfectly. I was also positively surprised by some of the scripted events, along with the robust companion AI. That said, Elite Force isn't perfect. For one, the game simply isn't challenging enough. Health and ammo are everywhere, and since 80% of the enemies have no ranged attack, they do not pose any threat whatsoever. To compensate, enemies at times swarm the player by the dozens, which is rather silly and still not challenging. The second big issue is how short the game is. Elite Force can be beaten in less than four hours on the highest difficulty, and that's while taking one's time to soak in the atmosphere, talking to crewmates, and so on. And while the GOG version comes with the expansion, that one can be beaten in half an hour. All the expansion has to offer is exploring the Voyager levels already familar from the main game and two lazily put together holodeck levels. Unfortunately, the GOG version still requires tinkering with config files and applying a patch to get proper widescreen resolutions going, which is why those who still have their original CD may feel free to continue using that one. Those who don't, however, should definitely consider getting Elite Force.

Its about time this game became available. This is probably the best Star Trek game ever made. I just beat it in one seating and it holds up great. I can't tell you how many times i've beaten this game. Its definitely worth playing if you havn't before.

While graphically it doesn't hold up today the story and gameplay are still phenomenal even by today's standards even if you have no interest in Star Trek. The game also runs fine on modern hardware if you're worried about that.

I'm commander shepherd and this is my favorite Star Trek game

I played this when I was 16, got it from a friend and wasn't allowed many video games. This game was one of the first to carry me through a story again and again, and though it's not as engaging as others, it still feels like a good old Star Trek double feature and makes me very happy!