| Star Trek | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Star_Trek_Game_cover.jpg) Cover art featuring Spock (left) and Kirk | |
| Developer(s) | Digital Extremes |
| Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Writer(s) | Marianne Krawczyk |
| Composer(s) | Chad Seiter |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Star Trek is a third-person action-adventure Star Trek video game. It was developed by Digital Extremes and co-published by Bandai Namco Entertainment under license by Paramount Pictures in association with CBS Studios International. The game was released in North America on April 23, 2013, for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platforms. It took three years to produce, and was the first in-house video game development by Paramount Studios, who opted not to license development to a third party. The production team aimed for it to be a collaboration with those working on the Star Trek films to avoid the typical pitfalls associated with film tie-in video games. Video games which influenced Star Trek included the Mass Effect series, Uncharted and Metroid Prime, and certain elements of Star Trek reflected episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series such as "Arena" and "Amok Time".
The game is set in the Star Trek Kelvin universe, between the events of the films Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness, and follows the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starfleet starship USS Enterprise. The player takes control of either Kirk or first officer Spock, and investigates the theft of a terraforming device from the colony of New Vulcan by the Gorn. Together, Kirk and Spock engage the Gorn on away missions, travel to another universe, and re-take Enterprise when alien forces capture it. This two-character gameplay was seen as a unique element, referred to as "bro-op".[1]
The Gorn, who previously appeared in The Original Series and Star Trek: Enterprise, were heavily redesigned, with fifteen different classes of creatures created. A replica of the Gorn costume from "Arena" appeared in a viral advertisement alongside William Shatner, which was intended as a homage to the fight between Kirk and the Gorn from that episode. The game was announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012, but was particularly panned by critics upon launch in 2013 and sales were poor. Following an issue with the cooperative mode on the PC upon launch, reviewers also criticized a number of issues such as poor lip syncing, clipping, and bad camera angles.