I hate to sound like a me-too-er, but this pretty much sums up my thoughts on Star Trek D.A.C. for Mac.
I can’t believe that I was suckered into purchasing it for $9.95… Simply don’t do it. Instead go find a copy of Asteroids, and you’ll be much happier…
Star Trek: D.A.C. (Deathmatch. Assault. Conquest) is not a crap movie tie-in. It’s a mediocre shooter that’s had the art direction of the new Star Trek movie grafted onto it like a bad Borg implant. Everything from the bridge sounds in the main menu to the sounds of weapons fire feel tacked on. Let’s set aside any pre-tense that this is a game of the same calibre as the movie. It’s not, but that’s okay.
I’ve only played it for 10-20 minutes, and regret the purchase. Yes, it has a Macintosh version as well as a PC, which was one reason I purchased it. But, there’s no story, it’s not the star ship combat simulator that they imply. There is no customization of your star ship, except through power-ups.
It feels mushy, and it’s hard to steer, and a variety of other issues… Overall, I don’t see the reply value of this game. I would bet money on the fact that someone at Paramount said, “How do we cash in on the movie”, and when they couldn’t figure out a decent way to convert the movie plot to a shooter, they just threw things in the air, and made this cheap shooter.
Overall, on a scale of 1 to 5…. Here’s my breakdown:
- +2 for a Macintosh Port
- +1 for good visual effects
- -1 for misleading advertising / box cover
- -1 for poor to no replay value
- -1 Simply no plot
So what’s the verdict? ZERO. And I think I have been generous…..Save your money spend it on Gratuitous Space Battles instead…
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