Platform:Nintendo Wii Genre:Action Games ESRB:Everyone 10+ Media:Video Game Autographed:No Memorabilia:No Batteries Included:No Operating System:Nintendo Wii Shipping Weight (lbs):0.3 Dimensions (in):0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN:12630 UPC:093155126305 EAN:0093155126305
Release Date:November 20, 2007 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping:Expedited shipping available Condition:Excellent condition. Fast shipping.
Features:
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Single-player game of galactic conquest featuring a blend of strategy and action set in The Next Generation era
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Planets held by Next Generation era races are set in a large galactic map, where turn-based strategy allows for building and expanding your empire
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Take direct control of any ship and experience intense action as you engage in real-time combat
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Wise spending on starbases, factories, research facilities, and starships determines success
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6 playable races each with their own unique set of strengths and weaknesses
Product Description Star Trek: Conquest is a single-player game of galactic conquest featuring a blend of strategy and action set in The Next Generation era. Players take control of Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Cardassian, Dominion, and Breen forces and lead them in a campaign to control the galaxy, one planet at a time. Players must build and manage their growing empires in turn-based strategy, and then engage in all out starship combat in real-time action.
Strategically, players must effectively manage their limited resources to expand their empire. Players can decide how to best achieve objectives by managing fleets, admirals, building support structures, researching technology and engaging enemies in combat. Once battle is initiated, the game switches to a ship level tactical view allowing players to take direct command of their ships and engage in real-time combat.
Star Trek Fan LOVES It!December 29, 2008 M. Sarrao(New Mexico, USA) I purchased this for my brother-in-law. He is a HUGE Star Trek fan. I was hesitant to buy it because of the mediocre reviews. However, he LOVED it! He practically sat in front of the TV playing this game for the remainder of his visit. His kids and my kids sometimes played along. They discussed strategy and shared advice/ideas. I don't know why this game has received some less-than-stellar reviews. I also don't know why it is rated E-10. There is no blood or graphic violence that I saw. You just blow up space ships - and they're not very "real" looking space ships at that. I recommend this game for Star Trek fans (Trekies?). My brother-in-law could barely put the remote down to have conversation with other adults!
Star Trek Conquest - plenty fun, but not much trekOctober 28, 2008 William F. Hostman(Eagle River, AK United States) This is a single player game of 4X: eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, eXterminate. I happen to like 4X games.
The good: this game plays well, looks smooth, feels smooth, simple controls, easy to learn, difficulty starts low enough, very pretty.
The bad: 3 fleets, all ships in those three fleets, no control over admiral types for those fleets, only three classes of ships.
The odd: This is the only game I own which causes my Wii to overheat! Also, three different ways to resolve combat: Sim, a typical civ-game style shots-fly side-to-side and feel the simulated dice underlying the code, with limited player input (stance only); Instant, a more brutal but much faster and 0 stance input; and Arcade, where one is controlling the flagship in a decent tactical game. You get to pick which method for each generated battle.
The Ugly: The races really don't feel that different, and there are only 6 in campaign mode (8 in tactical scenarios). Map uses warp-links that restrict movement tightly; feels more like vorKosiverse or Starfire than Star Trek.
What it is missing: variety of ships, ability to have ships outside the assigned fleets, ability to have more than three admirals and thus three fleets. It really doesn't tie well to the source; this would have been better without the Star Trek theme; the theme is pretty darned well pasted on. It would help to see more of the tactical field in arcade mode.
Worth the $15 I paid for it... I got 20 hours of play before going cold on it.
It's alrightSeptember 29, 2008 Nathan Kring(USA) I'm a huge Star Trek Fan. Wanted this game for a while. Unfortunatly the ads were a bit misleading. I mentions lots of species you can play. You can only play six of them. There's no real objective. You play scenarios and skirmishes but once that little one afternoon battle is over that's it. You win or lose you get nothing for it. I mean it's great to try differnt skill lvls and stratagies but nothing really changes.
Has some parts that need workJuly 1, 2008 Catfish(Stillwater, OK USA) CONS: Have to sit through the boring intros EVERY TIME; Can't restart Skirmish (arcade play) without having to reenter all the game parameters every time; Main game is, frankly, a board game or at most a mediocre PC game.
PROS: Interesting arcade play, but bad guys come in and out of the screen because it is too small; they can even hide underneath wording on the screen.
That's about it. This shouldn't be a Wii game because there is nothing in it that requires a Wii controller; being on a Wii adds nothing to the gaming.
Rent this before buying.
Fun and addictiveMay 5, 2008 Jacob Joseph(Buffalo, N.Y.) This game is a lot of fun. Controls take a little practice, but once you got it, it's really easy. It's fun to play as different races, shoot up other ships, and build facilities and fleets. If you lose some ground on turns, it doesn't really make you mad, instead, it enables you to learn from your mistakes and do things better the next time.
