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1999 · 14 Degrees East · Flight simulation · Real-time tactics

Star Trek: Starfleet Command

This is a tactical Star Trek fans dream come true. In Star Trek: Starfleet Command, create your own character in the Star Trek universe and follow out a dynamic campaign with your own ship.

Released: 31 July 1999
Platforms: Windows macOS
Genres: Flight simulation Real-time tactics Strategy
Developers: 14 Degrees East Quicksilver Software
Publishers: Interplay Entertainment
Series: Star Trek: Starfleet Command Star Trek
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Themes: Science fiction
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E
Entry: #1 in Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Time to beat: 31hmain story
Composers: Ron Jones

About

Star Trek: Starfleet Command is a computer game based on the table-top wargame Star Fleet Battles. It was developed by 14° East and Quicksilver Software and published by Interplay Entertainment. It was released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows. It simulates starship operations, ship-to-ship combat, and fleet warfare in the Star Trek universe.

An expanded version was released in 2000 titled Star Trek: Starfleet Command - Gold Edition. It includes the latest patch and all the missions that were downloadable from the official website.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player chooses to represent one of the Star Trek factions, including the Gorn, the Hydran Kingdom, the Klingon Empire, the Lyran Empire, the Orion Pirates, the Romulan Star Empire, and the United Federation of Planets. Play can be a simple skirmish, or single- or multi-player mode.

Gameplay consists of maneuvering one's ship to approach enemy ships and assault them in the areas where various systems and ship's shields are vulnerable. It also consists of achieving various other objectives specified in mission assignment, which are provided at the beginning of each scenario. Depending on the specific assignment, this can include interacting with various ships, aliens, planetary bodies, and other objects in space.

Story

Though the game has no central story-mode campaign, players may play as a member of one of six stellar powers, each one having at least one elite organization that, when joined, will trigger special missions that tell various stories. Though having unique stories, each race's special missions all contribute expository information on the fate of a race known as the Organians and the effect that their departure from known space has since caused.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. John Lee of NextGen called it "a complex real-time strategy game with a steep learning curve, but it's eminently rewarding."

According to Erik Bethke, sales of the game surpassed 350,000 copies after a year on shelves "without counting the Gold Edition and the Neutral Zone expansion." It was Interplay's best-selling game through direct sales, above Baldur's Gate.