Product Description

Now set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe, players can expect to face off against classic Star Trek antagonists such as the Borg, Klingons and Romulans. Players will also fight several never before seen alien species including a mysterious nightmare race. To help players gain the upper hand against such formidable foes, Star Trek Elite Force II allows players to arm themselves with 13 different weapons and gear including a phaser, compression rifle, multi-functional grenade launcher, Romulan disruptor, tetryon gatling gun, a full-featured tricorder, and several all-new weapons.

Over the course of the Star Trek Elite Force II, players will be able to explore different options or tactics when dealing with a threat, as opposed to being forced to pursue a particular path. Additionally, the game boasts a larger number of environments and a significantly longer gaming experience than the first Elite Force.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6929 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: ACTIVISION
• Released on: 2003-06-20
• Platforms: Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 95

Amazon.co.uk Review
Combining elements of puzzling, exploration and full-on first-person action, Star Trek Elite Force II picks up where the excellent original left off. That it also proves to be one of the smartest uses of the undoubtedly resourceful Star Trek licence should endear it still further to action-hungry PC gamers. Putting the player in the shoes of one of those throwaway extras that tend to disappear in a special effect from time to time, the challenge is to complete a series of missions spread across environments that should be more than familiar to the average Trek fan. Yet to the credit of the designers, they're also suitably diverting to uninitiated, thanks to quality level design, a succession of interesting challenges and a believable game environment.

As a game, it demands that you work out what to do and where to do it, which frequently means putting weapons away and letting your brain do some of the work. But a good blast is never too far away, and you're never left you with nothing to do. Sure, you might find yourself stuck from time to time, but a little bit of thought can usually back you out of a corner.

Frankly, it's all very good fun, with just a couple of caveats. For instance, it does follow a tried and tested path that fans of this kind of title will have trodden many times before. It doesn't add too much in gameplay terms to the original, either.

All things considered though, it's still an easy game to recommend. Challenging, entertaining and, when it hits top gear, really quite engrossing, Elite Force II is polished PC entertainment and one of the strongest users of the Trek licence to date. --Simon Brew

Customer Reviews

BEST FUTURISTIC FPS SINCE JEDI KNIGHT 2!
Elite Force 2 is the latest Star Trek game from developers Ritual Entertainment.

Gameplay:
Set in the Next Generation universe, you are Lieutenant Munro and your talents as a Hazard Team Commander are recognised by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. You and your team are assigned to the U.S.S. Enterprise. Played in 1st person perspective, your missions will take you to diverse locations such as a Borg Sphere, Romulan Outpost and even Starfleet Academy. Assisting you on these missions are the other members of the Hazard Team. You can interact with the team and their survival in some situations is crucial to your success. Along with the issued Tri-Corder and Phaser are a number of energy weapons available to you. From the limited range of the Compression Rifle to the ridiculously powerful Tetryon Gatling Gun. Each has the obligatory secondary fire mode. The control interface is familiar and along with the action there is also some puzzles to solve. The Tri-Corder playing a big part in this.

Graphics:
The enhanced Quake 3 Arena engine handles the indoor and outdoor environments brilliantly. Run on a P4 with a Radeon Pro 9700 produced superb framerates with all settings on high and FSAA at maximum. The death animations and character detail have also been greatly improved since Elite Force. The attention to detail is impressive. Whilst wandering around the Enterprise you can visit the Bridge, Sick Bay and even Stellar Cartography. The levels are all so colourful and interesting, with the exception of the Enterprise corridors! The textures are good and the lighting, whilst not dynamic, is realistic.

Sound:
Superb weapon and world effects accompanied by a dynamic score throughout. Take the voice acting as seriously as you want with vocal talent provided by Patrick Stewart himself. The cut scenes are fairly well acted. Not as good as GTA Vice City, but much better than IGI 2. The game takes full advantage of EAX hardware and sounds great on a set of surround speakers. The sound plays an integral part in the pace of the game. The strange alien sounds on the U.S.S. Dallas are great at keeping you guessing when they are going to attack.

Overall a superb game here. Good use of the license and not just for Star Trek fans, but for fans of the genre. This is a well thought-out and interesting game. Far more entertaining than some of the other stuff we've seen so far this year. Unreal 2 was just too short wasn't it?. But be assured that there is plenty here to keep you entertained.

Nice puzzle shooter
Although not been playing this game long, I am enjoying the experience. As a star trek: next generation fan you easily get a feel for the characters and locations (roaming round the enterprise is cool geekness!). Started playing a level and completed it only to realise it was a holographic simulation when completed. Nice voice overs from Patrick Stewart (Jean-luc) and good voices throughout. Graphically. Hmmm. After recently playing Max Payne 2 I have to say the graphics, although highly detailed and lovely to look at just dont quite cut it for me. Especially with the stencil shadows switched on. The shadows which whould should add mood and realism tend too look a bit odd and strangely disconcerting sometimes. I personally think the Quake3 engine needs ditching and is past its day. Musically unless my sound card isn't working properly (Vvery possible) where is the big sweeping orchestrations?. There is no satisfying rising zzzzziiipp when you top up your energy or weapons. Computer 2600 xp, 512mb corsair, radeon 9800. To summarise. Graphics: Very nice, turn off shadows, not worth losing frames. Music: ? Gameplay: Loving it up to now, absorbing and will stay in my cd tray till completed.

Star Trek comes to life..
The best of Star Trek gaming is Elite Force II.

The story of EliteForce II, though a little short is far superior to the originals, with options to choose your relationships with other characters to an interesting twist in the Storyline. The game is based around the Single-Player, its solid, well-polished and keeps you on your toes if your a trekkie and even a non-trekkie.

The graphics with use with 'Stencil Shadows' are very appealing and the best I've seen on the Quake III engine though not as good as Doom III.

The weapons are the best I have seen in any Sci-Fi Shooter, far superior to UT or UnrealII and JKII and can be used in a combination.

The Multi-play while slightly 'floaty' is a severe set-back for the game, the few maps are cramped. However, in a TM playing 'Bomb-Diffusion' and 'PowerStrugle' my opinion about the MP changed dramatically...It's fun..however, the upcoming patch should sort that...