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'''''Star Trek: Encounters''''' is a ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[games|video game]] released in {{y|2006}} for the PlayStation 2 console. It is similar to the game ''[[Star Trek: Legacy]]'' for the Xbox 360 and PC in that it spans the eras of all five ''Star Trek'' series. It is the first in a new line of games to be released by [[Bethesda Softworks]] who recently bought the rights to make games based on the ''Star Trek'' franchise. [[William Shatner]] narrates the opening briefing to each mission but not [[James T. Kirk|in character]].
  
'''''Star Trek: Encounters''''' is a ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[games|video game]] released in {{y|2006}} for the PlayStation 2 console. It is similar to the game ''[[Star Trek: Legacy]]'' for the Xbox 360 and PC in that it spans the eras of all five ''Star Trek'' series. It is the first in a new line of games to be released by [[Bethesda Softworks]] who recently bought the rights to make games based on the ''Star Trek'' franchise. [[William Shatner]] narrates the opening briefing to each mission but not [[James T. Kirk|in character]].
   
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==Gameplay==
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== Gameplay ==
 
The game is like an arcade style shoot-'em-up wherein you move a ship on a single plane (vertical camera) and use a variety of weapons to destroy enemy ships. Unlike classic shoot-'em-ups, you are allowed to go in any direction. Being a ''Star Trek'' game, you can target enemies and subsystems, redirect power to your own subsystems, and send away teams. In essence, ''Encounters'' is the closest you can get with the unique ''Star Trek'' battles combined with a classic shoot-'em-up (like ''Gradius'').
  
The game is like an arcade style shoot-'em-up wherein you move a ship on a single plane (vertical camera) and use a variety of weapons to destroy enemy ships. Unlike classic shoot-'em-ups, you are allowed to go in any direction. Being a ''Star Trek'' game, you can target enemies and subsystems, redirect power to your own subsystems, and send away teams. In essence, ''Encounters'' is the closest you can get with the unique ''Star Trek'' battles combined with a classic shoot-'em-up (like ''Gradius'').
   
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==Missions==
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== Missions ==
 
Each single player mission follows events in terms of chronological order of events (beginning with the ''Enterprise'' (NX-01)). Each mission completed unlocks the next one, as well as new ships and locations for the multi-player option. Some missions are based on events from each series including The Xindi weapon threat, the injured alien lifeform that the ''Enterprise''-D heals in ''The Next Generation'', the Dominion attack on Deep Space 9, and the attack of the Borg Unicomplex from ''Voyager''. An additional "series" has been placed called ''Star Trek Sovereign'', which is mainly adventures of the ''Enterprise''-E and its crew. The final level of the game has an anomaly in the time space continuum form next to the Earth's moon from which various vessels from different time periods emerge, including a Xindi fleet, the ''Enterprise'' NX-01, a Dominion fleet, and the USS ''Defiant''.
  
Each single player mission follows events in terms of chronological order of events (beginning with the ''Enterprise'' (NX-01)). Each mission completed unlocks the next one, as well as new ships and locations for the multi-player option. Some missions are based on events from each series including The Xindi weapon threat, the injured alien lifeform that the ''Enterprise''-D heals in ''The Next Generation'', the Dominion attack on Deep Space 9, and the attack of the Borg Unicomplex from ''Voyager''. An additional "series" has been placed called ''Star Trek Sovereign'', which is mainly adventures of the ''Enterprise''-E and its crew. The final level of the game has an anomaly in the time space continuum form next to the Earth's moon from which various vessels from different time periods emerge, including a Xindi fleet, the ''Enterprise'' NX-01, a Dominion fleet, and the USS ''Defiant''.
   
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* Incursion
  
* Incursion
 
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* Against All Odds
   
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== Starships featured ==
 
The following starship classes appear in the game. Some classes are playable only in head-to-head mode, others appear only in episode mode.
  
The following starship classes appear in the game. Some classes are playable only in head-to-head mode, others appear only in episode mode.
   
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== Characters available to collect as cards ==
  
== Characters available to collect as cards ==
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** [[Montgomery Scott]]
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* {{s|TNG}}
 
** [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
  
** [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
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** [[Data]]
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** [[Geordi La Forge]]
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** [[Beverly Crusher]]
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** [[Worf]]
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** [[Benjamin Sisko]]
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** [[Jadzia Dax]]
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** [[Miles O'Brien]]
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** [[Worf]]
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** [[Julian Bashir]]
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** [[Kathryn Janeway]]
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** [[B'Elanna Torres]]
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** [[The Doctor]]
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** [[Jonathan Archer]]
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** [[T'Pol]]
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** [[Charles Tucker III]]
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** [[Phlox]]
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** [[Malcolm Reed]]
   
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== Cover gallery ==
 
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File:Encounters back cover.jpg|Back cover
  
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* {{bl|startrek.bethsoft.com/games/encounters-overview.html|Official site}}
  
* {{bl|startrek.bethsoft.com/games/encounters-overview.html|Official site}}
 
* {{mbeta-title|Encounters}}
  
* {{mbeta-title|Encounters}}

Revision as of 18:50, 25 November 2020

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Star Trek: Encounters is a Star Trek video game released in 2006 for the PlayStation 2 console. It is similar to the game Star Trek: Legacy for the Xbox 360 and PC in that it spans the eras of all five Star Trek series. It is the first in a new line of games to be released by Bethesda Softworks who recently bought the rights to make games based on the Star Trek franchise. William Shatner narrates the opening briefing to each mission but not in character.

Gameplay

The game is like an arcade style shoot-'em-up wherein you move a ship on a single plane (vertical camera) and use a variety of weapons to destroy enemy ships. Unlike classic shoot-'em-ups, you are allowed to go in any direction. Being a Star Trek game, you can target enemies and subsystems, redirect power to your own subsystems, and send away teams. In essence, Encounters is the closest you can get with the unique Star Trek battles combined with a classic shoot-'em-up (like Gradius).

Missions

Each single player mission follows events in terms of chronological order of events (beginning with the Enterprise (NX-01)). Each mission completed unlocks the next one, as well as new ships and locations for the multi-player option. Some missions are based on events from each series including The Xindi weapon threat, the injured alien lifeform that the Enterprise-D heals in The Next Generation, the Dominion attack on Deep Space 9, and the attack of the Borg Unicomplex from Voyager. An additional "series" has been placed called Star Trek Sovereign, which is mainly adventures of the Enterprise-E and its crew. The final level of the game has an anomaly in the time space continuum form next to the Earth's moon from which various vessels from different time periods emerge, including a Xindi fleet, the Enterprise NX-01, a Dominion fleet, and the USS Defiant.

Mission list

Star Trek: Enterprise

  • Incursion
  • Xindi Superweapon
  • The Expanse

Star Trek: The Original Series

  • Savior
  • Cat And Mouse
  • A Specter's Shadow
  • Dead in the Water
  • Battle at Genesis

Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Shadows and Dust
  • Into the Wormhole
  • See No Evil
  • Behemoth

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Into The Badlands
  • Fire At Will

Star Trek: Voyager

  • The Chase
This is based on a TNG episode of the same name, with the same philosophical conclusion, except Kathryn Janeway and Culluh are the ones competing to find the data.
  • The Luddite Prophecy
  • My Enemy's Enemy
  • The One Who is Many

Star Trek: Sovereign

  • The Orion Syndicate
  • Against All Odds

Starships featured

The following starship classes appear in the game. Some classes are playable only in head-to-head mode, others appear only in episode mode.

Characters available to collect as cards

Cover gallery

External links

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