| Review : |
I've got the 360 version of the game, which contains fewer errors than the PC counterpart does. The game itself is passable, but certainly has none of those sparkling features that you may have hoped for. The graphics are there, but nothing to be overwhelmed with. The plot is there, but it plays out more like a fanfiction than a reasonable gameplay storyline. The combat system is there and the controls work well (for the 360 that is) but there's no tactical aspect. There are no shield grids but simply one shield covering the whole ship. No seperate phaser arcs but one unified weapons power supply. There's a lack of any features to spice up the game, there's no collison detection, objects will simply bounce away from each other. The explosions arn't particularly interesting or amazing and the voiceovers are dull and monotonal. The game serves its purposes well enough, but there's nothing to make it shine, those with the PC version may well be able to get more out of it as the modding community kicks in, but Bridge Commander had a better base to build from and the community has already made the game much more than it used to be. It gets the job done, nothing more, nothing less. |
