<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Away	I-Application
Team	I-Application
is	O
an	O
isometric	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Reflexive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
using	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Dominion	O
War	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
set	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
USS	B-Application
Incursion	I-Application
with	O
voice	O
appearances	O
by	O
Brent	O
Spiner	O
and	O
Michael	O
Dorn	O
as	O
Lieutenant	O
Commander	O
Data	O
and	O
Ambassador	O
Worf	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
including	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
limited	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
titles	O
re-released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
55th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Away	I-Application
Team	I-Application
is	O
a	O
squad-based	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
three-quarters	O
isometric	O
view	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
specialisation	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
franchise	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
science	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
command	O
,	O
medical	O
or	O
engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multi-player	O
mode	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
co-operative	O
play	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
on	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
as	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
and	O
Voyager	O
,	O
2	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Dominion	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
Starfleet	B-Application
crew	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
USS	B-Application
Incursion	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
sanctioned	O
by	O
Starfleet	B-Application
as	O
a	O
special	O
operations	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
are	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
Klingon	O
homeworld	O
,	O
a	O
Borg	O
cube	O
,	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	O
and	O
a	O
Starfleet	B-Application
starship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Dorn	O
and	O
Brent	O
Spiner	O
lend	O
their	O
voices	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Ambassador	O
Worf	O
and	O
Lieutenant	O
Commander	O
Data	O
,	O
roles	O
they	O
previously	O
portrayed	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
the	O
respective	O
films	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Worf	O
,	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhodes	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Voyager	O
sixth-season	O
episode	O
"	O
Ashes	O
to	O
Ashes	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Enberg	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
recurring	O
role	O
of	O
Ensign	O
Vorik	O
in	O
that	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
approached	O
Reflexive	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
work	O
was	O
the	O
2D	O
space	O
Swarm	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflexive	O
had	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
for	O
Zax	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
potential	O
in	O
its	O
reuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
sort	O
of	O
the	O
Commandos/S.W.A.T.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
presented	O
a	O
demonstration	O
of	O
Away	B-Application
Team	I-Application
at	O
the	O
E3	O
convention	O
in	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
alongside	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Voyager	I-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
Elite	I-Operating_System
Force	I-Operating_System
and	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Away	I-Application
Team	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviews	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Independent	O
were	O
positive	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Away	B-Application
Team	I-Application
will	O
have	O
gamers	O
and	O
Trekkies	O
champing	O
at	O
the	O
bit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Lee	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Comparison	O
to	O
Commandos	B-Application
is	I-Application
inevitable	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
though	O
this	O
dirty	O
dozen	O
carries	O
phasers	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
terrific	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
challenge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
linear	O
storyline	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
X-COM	B-Application
franchise	O
saying	O
that	O
Away	B-Application
Team	I-Application
did	O
n't	O
allow	O
for	O
any	O
customisation	O
and	O
the	O
pre-made	O
characters	O
had	O
no	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
review	O
also	O
criticised	O
the	O
role-playing	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Even	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
provides	O
more	O
role-playing	O
than	O
Away	O
Team.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
also	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
X-COM	B-Application
,	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
Commandos	B-Application
:	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
meant	O
that	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
pause	O
the	O
game	O
repeatedly	O
to	O
give	O
commands	O
resulted	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
fight	O
back	O
against	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
that	O
lack	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
a	O
"	O
giant	O
step	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
real-time	O
combat	O
in	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
characterisation	O
was	O
lacking	O
compared	O
to	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Voyager	I-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
Elite	I-Operating_System
Force	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
