<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
combat	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Totally	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
mystery	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
encounter	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
,	O
including	O
Captain	O
Picard	O
and	O
Commander	O
Data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
modding	O
for	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
custom	O
missions	O
and	O
campaigns	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
possible	O
through	O
this	O
engine	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>
There	O
are	O
several	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
in	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
two	O
means	O
of	O
control	O
being	O
the	O
bridge	O
view	O
and	O
the	O
tactical	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
modes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
the	O
map	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
cinematic	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
removes	O
the	O
interface	B-Application
from	O
being	O
displayed	O
and	O
also	O
switches	O
to	O
an	O
external	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
would	O
then	O
pilot	O
the	O
ship	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
incorporates	O
a	O
Quick	O
Battle	O
mode	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
combat	O
simulation	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
any	O
ship	O
encountered	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
captain	O
,	O
Robert	O
Wright	O
,	O
is	O
piloting	O
a	O
shuttle	O
to	O
a	O
research	O
station	O
orbiting	O
the	O
planet	O
when	O
the	O
star	O
goes	O
supernova	B-Application
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
killing	O
the	O
captain	O
,	O
and	O
severely	O
damaging	O
the	O
Dauntless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matan	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
race	O
of	O
aliens	O
called	O
the	O
Kessok	B-Application
whom	O
Matan	O
exploited	O
and	O
lied	O
to	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
their	O
cooperation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Federation	O
is	O
at	O
first	O
at	O
a	O
disadvantage	O
,	O
having	O
underestimated	O
Matan	O
's	O
forces	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
repel	O
an	O
offensive	O
against	O
Starbase	B-Application
12	I-Application
and	O
destroy	O
Litvok	O
Nor	O
,	O
a	O
Cardassian	O
space	O
station	O
identical	O
to	O
Deep	O
Space	O
9	O
,	O
and	O
rescue	O
Data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Data	O
's	O
rescue	O
and	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
the	O
alliance	O
,	O
the	O
Sovereign	O
is	O
ordered	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
remaining	O
Kessok	B-Application
technology	O
that	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Vesuvi	O
star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
a	O
Kessok	B-Application
heavy	O
cruiser	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
no	O
hostile	O
movements	O
and	O
is	O
unshielded	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
choice	O
:	O
destroy	O
the	O
Kessok	B-Application
ship	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
device	O
or	O
hail	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
fires	O
on	O
the	O
Kessok	B-Application
ship	O
,	O
two	O
smaller	O
vessels	O
will	O
de-cloak	O
and	O
assist	O
the	O
heavy	O
cruiser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
mission	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
more	O
difficult	O
as	O
the	O
Kessok	B-Application
forces	O
will	O
initially	O
side	O
with	O
the	O
Cardassians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hailing	O
the	O
vessel	O
will	O
open	O
a	O
dialog	O
with	O
the	O
Kessok	B-Application
and	O
reveal	O
the	O
Cardassians	O
 '	O
exploitation	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
mission	O
involves	O
destroying	O
the	O
remaining	O
Kessok	B-Application
device	O
in	O
the	O
custody	O
of	O
Matan	O
before	O
he	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
newly	O
founded	O
Kessok	B-Application
colony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Matan	O
's	O
ship	O
falling	O
into	O
the	O
star	O
and	O
the	O
beginnings	O
of	O
formal	O
diplomatic	O
relations	O
with	O
the	O
Kessok	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1998	O
,	O
publishers	O
Activision	O
made	O
contact	O
with	O
Totally	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
development	O
of	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Employees	O
working	O
for	O
Totally	O
Games	O
spent	O
six	O
months	O
on	O
research	O
,	O
design	O
and	O
testing	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
within	O
the	O
bounds	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionStar	O
Trek	O
:	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ivan	O
Sulic	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
single	O
most	O
engaging	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
experience	O
yet	O
in	O
gaming	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
undisputed	O
king	O
of	O
all	O
that	O
is	O
starship	O
combat	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
appreciated	O
that	O
some	O
players	O
may	O
feel	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
nonlinear	O
as	O
they	O
might	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
ranked	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Tom	O
's	O
Guide	O
ranked	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
ranked	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
among	O
the	O
best	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Screen	O
Rant	O
ranked	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
Star	O
Trek''	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
