<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ritual	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2003	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
later	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2000	O
's	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>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
3	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
Elite	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Quake	O
III	O
:	O
Team	O
Arena	O
engine	O
with	O
Ritual	O
's	O
ÜberTools	O
GDK	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
expansive	O
outdoor	O
environments	O
and	O
higher	O
quality	O
facial	O
animations	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
along	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Elite	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Elite	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
set	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
USS	O
Enterprise-E	O
stationed	O
in	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Quadrant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
is	O
a	O
semi-sequel	O
to	O
the	O
movie	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Nemesis	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Voyager	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
cast	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
did	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
Patrick	O
Stewart	O
as	O
Jean-Luc	O
Picard	O
and	O
Dwight	O
Schultz	O
as	O
Reginald	O
Barclay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
actors	O
from	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
series	O
provided	O
additional	O
voice	O
acting	O
:	O
Jeffrey	O
Combs	O
(	O
Weyoun	O
from	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
and	O
Commander	O
Shran	O
from	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Enterprise	O
)	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
villains	O
;	O
Tony	O
Todd	O
(	O
Kurn	O
from	O
The	O
Next	O
Generation	O
)	O
as	O
Korban	O
;	O
J	O
.	O
G	O
.	O
Hertzler	O
(	O
Martok	O
from	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
,	O
plus	O
roles	O
in	O
Voyager	O
and	O
Enterprise	O
)	O
as	O
Lurok	O
;	O
and	O
Vaughn	O
Armstrong	O
(	O
Admiral	O
Forrest	O
in	O
Enterprise	O
)	O
who	O
contributed	O
several	O
character	O
voices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
reprises	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Alexander	O
Munro	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Rino	O
Romano	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Starfleet	B-Application
lieutenant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
several	O
levels	O
Lieutenant	O
Munro	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Quadrant	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Voyager	O
's	O
crew	O
and	O
is	O
assigned	O
to	O
a	O
teaching	O
position	O
at	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
limited	O
opportunities	O
for	O
exploring	O
the	O
ship	O
between	O
missions	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Virtual	O
Voyager	O
"	O
feature	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Operating_System
game	I-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considered	O
to	O
be	O
redundant	O
,	O
the	O
Hazard	O
team	O
is	O
split	O
up	O
;	O
Munro	O
is	O
assigned	O
to	O
teach	O
small	O
unit	O
tactics	O
at	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Nemesis	O
,	O
Captain	O
Picard	O
witnesses	O
his	O
performance	O
and	O
requests	O
that	O
Munro	O
re-establish	O
the	O
Hazard	O
Team	O
for	O
service	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
USS	O
Enterprise-E	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Krindo	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Omag	O
is	O
tracked	O
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
mercenary	B-Application
base	O
and	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
extremely	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
Hazard	O
Team	O
's	O
performance	O
and	O
recommends	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
similar	O
units	O
within	O
Starfleet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Elite	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
linear	O
and	O
strictly	O
defined	O
levels	O
,	O
encountering	O
various	O
kinds	O
of	O
hostile	O
creatures	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Elite	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
is	O
also	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
routing	B-Protocol
is	O
needed	O
when	O
certain	O
devices	O
too	O
difficult	O
for	O
the	O
tricorder	O
to	O
modulate	O
must	O
be	O
turned	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
pipe	O
is	O
appended	O
to	O
a	O
node	O
,	O
it	O
causes	O
a	O
short	B-Application
circuit	I-Application
of	O
the	O
matrix	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
confirmed	O
these	O
rumors	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
April	O
,	O
officially	O
announcing	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
under	O
Activision	O
's	O
supervision	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
dispute	O
with	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
licensing	O
holder	O
Viacom	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Ritual	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Elite	O
Force	O
,	O
Elite	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
on	O
the	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
3	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
games	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
developed	O
by	O
Westlake	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aspyr	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
Activision	O
's	O
final	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galloway	O
and	O
Activision	O
attributed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
poor	O
sales	O
to	O
Viacom	O
's	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
license	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
argued	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
"	O
stagnation	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Elite	B-Application
Force	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
,	O
Elite	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
ranked	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Elite	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
among	O
the	O
best	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
