<s>
Star	B-Device
Trek	I-Device
:	I-Device
Encounters	I-Device
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
fictional	O
universe	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encounters	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
style	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
ships	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
all	O
five	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
series	O
:	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
,	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Voyager	O
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Onslaught	O
"	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
only	O
choose	O
from	O
the	O
Starfleet	B-Application
ships	O
currently	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
television	O
series	O
(	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Voyager	O
)	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
sixth	O
section	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Enterprise-E	O
,	O
which	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
First	I-Application
Contact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
overall	O
story	O
connecting	O
the	O
different	O
sections	O
(	O
unlike	O
in	O
,	O
say	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
)	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
each	O
section	O
has	O
a	O
self-contained	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
missions	O
take	O
place	O
between	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
II	O
:	O
The	O
Wrath	O
of	O
Khan	O
and	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
III	O
:	O
The	O
Search	O
for	O
Spock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
last	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
Klingons	O
are	O
searching	O
for	O
fragments	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
device	O
(	O
featured	O
in	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
II	O
)	O
whilst	O
the	O
Genesis	O
Planet	O
explodes	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
outrun	O
the	O
shockwave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
criticisms	O
included	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
overall	O
storyline	O
,	O
poor	O
graphics	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
events	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
fit	O
into	O
established	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
canon	O
,	O
and	O
repetitive	O
,	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Juan	O
Castro	O
of	O
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
n't	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
feels	O
much	O
closer	O
to	O
playing	O
a	O
videogame	O
about	O
radio-controlled	O
cars	O
,	O
only	O
with	O
a	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sure	O
,	O
Encounters	O
has	O
phasers	O
,	O
sensors	O
and	O
photon	O
torpedoes	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
even	O
sound	O
and	O
look	O
like	O
their	O
TV	O
counterparts	O
,	O
but	O
combat	O
is	O
less	O
than	O
riveting	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Encounters	O
suffers	O
from	O
a	O
dire	O
lack	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
very	O
little	O
point	O
in	O
using	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
license	O
without	O
exploiting	O
its	O
greatest	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
bargain	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
even	O
gamers	O
strapped	O
for	O
cash	O
need	O
to	O
know	O
Encounters	O
is	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
only	O
in	O
name	O
,	O
not	O
in	O
function.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
No	O
Trekkie	O
wants	O
to	O
hate	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
favorite	O
universe	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
impossible	O
to	O
expect	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
stalwart	O
devotee	O
to	O
like	O
Star	B-Device
Trek	I-Device
:	I-Device
Encounters	I-Device
,	O
even	O
at	O
its	O
low	O
price	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
've	O
been	O
waiting	O
for	O
a	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
spare	O
yourself	O
the	O
frustration	O
and	O
keep	O
waiting	O
,	O
since	O
your	O
imagination	O
is	O
bound	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
appealing	O
than	O
this	O
budget-priced	O
fiasco.	O
"	O
</s>
