<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
space	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
CBS	O
Paramount	O
Television	O
and	O
CBS	O
Consumer	O
Products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2006	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
40th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
until	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
until	O
December	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
fleet	O
of	O
various	O
Federation	O
starships	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
)	O
through	O
three	O
different	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
eras	O
in	O
combat	O
against	O
various	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
represents	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
five	O
actors	O
who	O
portrayed	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
captains	O
in	O
the	O
five	O
individual	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
shows	O
up	O
until	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
William	O
Shatner	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Stewart	O
,	O
Avery	O
Brooks	O
,	O
Kate	O
Mulgrew	O
,	O
and	O
Scott	O
Bakula	O
had	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mainly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
fared	O
slightly	O
better	O
with	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
select	O
the	O
map	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
ships	O
per	O
squadron	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
command	O
points	O
allowed	O
,	O
the	O
race	O
and	O
allegiance	O
of	O
each	O
AI	B-Application
player	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
make-up	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
squadron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
skirmish	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
controlling	O
Starfleet	B-Application
vessels	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
;	O
they	O
can	O
control	O
the	O
ships	O
of	O
the	O
different	O
races	O
faced	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Borg	O
,	O
the	O
Klingons	O
and	O
the	O
Romulans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
Universe	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Historical	O
Battles	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
may	O
fight	O
famous	O
battles	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
from	O
multiple	O
points	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
spans	O
the	O
three	O
eras	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Enterprise	O
(	O
ENT	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
(	O
TOS	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
(	O
TNG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
era	O
includes	O
elements	O
from	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
(	O
DS9	O
)	O
,	O
Voyager	O
,	O
(	O
VOY	O
)	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
a	O
war	O
with	O
the	O
Klingon	O
Empire	O
,	O
and	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Intelligence	O
has	O
uncovered	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
an	O
advanced	O
Klingon	O
weapons	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
information	O
in	O
hand	O
,	O
Kirk	O
recommends	O
that	O
Starfleet	B-Application
conduct	O
an	O
immediate	O
strike	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
contemplates	O
his	O
failure	O
to	O
capture	O
T'Uerell	O
,	O
Kirk	O
states	O
,	O
"	O
Hopefully	O
the	B-Application
next	I-Application
generation	I-Application
will	O
do	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Stargazer	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
Starfleet	B-Application
vessels	O
successfully	O
destroy	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
stellar	O
debris	O
emanating	O
from	O
the	O
liquefied	O
planet	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
prevent	O
collisions	O
with	O
several	O
inhabited	O
planets	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
then	O
advances	O
to	O
2380	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Dominion	O
War	O
(	O
see	O
"	O
What	O
You	O
Leave	O
Behind	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
USS	O
Voyager	O
from	O
the	O
Delta	O
Quadrant	O
(	O
see	O
"	O
Endgame	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
the	O
Romulan	O
Empire	O
(	O
see	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Nemesis	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Starfleet	B-Application
refuse	O
to	O
surrender	O
,	O
T'Uerell	O
has	O
the	O
Borg	O
begin	O
to	O
assimilate	O
civilians	O
on	O
nearby	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
system	O
,	O
T'Uerell	O
harnesses	O
polaric	O
ion	O
energy	O
from	O
a	O
nebula	B-General_Concept
to	O
provide	O
a	O
massive	O
boost	O
to	O
her	O
shields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
got	O
slightly	O
better	O
reviews	O
and	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
65.20	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
forty-two	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
64	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
forty-one	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
ranked	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
worst	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
Legacy	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
mainly	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
reviewers	O
unsatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
camera	O
setting	O
that	O
cannot	O
zoom	O
in	O
or	O
out	O
,	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
save	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
campaign	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
save	O
within	O
a	O
mission	O
,	O
a	O
buggy	O
and	O
slow	O
multiplayer	B-Application
mode	I-Application
,	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
exact	O
make-up	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
fleets	O
in	O
skirmish	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
universe	O
without	O
a	O
z-axis	O
,	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
allies	O
that	O
will	O
not	O
automatically	O
assign	O
repairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
control	O
problems	O
especially	O
galling	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
considerable	O
hype	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
saying	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
would	O
be	O
an	O
epic	O
game	O
with	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
controls.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
all	O
reviews	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
;	O
IGN	O
's	O
Steve	O
Butts	O
called	O
them	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
most	O
frequently	O
occurring	O
aggravation	O
,	O
"	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
Allen	O
Rausch	O
referred	O
to	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
simply	O
atrocious	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Action	O
Trip	O
's	O
Uros	O
Pavlovic	O
said	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
annoying	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
[	O
is	O
that ]	O
it	O
suffers	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
from	O
unresponsive	O
and	O
unintuitive	O
controls.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Indeed	O
,	O
although	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
website	O
claims	O
that	O
Legacy	O
features	O
"	O
fully	O
realized	O
nebulas	B-General_Concept
,	O
wormholes	O
,	O
planets	O
,	O
and	O
stars	O
,	O
"	O
reviewers	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
pint-size	O
planets	O
"	O
are	O
almost	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
as	O
the	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	O
Trip	O
's	O
Pavlovic	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
another	O
mystifying	O
fact	O
about	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
 [ ... ] 	O
is	O
the	O
painful	O
lack	O
of	O
more	O
solid	O
collision	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
multiplayer	B-Application
mode	I-Application
"	O
a	O
mess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Legacy	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
so	O
rushed	O
out	O
in	O
such	O
an	O
unfinished	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
hard	O
collisions	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
what	O
he	O
perceived	O
as	O
inaccuracies	O
in	O
the	O
instruction	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
disappointing	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Putting	O
aside	O
any	O
expectations	O
you	O
might	O
have	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
license	O
or	O
any	O
past	O
associations	O
with	O
games	O
like	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
or	O
Bridge	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
simply	O
cannot	O
stand	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
as	O
an	O
entertaining	O
or	O
satisfying	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
poor	O
control	O
scheme	O
and	O
unreliable	O
AI	B-Application
combine	O
with	O
overly	O
long	O
missions	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
save	O
system	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
long	O
exercise	O
in	O
frustration.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
reeks	O
of	O
missed	O
opportunities	O
and	O
features	O
cut	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
ship	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
almost	O
criminal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
40th	O
Anniversary	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
fans	O
had	O
been	O
waiting	O
for	O
through	O
all	O
the	O
years	O
of	O
dreck	O
like	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Shattered	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
great	O
Trek	O
game	O
has	O
got	O
to	O
be	O
out	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
surely	O
is	O
n't	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Responses	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
slightly	O
more	O
positive	O
than	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
did	O
not	O
contain	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
perceived	O
control	O
difficulties	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
resulted	O
from	O
mapping	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
onto	O
a	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Jason	O
Ocampo	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
7.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
captures	O
the	O
grandeur	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
epic	O
starship	O
battles	O
in	O
the	O
famous	O
television	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Directly	O
comparing	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
"	O
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
big	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
is	O
plagued	O
with	O
bugs	O
and	O
broken	O
features	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
works	O
fine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
that	O
was	O
awkward	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
's	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
is	O
natural	O
when	O
used	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
it	O
7.75	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
Legacy	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
direction	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
gaming	O
franchise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
(	O
US	O
)	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
space	O
combat	O
in	O
ages.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
was	O
expecting	O
some	O
massively	O
complicated	O
command	O
structure	O
(	O
like	O
in	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
only	O
takes	O
one	O
mission	O
(	O
the	O
tutorial	O
)	O
to	O
catch	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
reviewers	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
impressed	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Davison	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
C+	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
heavily	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
the	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Offering	O
neither	O
the	O
visceral	O
thrills	O
required	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
an	O
adequate	O
starship	O
shooter	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
more	O
cerebral	O
tactical	O
chops	O
necessary	O
to	O
push	O
it	O
into	O
Homeworld	B-Application
territory	O
,	O
Legacy	O
is	O
left	O
desperately	O
clinging	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
thing	O
it	O
offers	O
in	O
abundance	O
:	O
fanboy	O
service.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
the	O
controls	O
worked	O
much	O
better	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
alteration	O
in	O
how	O
objects	O
interacted	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
;	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
no	O
collisions	O
at	O
all	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
sometimes	O
teleported	O
you	O
off	O
into	O
new	O
headings	O
,	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
handles	O
things	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
gracefully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
still	O
criticized	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
has	O
managed	O
to	O
erase	O
some	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
a	O
lot	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
disappointment	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
 [ ... ] 	O
The	O
console	O
controls	O
are	O
much	O
better	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
Legacy	O
a	O
better	O
proposition	O
on	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
overall	O
game	O
was	O
disappointing	O
;	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
simply	O
does	O
n't	O
satisfy	O
for	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
truly	O
compelling	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
,	O
falling	O
short	O
of	O
bringing	O
the	O
vision	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
interactive	O
medium.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
heavily	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
and	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
incomplete	O
;	O
"	O
There	O
was	O
great	O
potential	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
foundation	O
has	O
been	O
laid	O
for	O
a	O
truly	O
stellar	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
heavily	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Unless	O
you	O
already	O
have	O
an	O
emotional	O
attachment	O
to	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
,	O
and	O
feel	O
a	O
cheeky	O
little	O
frisson	O
down	O
there	O
at	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
pretending	O
to	O
be	O
Kirk	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
reason	O
at	O
all	O
to	O
put	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
unresponsive	O
controls	O
,	O
shallow	O
gameplay	O
and	O
absolutely	O
infuriating	O
inability	O
to	O
save	O
during	O
an	O
hour-long	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
