<s>
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
team	O
aimed	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
those	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
films	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
typical	O
pitfalls	O
associated	O
with	O
film	O
tie-in	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
games	O
which	O
influenced	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
included	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
and	O
certain	O
elements	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
reflected	O
episodes	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Arena	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Amok	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Kelvin	O
universe	O
,	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
and	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Into	O
Darkness	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Captain	O
James	O
T	O
.	O
Kirk	O
and	O
the	O
crew	O
of	O
the	O
Starfleet	B-Application
starship	O
USS	O
Enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
Kirk	O
or	O
first	O
officer	O
Spock	B-Language
,	O
and	O
investigates	O
the	O
theft	O
of	O
a	O
terraforming	O
device	O
from	O
the	O
colony	O
of	O
New	O
Vulcan	O
by	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
engage	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
on	O
away	O
missions	O
,	O
travel	O
to	O
another	O
universe	O
and	O
re-take	O
Enterprise	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
alien	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gorn	B-Application
,	O
who	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
and	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
were	O
heavily	O
redesigned	O
,	O
with	O
fifteen	O
different	O
classes	O
of	O
creatures	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
costume	O
from	O
"	O
Arena	O
"	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
viral	O
advertisement	O
alongside	O
William	O
Shatner	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
fight	O
between	O
Kirk	O
and	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
from	O
that	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
have	O
different	O
paths	O
through	O
the	O
missions	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
encourage	O
re-playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
during	O
a	O
chapter	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
ability	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
preview	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
shown	O
to	O
reviewers	O
prior	O
to	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
the	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
cover	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
protects	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
from	O
enemy	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
characters	O
show	O
different	O
gameplay	O
techniques	O
,	O
with	O
Kirk	O
being	O
the	O
more	O
typical	O
shooter	O
while	O
Spock	B-Language
has	O
stealth	O
techniques	O
and	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
Vulcan	O
nerve	O
pinch	O
and	O
mind	O
meld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
weapons	O
to	O
reflect	O
their	O
gameplay	O
style	O
,	O
with	O
Kirk	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
phaser	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
stun	O
setting	O
,	O
while	O
Spock	B-Language
's	O
weapon	O
is	O
quieter	O
to	O
reflect	O
his	O
stealthier	O
style	O
of	O
play	O
and	O
freezes	O
enemies	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
mission	O
sees	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
land	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
New	O
Vulcan	O
;	O
a	O
colony	O
created	O
by	O
Vulcans	O
following	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
their	O
homeworld	O
in	O
the	O
2009	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
further	O
types	O
of	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
seen	O
in	O
the	O
mini-games	O
that	O
appear	O
throughout	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
featuring	O
"	O
space	O
dives	O
"	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
both	O
2009	O
's	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
and	O
2013	O
's	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Into	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
swimming	O
levels	O
that	O
have	O
Spock	B-Language
and	O
Kirk	O
move	O
past	O
obstacles	O
using	O
a	O
teleportation	O
gun	O
,	O
and	O
levels	O
featuring	O
turret-based	O
shooting	O
on	O
board	O
Enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
alternate	O
timeline	O
universe	O
,	O
following	O
2009	O
's	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
film	O
and	O
before	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Beyond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Captain	O
James	O
T	O
.	O
Kirk	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Chris	O
Pine	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
crew	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
Starfleet	B-Application
starship	O
,	O
the	O
USS	O
Enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rebooted	O
universe	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
director	O
J	O
.	O
J	O
.	O
Abrams	O
along	O
with	O
writers	O
Roberto	O
Orci	O
and	O
Alex	O
Kurtzman	O
from	O
the	O
1960s	O
American	O
television	O
series	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
and	O
the	O
six	O
films	O
which	O
followed	O
the	O
crew	O
's	O
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
too	O
much	O
interference	O
to	O
beam	O
the	O
crew	O
aboard	O
,	O
so	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Zachary	O
Quinto	O
)	O
take	O
a	O
shuttle	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
crew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
encounter	O
T'Mar	O
,	O
a	O
childhood	O
friend	O
of	O
Spock	B-Language
,	O
who	O
explains	O
they	O
were	O
gathering	O
energy	O
to	O
power	O
the	O
Helios	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
speed	O
up	O
the	O
terraforming	O
of	O
New	O
Vulcan	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
inadvertently	O
opened	O
a	O
rip	O
in	O
the	O
fabric	O
of	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beaming	O
to	O
New	O
Vulcan	O
,	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
meet	O
with	O
Mar	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
Surok	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
power	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
was	O
lost	O
after	O
they	O
were	O
attacked	O
by	O
creatures	O
—	O
who	O
call	O
themselves	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
—	O
from	O
the	O
rip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gorn	B-Application
infect	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
crew	O
with	O
a	O
virus	O
that	O
makes	O
them	O
aggressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
enter	O
the	O
locked	O
down	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
infected	O
survivors	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
from	O
stealing	O
the	O
Helios	O
device	O
and	O
kidnapping	O
Surok	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
opts	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
infected	O
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
starbase	O
instead	O
of	O
pursuing	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
Commander	O
's	O
ship	O
through	O
the	O
Rip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
starbase	O
,	O
Kirk	O
,	O
Spock	B-Language
,	O
and	O
T'Mar	O
meet	O
with	O
Commodore	O
Daniels	O
,	O
who	O
implies	O
he	O
gave	O
T'Mar	O
the	O
specifications	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
as	O
he	O
knew	O
it	O
would	O
create	O
a	O
wormhole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suddenly	O
,	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
attack	O
the	O
starbase	O
and	O
kidnap	O
T'Mar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
be	O
beamed	O
back	O
aboard	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
Spock	B-Language
tackles	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
Henchman	O
,	O
bringing	O
him	O
aboard	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
pursue	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
shuttlebay	O
before	O
he	O
can	O
commandeer	O
a	O
shuttle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spock	B-Language
mindmelds	O
with	O
the	O
Henchman	O
,	O
learning	O
Surok	O
was	O
killed	O
after	O
confessing	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
insight	O
into	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
his	O
daughter	O
would	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Enterprise	O
enters	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
's	O
galaxy	O
,	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
take	O
a	O
shuttle	O
with	O
Sulu	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
John	O
Cho	O
)	O
and	O
Dr.	O
McCoy	O
(	O
Karl	O
Urban	O
)	O
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
their	O
shuttle	O
is	O
shot	O
down	O
,	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
use	O
wingsuits	O
to	O
glide	O
to	O
a	O
Gorn	B-Application
outpost	O
and	O
blow	O
it	O
up	O
before	O
infiltrating	O
a	O
base	O
to	O
rescue	O
T'Mar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gorn	B-Application
bring	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
to	O
the	O
Commander	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
them	O
taken	O
to	O
an	O
arena	O
to	O
fight	O
his	O
soldiers	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angered	O
by	O
their	O
besting	O
of	O
his	O
champion	O
,	O
the	O
Commander	O
has	O
Spock	B-Language
infected	O
with	O
the	O
virus	O
and	O
pits	O
him	O
against	O
Kirk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sulu	O
's	O
shuttle	O
arrives	O
and	O
McCoy	O
shoots	O
Spock	B-Language
with	O
an	O
antidote	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Commander	O
flees	O
to	O
his	O
ship	O
with	O
T'Mar	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shuttle	O
returns	O
to	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
space	O
dive	O
to	O
engineering	O
and	O
beam	O
McCoy	O
and	O
Sulu	O
back	O
on	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
responds	O
by	O
directing	O
their	O
shuttle	O
to	O
crash	O
into	O
the	O
view-screen	O
,	O
decompressing	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
into	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
only	O
an	O
hour	O
before	O
the	O
Rip	O
closes	O
,	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
space	O
dive	O
to	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
Commander	O
's	O
ship	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
disable	O
the	O
targeting	O
platform	O
to	O
give	O
Enterprise	O
a	O
fighting	O
chance	O
,	O
and	O
enter	O
the	O
core	O
where	O
T'Mar	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
are	O
being	O
held	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
destroy	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
defeat	O
the	O
Commander	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
beamed	O
back	O
to	O
Enterprise	O
with	O
T'Mar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterprise	O
warps	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
Galaxy	O
before	O
the	O
Rip	O
closes	O
;	O
in	O
their	O
closing	O
logs	O
,	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
state	O
T'Mar	O
has	O
recovered	O
enough	O
to	O
continue	O
working	O
on	O
New	O
Vulcan	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
ordered	O
to	O
Nibiru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
began	O
three	O
years	O
before	O
release	O
under	O
Tom	O
Lesinski	O
at	O
Paramount	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
hoped	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
rectified	O
these	O
issues	O
with	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
explained	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
not	O
produced	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
to	O
tie-in	O
with	O
2009	O
's	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
film	O
because	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
suffered	O
from	O
those	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
at	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
previous	O
in-universe	O
games	O
and	O
wanted	O
the	O
new	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
triple-A	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
something	O
that	O
the	O
franchise	O
deserved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
brainstorming	O
session	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
allow	O
the	O
gamer	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
should	O
featuring	O
co-op	O
style	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Digital	O
Extremes	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Unreal	O
and	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Marianne	O
Krawczyk	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Shank	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Orci	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
canon	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
clarified	O
in	O
2013	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
canon	O
as	O
any	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
game	O
will	O
ever	O
come	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
mission	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
have	O
taken	O
place	O
between	O
2009	O
's	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
and	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Into	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
use	O
elements	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
as	O
influences	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
based	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
along	O
the	O
same	O
lines	O
as	O
the	O
2009	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Extremes	O
creative	O
director	O
Sheldon	O
Carter	O
described	O
this	O
as	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
like	O
someone	O
spliced	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
into	O
my	O
Uncharted	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
explained	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
games	O
that	O
allowed	O
for	O
space-based	O
adventure	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
made	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
seeking	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
seen	O
in	O
that	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
influences	O
were	O
found	O
in	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
level	O
which	O
pits	O
Spock	B-Language
against	O
Kirk	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
similar	O
scene	O
in	O
the	O
episode	O
"	O
Amok	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
originally	O
broadcast	O
on	O
television	O
just	O
under	O
47years	O
before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cross	O
platform	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
producers	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
incorporate	O
hands	O
free	O
gaming	O
using	O
either	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
or	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
decided	O
early	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
as	O
the	O
main	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
J	O
.	O
J	O
.	O
Abrams	O
had	O
joked	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
aliens	O
in	O
his	O
second	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
seen	O
in	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
episode	O
"	O
Arena	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Enterprise	O
episode	O
"	O
In	O
A	O
Mirror	O
,	O
Darkly	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
producers	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
redevelop	O
the	O
lizard	O
race	O
including	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
fifteen	O
different	O
classes/species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
website	O
previewed	O
several	O
of	O
these	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
Gorn	B-Application
,	O
releasing	O
information	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
Gorn	B-Application
Day	O
"	O
each	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
were	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
Commander	O
and	O
the	O
Sentinel	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
elite	O
of	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
,	O
with	O
only	O
one	O
Commander	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Sentinels	O
were	O
slightly	O
shorter	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
type	O
of	O
Gorn	B-Application
,	O
armed	O
with	O
different	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gorn	B-Application
Henchman	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
antagonists	O
,	O
and	O
reports	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
Commander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
first	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
New	O
Vulcan	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
along	O
with	O
the	O
Scout	O
class	O
that	O
can	O
hide	O
their	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gorn	B-Application
champion	O
in	O
the	O
arena	O
sequence	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
Captain	O
seen	O
in	O
"	O
Arena	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
seen	O
in	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
eye	O
design	O
,	O
were	O
including	O
in	O
the	O
class	O
known	O
as	O
Rushers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
Rusher	O
class	O
are	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
Gorn	B-Application
seen	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
quadrupeds	O
and	O
unarmed	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
their	O
claws	O
and	O
teeth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
typical	O
soldier	O
types	O
of	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
are	O
the	O
Initiates	O
,	O
Warriors	O
and	O
Guardians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
are	O
the	O
basic	O
troops	O
of	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
forces	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
they	O
can	O
run	O
on	O
four	O
legs	O
,	O
they	O
fight	O
on	O
two	O
with	O
an	O
automatic	O
rifle	O
called	O
the	O
Ravager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|Chris	O
Pine	O
and	O
Zachary	O
Quinto	O
were	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
actors	O
who	O
lent	O
their	O
voices	O
to	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paramount	O
secured	O
the	O
likeness	O
rights	O
of	O
Chris	O
Pine	O
and	O
Zachary	O
Quinto	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2011	O
for	O
an	O
upcoming	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Chad	O
Seiter	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Michael	O
Giacchino	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
2009	O
film	O
and	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Into	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duo	O
had	O
worked	O
together	O
on	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
film	O
,	O
with	O
Seiter	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
Giacchino	O
's	O
additional	O
orchestrators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Seiter	O
used	O
Digital	B-Operating_System
Performer	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
digital	O
audio	O
workstation/sequencer	O
software	O
package	O
published	O
by	O
Mark	O
of	O
the	O
Unicorn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
sent	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
download	O
code	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
waiting	O
for	O
their	O
console	O
versions	O
to	O
arrive	O
in	O
the	O
mail	O
and	O
upon	O
attempting	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
co-op	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
error	O
message	O
"	O
Could	O
not	O
join	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
affected	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
gamers	O
playing	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
being	O
issued	O
by	O
the	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
an	O
email	O
being	O
sent	O
to	O
customers	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
looking	O
into	O
the	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
players	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	I-Application
Riptide	I-Application
were	O
having	O
similar	O
issues	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
enquiries	O
by	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
Paramount	O
and	O
Namco	O
released	O
a	O
joint	O
statement	O
explaining	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
system	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
something	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
seeking	O
to	O
fix	O
shortly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
others	O
stated	O
issues	O
with	O
co-op	O
gameplay	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
companies	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
any	O
issues	O
and	O
recommended	O
that	O
faults	O
should	O
be	O
reported	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
day	O
after	O
the	O
co-op	O
issues	O
with	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
were	O
resolved	O
,	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	I-Application
Riptide	I-Application
problems	O
were	O
also	O
corrected	O
,	O
with	O
speculation	O
by	O
reviewers	O
presuming	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
error	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
E3	O
convention	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
viewed	O
a	O
twenty-minute	O
excerpt	O
of	O
footage	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
3D	B-Algorithm
and	O
with	O
surround	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
E3	O
there	O
were	O
concerns	O
from	O
fans	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
straightforward	O
shooter	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
,	O
Miller	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
will	O
have	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
is	O
what	O
the	O
new	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
is	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
in-browser	B-Protocol
flash	O
social	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
entitled	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
New	O
Vulcan	O
Reborn	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Harkable	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|left|William	O
Shatner	O
revisited	O
his	O
fight	O
with	O
a	O
Gorn	B-Application
from	O
"	O
Arena	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
its	O
début	O
at	O
the	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Global	O
Gamer	O
Day	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
and	O
showed	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
in	O
3D	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
trailer	O
was	O
produced	O
which	O
featured	O
William	O
Shatner	O
and	O
a	O
man	O
in	O
a	O
Gorn	B-Application
suit	O
playing	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
joked	O
about	O
using	O
the	O
line	O
"	O
not	O
your	O
father	O
's	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
and	O
sought	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
fight	O
between	O
Shatner	O
and	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
from	O
the	O
episode	O
"	O
Arena	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
featured	O
Shatner	O
using	O
some	O
classic	O
Kirk	O
fighting	O
moves	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
judo	O
chop	O
and	O
an	O
ear	O
clap	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
Gorn	B-Application
throw	O
couch	O
cushions	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
polystyrene	O
rocks	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gorn	B-Application
outfit	O
worn	O
by	O
a	O
stuntman	O
was	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
mostly	O
been	O
destroyed	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
head	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
sold	O
at	O
auction	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
four	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
downloadable	O
content	O
Elite	O
Officer	O
Pack	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
pre-orders	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
change	O
in	O
game	O
character	O
skins	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
giving	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
sidearms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skins	O
offered	O
include	O
Kirk	O
's	O
leather	O
jacket	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
's	O
Vulcan	O
Science	O
Academy	O
outfit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
skins	O
include	O
,	O
"	O
Kobuyashi	O
Maru	O
"	O
,	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Cadet	O
(	O
Kirk	O
)	O
,	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Officer	O
Dress	O
Uniform	O
(	O
Spock	B-Language
)	O
,	O
stealth	O
outfits	O
,	O
and	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
USS	O
Kelvin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
change	O
Kirk	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
's	O
sidearms	O
;	O
Kirk	O
's	O
sidearms	O
are	O
the	O
Captain	O
's	O
Phaser	O
and	O
the	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	O
Phaser	O
,	O
while	O
Spock	B-Language
uses	O
the	O
"	O
Vulcan	O
Repeater	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
USS	O
Kelvin	O
Phaser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Weapons	O
include	O
for	O
the	O
stealth	O
suit	O
:	O
the	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Type	O
IV	O
Stealth	O
Sniper	O
Rifle	O
,	O
which	O
comes	O
with	O
extra	O
ammo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
days	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
theatrical	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
latest	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
film	O
,	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Into	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
received	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
42	O
percent	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
edition	O
43	O
percent	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
45	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
both	O
playable	O
characters	O
were	O
too	O
similar	O
,	O
the	O
combat	O
was	O
"	O
completely	O
generic	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
errors	O
in	O
the	O
animation	O
looked	O
clumsy	O
with	O
"	O
objects	O
clipping	O
through	O
each	O
other	O
;	O
crazy	O
,	O
badly	O
lip-synced	O
dialog	O
(	O
not	O
that	O
syncing	O
it	O
with	O
this	O
corny	O
writing	O
would	O
fix	O
it	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
general	O
screwups	O
make	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
play	O
like	O
a	O
blooper	O
reel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
magazine	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"[has]	O
more	O
bugs	O
crawling	O
on	O
it	O
than	O
a	O
Fear	O
Factor	O
contestant	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
mentioned	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
characters	O
running	O
through	O
walls	O
,	O
enemies	O
becoming	O
immortal	O
and	O
camera	O
angles	O
showing	O
the	O
inside	O
of	O
Kirk	O
or	O
Spock	B-Language
's	O
skull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
was	O
otherwise	O
described	O
as	O
bland	O
,	O
even	O
running	O
through	O
to	O
the	O
achievements	O
with	O
boring	O
titles	O
and	O
the	O
co-op	O
system	O
"	O
succumbs	O
to	O
awkward	O
banter	O
and	O
gimmicky	O
co-op	O
puzzles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
attempt	O
to	O
bring	O
variety	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
minigames	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
poor	O
mishmash	O
of	O
those	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
those	O
sections	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Portal	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Into	O
Darkness	O
director	O
J	O
.	O
J	O
.	O
Abrams	O
stated	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
hurt	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
poor	O
reception	O
and	O
quality	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
obviously	O
a	O
big	O
disappointment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
claimed	O
it	O
hurt	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Into	O
Darkness	O
by	O
being	O
released	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
ranked	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
worst	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
