Star Trek Online

Genre:

MMORPG

Status:

Released

Release date:

2/2/2010

Developer:

Cryptic Studios, Perpetual Entertainment

Publisher:

Perfect World Entertainment

Overview

Star Trek Online is Cryptic Studios' long awaited MMORPG set in the Star Trek universe. Players can play as a member of the United Federation of Planets or the Klingon Empire. The two factions are close to open war after the collapse of the Khitomer Accords. The player can build his or her character from a range of familiar races such as Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, Ferengi, Bajorans, Klingons, Orions, Gorns or Naussicans. Alternatively, the player can create their character from the ground up using the game's extensive species creator, customizing everything from eyebrow shape to finger length.

The player travels through space with their own customizable starship, which can be replaced as the player advances in rank with an array of more powerful ships, which branch off into different specialties depending on the player's chosen field of specialization: Engineering, Tactics, or Science. The ships can be upgraded and customized in several ways; both aesthetic and functional.

A console version was supposedly planned, but it was later canceled. The game's producer Craig Zinkievich stated in an interview that the port was readily doable in terms of technology and that they had it up and running on certain consoles, but stated vague business-related reasons for canceling the port.