Star Trek: Invasion
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Star Trek: Invasion is a videogame, released in 2000 for the Sony
PlayStation console. The game was developed by Warthog Games
for Activision
. The game also has some distinction being developed by the same team (who were mostly working under Warthog Games) responsible for the Colony Wars series.
A "space combat shooter" title, Star Trek Invasion is based on characters and situations from Star Trek: The Next Generation
. The game features voice acting performances by several Star Trek
actors, including Patrick Stewart
(Jean-Luc Picard
) and Michael Dorn
(Worf
).
Fighter is the starship used by players in the game. Flying as Ensign Ryan Cooper of the fictional elite Starfleet group "Red Squad", the player flies the ship through 30 missions in both single and two player mode.
Developed by "Warthog", The team based the Type I fighter on a streamlined version of the Federation mission scoutship seen in Star Trek: Insurrection
. Called the "Talon Class" in Star Trek Fiction, the scout ship itself was approximately 24m long, had a crew of 1 to 4, and was an intermediate step between the shuttlecraft and the larger Danube Runabouts. Similar to the runabouts, it was sometimes armed with 4x Type-5 Phaser
banks, and 3 micro-Photon Torpedo launchers. It was capable of independent scientific operations, with both impulse and warp drive.
In an early scene in Star Trek: Insurrection
, Data engaged in a "dogfight
" in a Talon-Class with Picard's Shuttlecraft. The registry number was NCC-75227. Although following normal numbering conventions, some have suggested the number was the craft that carried the scoutship to the Ba'ku planet.
6 versions of the Federation's Fighter exist, each available in various stages of the game.
Three versions are "trainer" craft, available in only the 2-player missions. All versions have similar weapons, but different characteristics.
Three versions of Valkyrie are available only for single-player missions.
All three versions have three directed energy weapons, and three types of explosive munitions, plus a tractor/repulsor beam.
Although capable of Warp travel, it is only used in bursts during gameplay, similar to afterburners in real life fighter aircraft
. It is perhaps this reason the player and 25 other Valkyries of the Red Squad are carried into the theatre by the USS Typhon, a four nacelled Mobile Fortress/Carrier armed with Turret-mounted Type 10 Pulse Phasers and Quantum Torpedoes. In several missions the player mans one of the turrets. Since the turret has a 360 degree view of space dorsal to the Typhon, one can assume at least one turret is on the ventral side.
was being developed by Classified Games, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
PlayStation console. The game was developed by Warthog Games
Warthog Games
Warthog Games Limited was a UK-based video game developer, located in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, with studios in Sweden and the USA.The developer later developed titles as Gizmondo Europe, before the company disbanded; and key staff formed Embryonic Studios which later became TT...
for Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
. The game also has some distinction being developed by the same team (who were mostly working under Warthog Games) responsible for the Colony Wars series.
A "space combat shooter" title, Star Trek Invasion is based on characters and situations from Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
. The game features voice acting performances by several Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
actors, including Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE is an English film, television and stage actor, who has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century...
(Jean-Luc Picard
Jean-Luc Picard
Captain Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek character portrayed by Patrick Stewart. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek Nemesis...
) and Michael Dorn
Michael Dorn
Michael Dorn is an American actor, and voice artist who is best known for his role as the Klingon Worf from the Star Trek franchise.-Early life and career:...
(Worf
Worf
Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation and in seasons four to seven of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also appears in the films based on The Next Generation. Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek, and has appeared in more Star...
).
Valkyrie Class Fighter
The ValkyrieValkyrie
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who decides who dies in battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle , the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin...
Fighter is the starship used by players in the game. Flying as Ensign Ryan Cooper of the fictional elite Starfleet group "Red Squad", the player flies the ship through 30 missions in both single and two player mode.
Developed by "Warthog", The team based the Type I fighter on a streamlined version of the Federation mission scoutship seen in Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection is a 1998 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes, written by Michael Piller , and with music composed by Jerry Goldsmith. It is the ninth film in the Star Trek franchise, and the third to feature the cast from the television series Star Trek: The Next...
. Called the "Talon Class" in Star Trek Fiction, the scout ship itself was approximately 24m long, had a crew of 1 to 4, and was an intermediate step between the shuttlecraft and the larger Danube Runabouts. Similar to the runabouts, it was sometimes armed with 4x Type-5 Phaser
Phaser
Phaser may refer to:* Barber pole phaser is an analog synthesizer specially designed to create Shepard tones, an Auditory illusion.* Endosulfan, an organic compound* Phaser , in the Star Trek fictional universe...
banks, and 3 micro-Photon Torpedo launchers. It was capable of independent scientific operations, with both impulse and warp drive.
In an early scene in Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection is a 1998 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes, written by Michael Piller , and with music composed by Jerry Goldsmith. It is the ninth film in the Star Trek franchise, and the third to feature the cast from the television series Star Trek: The Next...
, Data engaged in a "dogfight
Dogfight
A dogfight, or dog fight, is a form of aerial combat between fighter aircraft; in particular, combat of maneuver at short range, where each side is aware of the other's presence. Dogfighting first appeared during World War I, shortly after the invention of the airplane...
" in a Talon-Class with Picard's Shuttlecraft. The registry number was NCC-75227. Although following normal numbering conventions, some have suggested the number was the craft that carried the scoutship to the Ba'ku planet.
6 versions of the Federation's Fighter exist, each available in various stages of the game.
Three versions are "trainer" craft, available in only the 2-player missions. All versions have similar weapons, but different characteristics.
- OrcaOrcaThe killer whale , commonly referred to as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas...
Space Superiority Fighter: Although visually similar to the baseline Talon scoutship, game data suggest the Orca is lightly shielded, agile, with moderate speed and good hull strength. - GryphonGryphon-Businesses:* Gryphon Airlines, an American-owned airline based in Vienna, Virginia* Gryphon Audio Designs, a Danish maker of audio components* Golden Gryphon Press, an American independent publishing company...
Interceptor: A weak hull with very strong shields and increased speed and agility, Designers looked to the Saber-class for inspiration. - ScarabScarabScarab may refer to:Vehicles* Stout Scarab, limited production automobile* Scammell Scarab - A small, 3-wheeled articulated lorry tractor unit produced 1948-1967* Scarab Other* Scarab of Ancient Egypt...
Heavy Assault Fighter: intentionally resembling the USS DefiantUSS DefiantThe USS Defiant is a fictional starship in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the feature film Star Trek: First Contact...
, it boasts improved shields and the strongest hull, at the cost of speed and agility.
Three versions of Valkyrie are available only for single-player missions.
- Mark I: the first version, visually similar to the Talon scoutship, is armed with twin pulse firing Type 10 phaserPhaserPhaser may refer to:* Barber pole phaser is an analog synthesizer specially designed to create Shepard tones, an Auditory illusion.* Endosulfan, an organic compound* Phaser , in the Star Trek fictional universe...
cannons firing from port and starboard, a single continuous firing Type 9 phaser and a compression phaser from the nose of the craft. Ten Photon torpedoes, ten Quantum Torpedoes and ten Photon mines round out the player's offensive power. At various stages of the game, the weapons can be augmented by advanced technology or power ups.
- Mark II: Called the "Valor", the player gains this fighter after several missions result in capturing more powerful weapons. Visually, the Orca cockpit is attached to twin warp nacelles projecting forward. Pulse Phasers, made famous in Trek canon by the USS Defiant, as well as more powerful Torpedoes are added to replace earlier weaponry such as Photonic missiles, disruptors, and improved mines.
- Mark III: In the final stages of the game, the player flies the UFP's most advanced Valkyrie fighter up to date with biorganic technology derived from the invaders, the Kam'Jathae, who are guardians of the insectile Hur'q. The sleek ship has a rounded cockpit with two thin nacelles arcing around the lower half of the vessel. The weapons include the deadly Trilithium Warheads (a fictional high explosive in Trek Canon) and improved Disruptors (weapons usually used by the Klingon Empire).
All three versions have three directed energy weapons, and three types of explosive munitions, plus a tractor/repulsor beam.
Although capable of Warp travel, it is only used in bursts during gameplay, similar to afterburners in real life fighter aircraft
Fighter aircraft
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
. It is perhaps this reason the player and 25 other Valkyries of the Red Squad are carried into the theatre by the USS Typhon, a four nacelled Mobile Fortress/Carrier armed with Turret-mounted Type 10 Pulse Phasers and Quantum Torpedoes. In several missions the player mans one of the turrets. Since the turret has a 360 degree view of space dorsal to the Typhon, one can assume at least one turret is on the ventral side.
Game Boy Advance version
A port for Game Boy AdvanceGame Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
was being developed by Classified Games, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
External links
- http://startrek-games.com/startrekgames/index.php/Category:Invasion
- "Star Trek Invasion" instruction manual, by Activision, 2000
- "Star Trek Invasion" Strategy Guide, by Brady Games, 2001