Star Trek: D-A-C

 PlayStation 3
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  • Summary: Star Trek: D-A-C allows fans to pitch battles between Starfleet and the Romulan Empire. Up to 12 players can compete in thrilling team combat. There are three game play modes - single player, online multiplayer and online co-op. For each mode, there are three different game types - TeamStar Trek: D-A-C allows fans to pitch battles between Starfleet and the Romulan Empire. Up to 12 players can compete in thrilling team combat. There are three game play modes - single player, online multiplayer and online co-op. For each mode, there are three different game types - Team Deathmatch, Assault and Conquest. Players can now choose from four ship types for each faction, including the new U.S.S. Enterprise featured in the "Star Trek" film. Each ship - the powerful Flagship, the aggressive Fighter, the nimble Bomber and the all-new Support Frigate - offers its own unique capabilities for players to master and manipulate as they fight for victory. The Support Frigate allows players to heal friendly ships and easily target enemy escape pods. New gameplay updates in Star Trek: D-A-C for PlayStation Network include variable AI difficultly settings, customizable goals that allow players to set game time limits and number of kills needed to win, improved mechanics for capturing control points in Conquest games, and host migration, which will allow games to continue even if the host player disconnects. [Paramount Digital Entertainment]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Gamers' Temple
    70
    Star Trek DAC isn't great, but it isn't awful. It's fun, but only for a while.
  2. IGN
    70
    Originally this was something you could have a few hours of fun with. Now, we reckon you can extend those fun times to a few days.
  3. Game Chronicles
    69
    This is a game that will likely sit on my PS3 hard drive... forgotten until I need the disc space for something else.
  4. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    60
    It just isn't very fun. [Mar 2010, p.115]
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  5. Play UK
    57
    While fans will certainly glean some enjoyment, everyone else should steer clear. [Issue#189, p.91]
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  6. GameSpot
    50
    Blandly go where no Star Trek game has gone before in this unexciting multiplayer shoot-'em-up.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 3
  1. jasona
    Nov 19, 2009
    10
    faast paced and easy to get lost in for a few hours,good game.
  2. drewezbreezee
    Nov 23, 2010
    3
    i have no idea what they were thinking when they made this game...based on star trek...no...call it asteroids 2010...the enterprise is supposei have no idea what they were thinking when they made this game...based on star trek...no...call it asteroids 2010...the enterprise is suppose to be the best ship...its the worst...no story mode...only 2 factions...boring ship designs...lame multiplayer...gross… Expand
  4. ChrisF
    Jan 22, 2010
    2
    I can't believe they took one of the coolest SF franchizes and created a glorified 2D asterorids game. The game play is very I can't believe they took one of the coolest SF franchizes and created a glorified 2D asterorids game. The game play is very 'asteroid' like. You fly around in a restricted 2D environment getting shot at.… Expand

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