Star Trek Online

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
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No score yet - based on 3 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Destructoid
    Sep 29, 2016
    75
    There's a lot to like about Star Trek Online, even for players who aren't hardcore Star Trek fans or crazy people like me, but it does ask to be put up with to a certain extent. As for the console versions, it's also not all there yet, almost literally. At the same time, it's hard to name a more overtly generous free-to-play title on the current market, and it's worth a shot, for both Trek devotees and the merely Warp-curious.
  2. Hardcore Gamer
    Sep 28, 2016
    70
    Star Trek Online is a game that casual and dedicated Star Trek fans should check out. While it doesn’t beat out Neverwinter as far as mechanics goes, it allows players to inhabit a fascinating facsimile of the universe, exploring, undertaking complex missions and always boldly going forward (because we can’t find reverse).
  3. CGMagazine
    Sep 22, 2016
    70
    This is one of those games that could use a little more time in the oven.

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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 37
  3. Negative: 13 out of 37
  1. TheOmegaMale
    Sep 11, 2016
    4
    Star Trek Online is a God awful piece of garbage that should have stayed on PC. I mean seriously, if this is an example of what the PC masterStar Trek Online is a God awful piece of garbage that should have stayed on PC. I mean seriously, if this is an example of what the PC master race get to spend their time on, then I'm glad I'm a console exclusive gamer. Keep this damned pollution off my PS4.

    What we have here is another example of the gaming industries free to play cancer spreading like the malignant tumour it is onto other gaming formats. So, like all the others of it's type it's a glitchy mess that has you repeating the same dull as dishwater activities over, and over, and over again. Over an extended period of time you slowly grind out levels and upgrades that allow you to do the same boring activities against slightly more powerful enemies. Rinse and repeat until you hit a wall and feel pressured into dropping money on the game, or you just walk away from it.

    If you're a Star Trek fan you may remember the Starfleet Command series of games. Go and play those games again. Believe me when I say that they do more justice to the Star Trek franchise than this hideous malformed beast of a game. And most importantly, you'll actually have fun playing them.

    Look, Star Trek Online is free to play so just download and try for yourself. Then after a short time delete from your hard drive, put the whole sorry mess out of your mind and chalk it up to experience. Never to repeat again.    … Full Review »
  2. EvilWays1
    Sep 17, 2016
    3
    Note: This is for the state of the game as of September 17, 2016.

    Having played this on and off for the past several years on PC (and I    Note: This is for the state of the game as of September 17, 2016.

    Having played this on and off for the past several years on PC (and I even purchased the lifetime subscription), this is in a sad state right now. This is first few PC seasons bad. Mind you, the game has only been out for less than two weeks, but the lessons PWE should have learned from glitches (and fixes thereof) on the PC version did not translate over to the console versions.

    Here are my main issues and grievances as of the playable version available during this review:

    - This game is WAY too streamlined. I get it, this is a console, not a PC...but it doesn't excuse the extreme amount of streamlining that PWE enacted on this game to put this game on consoles. The interface alone is stripped down and wonky. Unless you can constantly remember where something is in the heat of battle, you are screwed. Even then, the console controls tend to not be favorable for certain tasks (having to use a wheel to select an ability in the middle of battle is obnoxious).

    - The mini-map. Oh god, the mini-map. You cannot zoom that thing in, so you are constantly having to pop up the bigger map to find where objectives are.

    - GLITCHES! There are several noted gamebreaking glitches in the current version of the game. There is at least one that will not let you start the mission (Diplomacy) and requires you to skip it to proceed through the rest of the story arc (else it crashes the game back to the XMB every time you try to play the mission - many reports of this on the web)...and leaves you without the story arc trophy. Story mission glitches, mission procession glitches, graphical/model glitches...did I hop back to PC Season 2???

    - Missing features. With this one, I'm hoping these features do work their way in to the game with successive patches/updates. From my understanding, certain fleet features are missing.

    - Server related issues. Rubberbanding galore is back with a vengeance. Also, be prepared to see Server Not Responding with counting timer more often than you'd like. Come on PWE, with the money you are making with microtransactions, could you not afford better server farms?

    - Pay to win. This is the sad result of free-to-play games. And that lifetime subscription option? Don't bother. Compared to the PC version's lifetime sub, you get jack for that cost. Some sub exclusive items, titles and access to a location that is always dead. That's it. You get that and more, including a monthly 500 Zen stipend, with the PC lifetime sub. What gives? And those eff'ing master keys...

    - Lack of additional contact methods with the GMs. As usual, there are already several bots in the game chat spamming for sale sites for Energy Credits and Master Keys (and a lot of people complaining about being ripped off). While you can report them, the ignore function resets after log off or leaving the zone and coming back. On top of that, how are the players supposed to report bugs to the devs...through the forums? Why not a direct route from the game itself?

    As it stands, this game is a mess. If you are a Star Trek fan, avoid this game for the time being until PWE fixes at least the major issues (the Diplomacy game breaking bug being one of the biggest), or play the PC version which is much more mature as far as bug/glitch fixes go. While this game does have a lot of microtransactions, you can actually ignore most, if not all, of them and still enjoy the game. The big problem will be with starships (you stop receiving new ones around level 40, which stops you at Tier 5 and you will end up needing a Tier 6 ship with the higher levels of 50+). This game has most, if not all, of the story missions, but the issues might distract you from the fun.    … Full Review »
  3. Ariako
    Oct 19, 2016
    0
    This game is among my favorite pc games, and on PC I rate it highly. That said, the ps4 release of this is among the WORST experiences I'veThis game is among my favorite pc games, and on PC I rate it highly. That said, the ps4 release of this is among the WORST experiences I've ever had. The game started off buggy and lacking all but a skeletal frame of the glory found in the PC version... Fun, but lacking... Then the first patch came in, cementing the console dev team as the worst to have ever existed. Take E.T. on Atari, hold it next to this game and it looks good. That's how bad terrible. I'll revise my review when/if the current dev team are ALL sacked and the game is fixed. Until then, 1/10 - worse than Onigiri (game)… Full Review »
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