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Star Trek
Welcome to the bridge. Your mission is to travel from
sector to sector, eliminating Klingon incursions into Federation space without
getting your ship and crew destroyed. Friendly starbases offer aid and allow
you to make resupply stops so you can keep up the good fight - and you do have
to keep a careful eye on your phaser, shield and warp power...
(Sega, 1983)
Sega's own adaptation of their arcade game
wasn't bad. Though the Atari VCS, by its very nature, tends
to rob arcade adaptations of some of their luster, this one actually came out
okay - and the simplified controls (compared to the arcade game) were a breeze.
If anything, this version of Star Trek was simpler than its arcade
forebear - and since "bear" is the operative word for the coin-op, for
once this isn't a bad thing.
The Star Trek cartridge is highly sought after now, mainly because it's a
collectible for both Atari fans and fans of the TV series.
Rating: 
Four quarters - a couple of minor irritants, but mostly a compelling and
addictive game.
Reviewed by Earl Green
theLogBook.com editor/webmaster
 
 
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