Star Trek: Starfleet Command III

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Starfleet Command 3

Developer(s)	Taldren
Publisher(s)	Activision
Release date(s)	2002
Genre(s)	Space simulation
Mode(s)	Single player and Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Media	CD-ROM

Star Trek: Starfleet Command III is a Star Trek computer game published in 2002. When the game was origininally published by Activision it would have normally run the course of all major PC Game titles eventually ending up in the 'Bargain Bin' after a year or so. However Starfleet Command 3, along with Elite Force 2 never got this opportunity due to the lawsuit which took place between Activision and ViaCom in 2003 (the suit has since been resolved). Due to this, the game's price on the internet (even for used games) is very high, the last game released by Activision for Star Trek (Elite Force 2) also suffered from the same lack of units available for selling in game stores.

Star Trek: Starfleet Command 3 was Activision's attempt to carry on the torch of the SFC Series mini franchise started by Interplay Entertainment in the late 90's. By this point in time the Starfleet Command series already had 3 games to its name making SFC 3 the 4th (and possibly last) of the titles to bear the name of Starfleet Command.

It takes place in the Next Generation/Deep Space Nine/Voyager era, as opposed to the previous games in the series, which take place the TOS movie era.

[edit] Plot

The Klingon/Federation alliance has never been better. Both governments are enjoying a new era of peace and prosperity. Together they had sought to build Unity One, the most advanced starbase ever. Unity One's experimental sensor arrays make it capable of detecting all ships, even cloaked ships, far into the Neutral Zone. Of course the Romulans are not happy...

Captain Picard's log

Stardate: 56200.1 "It has been sometime since the USS Voyager returned home, the alliance between the United Federation of Planets & the Klingon Empire has never been better and our people are enjoying a new era of peace and prosperity."

"Together we have sought to build Unity One, the most advanced starbase in the galaxy. Unity One's sophisticated sensor arrays make it capable of detecting all ships, even cloaked ships, far into the Neutral Zone."

"The chaos inherant in the Alpha Quadrant demands we be vigilant & we must use every tool available to preserve the peace we worked so hard to create."

Since the closure of developer Taldren, many fans of the series as well as ex-Taldren employees have been churning out new patches and mods to make the experience even better.