Star Trek: Starfleet Command III
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| Developer(s) | Taldren |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date | 2002 |
| Genre(s) | Space simulation, Real-time tactics |
| Mode(s) | Single player and Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
| 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.
As of August of 2007, Activision has officially ended online support for Starfleet Command III by deactivating the online access servers which allowed gamers to login and access the dynaverse servers. However, the Starfleet Command III community has obtained the access server files. They currently have an access server hosted at Dynaverse.net and is completely independent from Activision.
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.
