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Star Trek: Borg is an interactive movie/computer game set in the Star Trek
universe with approximately 120 minutes of full screen video. This game was filmed
on the Star Trek sets using actual props, scenery and costumes from the big-screen
versions. In the midst of a new Borg incursion ten years after the
Battle of Wolf 359, Starfleet Cadet Qaylan Furlong is given an opportunity by Q
(John de Lancie) to go back in time and prevent his father's death in the historic
battle. Q sends Qaylan to the USS Righteous, his father's Excelsior class starship,
just before the Battle of Wolf 359. Originally, the ship's security officer Coris
Sprint was killed by a Borg intruder over four hours before the battle. Q gives
Qaylan control of Sprint's body at this point, allowing him to change history. Since
Sprint is Bijani he has the ability to go into a "Bijani Pain Trance" which allows
him to complete jobs even when feeling immense pain, and this becomes an important
plot point in allowing the character to complete the game. Meanwhile, Q takes over
the role of Dr. Thaddeus Quint, whose personality suits him. At several points
throughout the game, the player (Qaylan) is given multiple choices about what actions
should be taken in various situations. The results vary based on whatever actions
are chosen. If the player chooses poorly, Q will reset time and allow him to try
again. If the player makes too many mistakes, however, Q becomes bored and the game
ends. Game play is a unique combination of a Myst-style point-and-click adventure and
a real-time free-flowing game. The game progresses like a movie, but at certain
junctures, the player must make choices (done by clicking on objects or people) which
affect the storyline. Additionally, failure to "make a choice" is interpreted as a
choice of inaction, which affects the story accordingly. At any time (when the player
is not at a choice-making juncture), the game may be paused, allowing the player to
examine his surroundings with a tricorder. Certain tasks require information that can
only be gathered in this manner. This 3 CD-ROM set also includes The Picard Dossier,
a comprehensive guide to the Borg. |