I hate to sound like a me-too-er, but this pretty much sums up my thoughts on Star Trek D.A.C. for Mac.

I can’t believe that I was suckered into purchasing it for $9.95…  Simply don’t do it.  Instead go find a copy of Asteroids, and you’ll be much happier…

Star Trek: D.A.C. (Deathmatch. Assault. Conquest) is not a crap movie tie-in. It’s a mediocre shooter that’s had the art direction of the new Star Trek movie grafted onto it like a bad Borg implant. Everything from the bridge sounds in the main menu to the sounds of weapons fire feel tacked on. Let’s set aside any pre-tense that this is a game of the same calibre as the movie. It’s not, but that’s okay.

I’ve only played it for 10-20 minutes, and regret the purchase.  Yes, it has a Macintosh version as well as a PC, which was one reason I purchased it.  But, there’s no story, it’s not the star ship combat simulator that they imply.  There is no customization of your star ship, except through power-ups.

It feels mushy, and it’s hard to steer, and a variety of other issues…  Overall, I don’t see the reply value of this game.  I would bet money on the fact that someone at Paramount said, “How do we cash in on the movie”, and when they couldn’t figure out a decent way to convert the movie plot to a shooter, they just threw things in the air, and made this cheap shooter.

Overall, on a scale of 1 to 5….  Here’s my breakdown:

• +2 for a Macintosh Port
• +1 for good visual effects
• -1 for misleading advertising / box cover
• -1 for poor to no replay value
• -1 Simply no plot

So what’s the verdict?  ZERO.  And I think I have been generous…..Save your money spend it on Gratuitous Space Battles instead…