Star trek online or STO is a powerful massive multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by the Cryptic studios. The base of this game is the popular TV series ‘Star Trek’, created by Gene Roddenberry. This is the first massive multiplayer game developed by Cryptic studios; the game is set in 25th century. Star trek online was released in market on February 2, 2010. The game has received average reviews from the audience, however, company has revealed that the game is not fully developed and it is still an alpha version.  IGN reviewer described the game as a gorgeous one that is worth playing. He told that the game generated a feel of playing two simultaneous games at a time.

Common Features of the Game

According to Cryptic studios in the game, each player will be captain of his or her own ship. Players will be serving the Klingon Empire or the United Federation of Planets.  Players can move from one planet to another planet for face-to-face showdowns in the game.  The official release of the game took place at the Star Trek convention Las Vegas in 2008.  The company announced that players could either choose a role of Klingon Officer, or Starfleet to build races.  The adventure of the game takes place in space, abroad ships and on planets.
Cryptic studios added new star systems to the game to enhance its visual effects. The star system intends to open up new areas and give access to new technologies to players.

Combat Systems of the Game

The game has two combat systems, fast pace “run and gun” combat and rapid space combat.  The space combat is about ships and weapons used in space.  The capital ships given to players have special abilities. These ships can entail positions and shift power, protect themselves from other ships. There are many ship classes to choose.  These ships are independent of players and their roles.
In the game players, get permission to pool resources and from guilds or fleets. Star fleet command issues quests to players. Players can select uniforms based on their grades. Higher officials wear different uniforms, while soldiers have different stuff.
In Star Trek Online, players can choose posts of their choice. Each player joins the game as a captain and later shifts to positions like Tactical Officers, Engineers,
Science officers, and doctors.
Play with your friends is a special option for single players; it allows them to play with their friends on internet.
People can play all races, which were included in the old game. Vulcans, Gorn, Humans, Nausiccans, Orions, and Andorians are some of the popular races included in the game.

Design of the Game

Star Trek Online based on the Cryptic design. All its assets designed using Cryptic studios technology.
The game runs on both Windows and Mac computers.  To run the game efficiently players should have a system that has windows service pack 2, NVDIA GeForce graphics card or Intel HD graphics, 10 GB of disk space, 6X DVD-ROM, Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and 1 GB RAM. The CPU of the system should have 1.8 GHz speed and should be one of Core 2 Duo, or AMD Athlon. It is always good to have an internet connection because players can play with other players on internet.

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