Both Michael Dorn (Worf) and Patrick Stewart (Picard) signed on and added their familiar voices to the mix. The development team, Warthog, is essentially the same team that pieced together the Colony Wars trilogy. Invasion is running on a slightly altered Colony Wars engine. Through each passing CW release, user interactivity and ease of gameplay was gradually improved upon. Out of all four releases, Star Trek: Invasion is the easiest to play, the smoothest running, and easily the most action packed.

The true dream of a Trekkie is to pilot the Enterprise. This and to get snuggy-wuggy with Captain Kirk, but that's beside the point. While you don't actually pilot the Enterprise, you do interact with it and even fly alongside it. The vessels under your wing are smaller, sleeker, and used mainly for intense space dogfights. These mighty ships can bank on a dime, are equipped with enough firepower to drop a Bird of Prey, and have the hull density of a Borg Cube. Controlling these ships requires immense skill, so naturally a complex training session is included to iron out your flying abilities.

The gameplay is brilliantly constructed. The smooth controls really couldn't be any better. Taking a tip from Star Fox, the game now lets you perform evasive maneuvers. You even have the ability to hit Warp temporarily. The missions are also quite extraordinary, requiring evasion, retrieving, pursuit, and stealth.

The Star Trek license really hasn't been explored in this manner before, and Trekkies may blow a fuse over the Star Wars-style action. Geeks aside, this is a stellar release that shouldn't be missed by fans of the genre.