Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Fallen |  | From: Pearson Software
Category: Video Games
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 17,402
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95
Genre: sci_fi_action_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.9 x 2
Model: 671576631
UPC: 076714576636
EAN: 0076714576636
ASIN: B00004SUK6
Release Date: November 15, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Long ago, a race called the Pah-Wraiths were exiled from the Alpha Quadrant. Now they're coming back -- and they seek the power of 3 mysterious Red Orbs to make them powerful enough to conquer the quadrant | | • | At different points in the game, you play as Captain Sisko, Major Kira, or Lt. Worf, as you coordinate efforts to find these Red Orbs before the Pah-Wraiths, or any other opposing forces, get to them | | • | Each character will have special missions, on top of coordinating group missions with other playable characters | | • | Battle your way through Cardassians and Jem'Hadar with 10 weapons from around the galaxy | | • | 3D adventure at its finest with the crew of legendary space station! |
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Product Description
Deep Space Nine: The Fallen takes the crew of DS9 into a strange & frightening piece of ancient history!
Amazon.com Review
Star Trek, as a license, hasn't fared particularly well in gaming. Fans have sky-high standards and Paramount Studios is often too restrictive on the developer's creativity, resulting in some very bad Trek games over the years. But things have changed. Voyager: Elite Force, Klingon Academy, and Starfleet Command proved that Trek games can not only be good, they can be great. Deep Space Nine: The Fallen continues the winning streak with a great game experience presented in true Trek style. Deep Space Nine: The Fallen contains three interrelated stories that tell a larger tale. On the titular space station--back when it was under the control of the sinister Cardassians--an experiment went awry. Later, Sisko and the crew find the remnants of the laboratory and experiment. As if on cue, a Bajoran religious figure comes forward and the Cardassians return to make trouble. It's a story worthy of the canceled series, but what's important is how it's told. Alternatively, you play as Major Kira, Captain Sisko, and everyone's favorite grumpy Klingon, Worf. Each story is connected in that, as Sisko, you might need to have a power grid disabled. In Kira's version of the same chapter, she may be the one disabling that grid for the Captain. You can play each chapter three times, and while they all might end in the same place (chapter one ends in the Captain's quarters for example), they feature the characters doing different things in different places. It's a well-done storytelling device that allows players to uncover the plot with the character that suits his or her individual playing style. Another plus is that the game's obstacles can be overcome through means other than a fully charged phaser; players can also use the tricorder (by scanning shield frequencies, etc.) or the communicator (calling Dax and O'Brien for a few tips). Naturally, phasers and other Trek weaponry do come into play during combat sequences. All the Trek gear benefits from the excellent game graphics, sound, and controls, as well as the dramatic over-the-shoulder camera perspective. The Fallen has almost everything going for it, but it should be mentioned that Avery Brooks doesn't voice the captain here, which may be hard to take for some die-hard fans (the other characters are voiced by their actors). Look at it this way: if you miss the series, here's your chance to star. --Bob Andrews Pros: - Slick controls
- Gorgeous graphics
- Exciting story that's faithful to the spirit of DS9
- The actors from the show, with one glaring exception, lend their voices to the game
Cons: - No Avery Brooks
- Difficult puzzles
Amazon.com Product Description
Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Fallen is set toward the end of the sixth season of the TV series as a previously untold tale. The exiled yet all-powerful Pah-wraith aliens are on the edge of returning to and controlling the Alpha Quadrant. Race them and a number of other opposing forces in the search for the ancient Red Orbs, the key to the Final Reckoning. Explore Ops, the Promenade, sections of the habitat and docking rings, plus previously unseen sections of the Deep Space Nine as Captain Sisko, Major Kira, or Lieutenant Commander Worf. Fly the Defiant. Battle the Dominion. Save the galaxy.
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 One of the Better Trek Games August 21, 2002
Lauren Eaton (Jenks, OK United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this game for ($$$)(in a jewel case, in case you're wondering how I got it so{inexpensive}). Now I'm not quite a fan of Star Trek games, in fact most are boring with each level being exactly the same (Invasion, Hidden Evil). Well, I thought I might try "The Fallen" and give it a chance. It's now one of my favorites. The graphics are one of the major highlights; there are projected shadows, which are very rare in games, except for "Jedi Knight 2" and "Metal Gear Solid 2." The environments are all totally different. You can play on derelict ships, jungles, caves, ice planets, and even a submerged ship. The gameplay is smooth; loading isn't too bad if you have a good video card and a good processor. If you've never played a Trek game or even seen "Deep Space Nine" or any Star Trek series, this game is still a definite buyer. This game is in my opinion, better than Unreal Tournament.
Old guy likes this one September 2, 2002
Howard S. Lewis (San Jose, CA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I remember watching the original series on prime time and that's all I will say there, except, no, I do not live in my parent's basement. This is important, however, because I have seen all the shows and games develop over the years. I have a PS1 and have many interactive games, etc. I can still say this: This game is extrordinary. Even though there are not a lot of "puzzles" to solve, and the ones that are there are easy, so what? The graphics and action on this thing are superb, and playing all the games over and over is still fun because wasting the Cardies, Dominion dudes, and bad Bejorans is fun. Perhaps I got too much pleasure out of using the Sniper feature on the Star Fleet phaser rifle? Perhaps yes. Get this game. Period.
Amazing Demo = Amazing Game August 4, 2000
Jay Brewer (Arlington, MA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I think this is one of the best playing games of a new genre of 3rd person - meets 1st person cinematic. I really got creeped out - impressed with the gadgets - and downright into the small story of the demo. Great job! Deep Space Nine: The Fallen is truly worthy of purchase.
A great Star Trek game!!!... January 8, 2003
PTK (St. Louis, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just finished this game, and boy, I enjoyed it so much~!!! Being a hard core trekker and DS9 fan, it was so exciting to play Sisko, Kira, and Worf fighting against Bajoran terrorists, Cardassians, Jem'Hadar, and the cool new alien race, the Grigari!! Above all else, I loved the story so much! It had all the mysteriousness and epic feeling that are hallmarks of the DS9 series! And, of course, there's hearing the voices of DS9 crew again! The only big complaint I had was, naturally, the fact that voices of Sisko and O'Brien were not played by their respective actors.. It was especially depressing to hear someone other than Avery Brooks portraying Sisko.. BUT, that wasn't enough for me to actually NOT enjoy this game, and I recommend this game to any DS9 fans out there! Believe me, you won't be disappointed! :D
DS-9 The Fallen , Star Trek at It's Best January 13, 2005
R. Brewer
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was immensely impressed beyond all expectation, it's a little better than KGH [klingon honor guard], and much more interesting and involved, much better graphics, good playability [look for for odd-looking textures on objects to shoot that block your escape route, like in the cardasian prison: after you get a card key to open the cells and hop up on the bed, blast the grating, jump up and start crawling throught the tunnel-- watch out for little, fast, biting crawly critters and flying bats].
Be expected to die a few times when attenpting long jumps that look like you won't make it, but it reloads FAST in a second. Always, always use quick save and quickload F-keys ! Some levels take forever and a day to get through, and some can be downright frustrating, almost seeming impossible, but just keep at it. The scenery , movement , and graphics, and also the storyline are Top A-class NUMBER-one cool-- especially the
Even if you don't use cheats, which i wish would've known about beforehand, you REALLY want to make sure you you use the cheatcode for the wrist-beacon flashlight. It will save a lot of wasted time waiting in darkess.
My favorite part was all the hours (or days) spent rummaging around in the crashed starship that was built to scale and finding amazing things at every turn! Really folks, it's the best thing since sliced bread! And, believe it or not, it is even more fun than KA [klingon academy]; i just could not believe my eyes.
The beginnning for worf is basically impossible without a cheatcode since his rifle and batleth cannot penetrate the robot alien body-shielding-- [only a regular modulate-able hand-pahaser can--].... and the sisko first chapter is a little boring and repetetive and trying, but all the kira chapter missions are most awesome and interesting [be prepared for reinforcements to beam into your location with little or no notice.... and watch for falling damage. Save often. Delete old saves when no longer needed. Great functionality, good combat [all with phaser or rifle, for kira at least]. 5 STARS ALL THE WAY, i think, or at least 4.5 stars. It's either a major time commitment, or months of enjoyable gameplay, owever you look at it.
PS- OTHER GAMES: don't buy the really old game Borg, as it is very terrible. I did no not like SFC at all either, and don't know why everyone loves it so much, as it is so complicated and lacking in graphics and also its playability. Also, the "Romulan Dawn" add-on for KA [klingon Academy] is not so great because i would classify it as impossible to win in any level. I found "DS9-the Fallen" to be better than ST-Elite FOrce but maybe not quite as good as the Elite Force holomatch, seperate CD.
A strage occurance? In KA, the first time i installed it alone, there were only several ships avcailable in the quickmatch or quickbattle simulation, but after updating my old video driver there a whole bunch of others to choose from. Levels 8 and 10, i think , of KA, you have to go watch dishes while creeeping up on the target ship at an extremely slow speed. I highly recommend checkin mfg's.webpage for a driver update.
As a final note, the DS9-Dominion Wars is nothing like The fallen!! DS9-DW is like SFC [II or III?], whereas the Fallen is similar to elite force [without those cool andorians to battle], and nowhere near as many cheats. You can get away playing these games on a minimal syste,, like a 4MB vid-card, but not with DS9-DW, which really does need at least 8MB of video RAM.
The Fallen really is , most likely the best game i ever played on a PC, and it is right up there with KA, and slightly better, i think, than Elite Force was. Next, after these, i would put Armada I (Armada II was a little too detailed with the 3D map stuff, and AI, for my taste) One more thing, Hidden Evil is really not that great at all (and I have not yet played Away Team, though).
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