Star Trek Online Is Really Just The Mirror Universe

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Star Trek Online may continue the stories after the TV shows and movies, but the game's tasks and features push the game into mirror universe territory. Star Trek Online allows players to purchase ships of immense firepower that even the Borg would see as overkill and gives players the ability to use banned weapons in the Star Trek lore. Moreover, instead of peaceful negotiations with an equally peaceful resolution, Star Trek Online opts for combat, killing multiple alien races in the process.

Released by developer Cryptic Studios and published by Atari in 2010, Star Trek Online is a free-to-play MMORPG that gives fans of the franchise a more interactive experience — much like the Star Trek Tabletop RPG adaptations. Set after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis, Star Trek Online continues to get a reasonably steady stream of content like new factions such as the Dominion and various in-game events. Moreover, the game also continues the Star Trek narrative with new story arcs that even have the actors and actresses from the show reprising their characters.

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While the missions may seemingly always end in a conflict in Star Trek Online, the game's narrative holds to the Star Trek spirit. Star Trek Online builds a narrative through various story arcs that mirror the episodic structure of the shows. From the state of the Klingon Empire and how Romulus became a Republic to re-exploring the Delta Quadrant, Star Trek Online fills in the gaps that other Star Trek games from The Next Generation to The Original Series only build upon. The gameplay may not match the movies and shows, but the narrative is essentially playing episodes from the Star Trek