Some of you may be thinking "Why are you doing two games in one blog?" The reason is because "Echoes from the Past" and "Future's Past" are the same game with minor changes. If you weren't wondering that....well, then poo on you.
Future's Past for SNES was made by Spectrum Holobyte; Echoes from the Past for Genesis was made by Sega. I'm not sure how Sega got past copyright issues with this, but apparently the few minor differences in the game was enough.
Some major crap is the first person with whom your ship communicates. In the Super Nintendo version, you talk to a young woman with straight black hair named T'Lirus; in the Genesis version, you talk to an old woman with curly blonde hair named T'Laris. Apparently Sega was like "Maybe if we change her name and appearance, we won't get sued...." Apparently they were somehow right with that bet... Also, the game starts at Codis Nu VI on the Genesis version and Codis Mu VI on the Nintendo version. Seriously, guys? Did you have to change a SINGLE letter?
There's not a whole great deal to say about the actual gameplay. You're either on the bridge giving commands, controlling an away team from an overhead view, or controlling your starship in battle like a flight simulator. Both the SNES and the Genesis versions have almost identical gameplay, but the Genesis version is considered better overall, an opinion with which I'm inclined to agree.
The biggest difference in actual gameplay is that the SNES version has a mandatory level that is an optional unlock in the Genesis version. This level is EXTREMELY difficult, and it's EXTREMELY difficult to unlock if you have the game for Genesis. I still haven't figured out why it's mandatory on one game but optional on the other, but then again, I can't figure out why they made the crap load of minor changes between the two, either, so who cares?
Presentation: 7 - The opening screens aren't bad. The Sega version has a NICE transporter intro and the SNES version has come sweet Trek music. Not bad overall.
Graphics: 8 - For 16-bit machines, the graphics were good. They're not jaw-dropping or anything, but they're good.
Sound: 8 - Another strong point of the game; from warp to transporters to phasers, it kept true to the Star Trek sound effects to make Trek gamers VERY happy.
Gameplay: 6 - The gameplay is decent. It's not amazing, but it's not terrible. Just decent.
Lasting Appeal: 6 - The game's a fun play every now and then, but it's not a game back to which you'll come running.
Overall: 7
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What's your opinion on the Star Trek movie?
ReplyDeleteThe new one (Star Trek XI) was good, but the alternate-timeline stuff made me mad. The movie was amazing, though.
ReplyDeleteThe star trek movie is very nice i watch this movie many times. Every scenes of this movie is amazing. I really enjoy to watch this movie.
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