Star Trek Borg, The Interactive Movie is a must have for all Star Trek fans. That said, you do not have to be a fan to enjoy the game. Star Trek regular, John de Lancie, is fantastic as Q, the comical 'omnipotent being', and is well supported by a group of able actors. The game features 120 minutes of original footage and is a pleasure to watch/play. Whilst very challenging, it is a bit short and not one of those games you play over and over again. Despite this it is well worth the money.
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Netflix should add Borg to their interactive titles. A must watch for any Star Trek fan!!
ivapadezanin1 April 2021
Prior to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch there was Star Trek: Borg, the best interactive movie. Besides low quality CD-Rom it was released as DVD too. Sort of. It was supposed to be released as first ever interactive DVD movie in Japan in 2000, but was put on indefinite hold. Luckily, a few copies found their way to the public and can be occasionally found on eBay (I found my copy in BooksOff in Japan).
The DVD experience is quite different - it feels like a movie rather than a game (especially since the picture quality is a huge improvement over DVD-Rom version). As such would be a perfect addition to Netflix' interactive titles.
I recently re-watched/re-played the whole movie on DVD and it was still great after all those years. It feels and looks like a lost ST: The Next Generation episode, as it was filmed on original Star Trek sets using actual props and costumes. John de Lancie is in his funniest role of Q ever and the only time for Q to appear as a Borg. He's the best in this episode in my opinion. If you can get it on DVD and you're a Trekkie, this is a must have.
The DVD experience is quite different - it feels like a movie rather than a game (especially since the picture quality is a huge improvement over DVD-Rom version). As such would be a perfect addition to Netflix' interactive titles.
I recently re-watched/re-played the whole movie on DVD and it was still great after all those years. It feels and looks like a lost ST: The Next Generation episode, as it was filmed on original Star Trek sets using actual props and costumes. John de Lancie is in his funniest role of Q ever and the only time for Q to appear as a Borg. He's the best in this episode in my opinion. If you can get it on DVD and you're a Trekkie, this is a must have.
Jakob Solheim's Star Trek Borg TV movie review
jakobpa10 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The Star Trek Borg origin fan film is so good; it fits directly in with both the Star Trek TNG episodes the best of both worlds and the movie first contact. The story of the USS righteous could be both part two of the best of both worlds with the best of both worlds part two actually being the best of both worlds part three and also a deleted scene from Star Trek first contact. Effect there are some fan films that I actually do consider part of Star Trek Canon. Star Trek Borg fanfiction TV movie is one of them along with the TV series, Star Trek, hidden frontier, operation, beta shield, the Helena Chronicles, federation one, dark Armada and Odyssey. Having Q show up in the middle of the battle of Wulff 359 and the battle of sector 001. Is one of the reasons why I consider this film to be canonized Star Trek It would also be just like you to only save one ship.
One of the best ST games ever!
Op_Prime12 February 2000
This game rocks. It's part movie, part game and has the best Star Trek bad guy there ever was, as well as fan favorite, Q. These are just a few examples of why this game is great. The game is hard and requires making tough decisions on what to do. If you succeed, you can win the game, but if you fail, you lose everything. But don't worry. Another good thing about this game is no life limit, so you can try over and over again until you get it right. Highly recommended.
Awesome and REAL!
Rio-720 February 1999
Being a huge fan of John de Lancie, he is what drew me to this game in the first place. All die-hard Star Trek fans will get a kick out of this game, with its clear graphics and interactive plot; it's like starring in your own ST episode. All of the main characters in his game are played by real actors, actors that have been featured on many other shows and in movies, including episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Voyager. Except for the fact that once you play and beat the game you'll probably never forget how, ST: BORG comes highly recommended to those gamers and Star Trek fans who are looking for an adventure in realism.
Good acting, good writing.
paul5128 March 2005
Warning: Spoilers
This game comes as close as I've seen to recreating an actual episode. The acting is typical Trek---not stellar, but certainly sufficient and not cheesy.
The game's real winning point, in my opinion, is that you HAVE to lose in certain places to eventually win. Without going into too much detail, Q's ability to pop in and advise/taunt/resurrect you is more than just a game mechanic, it's part of the overall plot. So at certain decision points, the first time around nothing you do will be correct, and then Q will return you to a point where you can then insure the decisions available to you later will include the correct ones. This is not tedious or forced repetition as it might sound! Q even taunts you with this fact, when he says just prior to your character facing an impossible decision, "You'll be back. Maybe more than once."
I've only happened upon it once, but there is a point in the game if you let things go without taking any actions, a plot loop will result(Failure to make a decision results in you being assimilated, which then leads to your death, which leads to Q returning you to the decision point prior to being assimilated). If allowed to loop long enough, the game will seem to 'freeze' suddenly. As soon as you move the mouse or touch a key, however, the game fades to white and Q berates you for "going for sandwiches".
That I know of, there are only two 'decision points' in the game that a wrong decision will result in the "Game Over" screen displaying and the game exiting to your desktop---the very first decision point and the very last.
Limited re-playability (go back and see all the humorous and different ways you can screw up) but definitely worth playing, at least to Trek fans.
The game's real winning point, in my opinion, is that you HAVE to lose in certain places to eventually win. Without going into too much detail, Q's ability to pop in and advise/taunt/resurrect you is more than just a game mechanic, it's part of the overall plot. So at certain decision points, the first time around nothing you do will be correct, and then Q will return you to a point where you can then insure the decisions available to you later will include the correct ones. This is not tedious or forced repetition as it might sound! Q even taunts you with this fact, when he says just prior to your character facing an impossible decision, "You'll be back. Maybe more than once."
I've only happened upon it once, but there is a point in the game if you let things go without taking any actions, a plot loop will result(Failure to make a decision results in you being assimilated, which then leads to your death, which leads to Q returning you to the decision point prior to being assimilated). If allowed to loop long enough, the game will seem to 'freeze' suddenly. As soon as you move the mouse or touch a key, however, the game fades to white and Q berates you for "going for sandwiches".
That I know of, there are only two 'decision points' in the game that a wrong decision will result in the "Game Over" screen displaying and the game exiting to your desktop---the very first decision point and the very last.
Limited re-playability (go back and see all the humorous and different ways you can screw up) but definitely worth playing, at least to Trek fans.
More 'Video' than 'Game'
Dougie B5 November 2000
This game was a landmark in interactive movies, but it still lacked a feeling that I was actually playing a game. And for hardcore Star Trek continuity buffs, the timeline on this is all out of whack (but I'll save you all of the geeky details).
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