Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen
Encyclopedia
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen is a third person shooter game, the third video game based on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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to acquire the three orbs of the Pah-wraiths, which could potentially be used as powerful weapons of apocalyptic scale. In doing so, they are competing against the Cult of the Pah-wraiths, Prophet
-following fanatics, a rogue Cardassian
anti-Dominion
group, and the Dominion itself.
The game can be played from the perspectives of Benjamin Sisko
, Kira Nerys
or Worf
.
The story is very loosely based on the Millennium
trilogy of books, which involves three red Orbs of prophecy which are said to create a red Celestial Temple when opened. It also includes a race from the books called the "Grigari" which come from the far end of the red wormhole.
gave the PC
version 81.06% and 81/100,.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
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Plot
The story focuses primarily on the efforts of StarfleetStarfleet
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet or the Federation Starfleet is the deep-space exploratory, peacekeeping and military service maintained by the United Federation of Planets . It is the principal means by which the Federation conducts its exploration, defense, diplomacy and research...
to acquire the three orbs of the Pah-wraiths, which could potentially be used as powerful weapons of apocalyptic scale. In doing so, they are competing against the Cult of the Pah-wraiths, Prophet
Prophet (Star Trek)
In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Prophets, also known as Wormhole Aliens, are non-corporeal beings who inhabit the artificially constructed Bajoran wormhole which connects a distant point in the Gamma Quadrant to the Alpha Quadrant, near the planet of Bajor and the space station Deep Space...
-following fanatics, a rogue Cardassian
Cardassian
The Cardassians are an extraterrestrial species in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. First introduced in the 1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Wounded", the species originating on the fictional Alpha Quadrant planet Cardassia Prime...
anti-Dominion
Dominion (Star Trek)
In the Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state consisting of many different races. The Dominion wages war on the United Federation of Planets and its allies in the late 24th century, acting as an antagonist in the TV show Star Trek: Deep Space...
group, and the Dominion itself.
The game can be played from the perspectives of Benjamin Sisko
Benjamin Sisko
Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Early life and career:...
, Kira Nerys
Kira Nerys
Kira Nerys , played by Nana Visitor, is a main character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Backstory:Per Bajoran custom, her family name, Kira, precedes her given name, Nerys. She has two brothers , and her parents' names are Kira Taban and Kira Meru...
or Worf
Worf
Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation and in seasons four to seven of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also appears in the films based on The Next Generation. Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek, and has appeared in more Star...
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The story is very loosely based on the Millennium
Millennium
A millennium is a period of time equal to one thousand years —from the Latin phrase , thousand, and , year—often but not necessarily related numerically to a particular dating system....
trilogy of books, which involves three red Orbs of prophecy which are said to create a red Celestial Temple when opened. It also includes a race from the books called the "Grigari" which come from the far end of the red wormhole.
Reception
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen received positive reviews. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
gave the PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
version 81.06% and 81/100,.
See also
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: HarbingerStar Trek: Deep Space Nine: HarbingerStar Trek: Deep Space Nine: Harbinger is a computer game for the MS-DOS and Apple Macintosh operating systems. The game is based upon the television series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine...
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dominion WarsStar Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dominion WarsDominion Wars is a real-time tactics computer game based on the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for Microsoft Windows. It was published by Simon & Schuster Interactive in 2001 and developed by Gizmo Games...