By Jon Porter
As far as online multiplayer games go, Star Trek Bridge Crew is about as cooperative as they come.
The game sees you play as a team of four crew members piloting one of the franchises’ starships. One player is the helm officer, tasked with steering the ship, and another is the tactical officer, responsible for the ship’s weapons. Finally you’ve got the engineer, who balances power between the various systems, and the captain, who has access to all the tactical information and is responsible for giving instructions to the rest of the crew.
Even the most basic tasks require two or more players to work together. Warping to another system, for example, requires the captain to set a destination, before the helmsman prepares to warp, while the engineer helps to charge the warp drive.
Get friendly, fast
Cooperation in multiplayer games is nothing new, but what’s interesting about Bridge Crew is the fact that the game doesn’t give you any means to communicate beyond using your voice.
Where Team Fortress 2 allows you to simply press a button to tell your team you need a medic, Bridge Crew gives you no such shortcut. When the helmsman needs more power from the …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming