Legacy (game)

Legacy is a Star Trek video game published in November 2006.

Summary
Legacy is a starship based game where players command a set number of ships through the different eras. Spanning forty years of Star Trek history, including 221 years within the Star Trek continuity, you control most of the main starships of all the Trek television shows and movies. These include: The game also includes voiceovers from all five Star Trek television Captains. The player has to go through missions in order to combat the plans of a Vulcan scientist known as T'Uerell, who ends up being a thorn in the side of not only Jonathan Archer, but also James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard.
 * Enterprise
 * USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
 * USS Stargazer (NCC-2893)
 * USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
 * USS Defiant (NX-74205) (I)
 * USS Voyager
 * USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)

Enterprise Era
In May 2159, Captain Jonathan Archer and Enterprise NX-01 on a mission to find a Vulcan scientist named T'Uerell and save her from the Romulans, rescues the USS Coto in the process. Enterprise then escorts T'Uerell to her research post under the pretense of an evacuation; however, the station is eventually lost with all hands. After this, there is a series of missions that Archer is assigned to, and comes to learn that T'Uerell is behind many disasters in the Alpha Quadrant including infecting planets with toxins and attempting to use these toxins to annihilate Earth. This plan is thwarted by Captain Archer and his task force. T'Uerell goes into hiding and is not heard from until the late 23rd century.

The Original Series Era
111 years later, in 2270, Captain James T. Kirk and the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), along with a Starfleet task force head deep into Klingon space to capture an experimental vessel, a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. After Kirk is able to capture the ship with a tractor beam, Kirk infiltrates Klingon space and finds T'Uerell scheming with the Klingons to once again destroy the Federation with a Klingon beam weapon. The weapon is destroyed, but T'Uerell flees again, much to Kirk's ire. Two years later, in 2272, Admiral Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise thwart T'Uerell's plan to conquer the Federation, and learn that she is working with strange cybernetic creatures that are assimilating Klingon vessels. Many ships are destroyed in the resulting conflict. During the attack, thousands of Omega particles destroy subspace in a three light year distance. Kirk asks Starfleet to develop the Omega Directive. Kirk is disappointed that he did not defeat T'Uerell and concludes his quest.

The Lost Era
In 2333, Captain Ruhalter of the USS Stargazer (NCC-2893) is monitoring a fight between the Romulans and T'Uerell's ship. As she is vastly outgunned and outnumbered, T'Uerell activates a Borg device, which destroys an unpopulated planet and it causes large pieces of stellar debris to break off from the planetoid and head for the Phidian star system filled with hundreds of millions of people. The resulting shockwave from the planetoid's core hits the Stargazer and Ruhalter is killed. His first officer, Lieutenant Commander Jean-Luc Picard takes command and heads to a starbase. After the ship is somewhat repaired, the Stargazer takes a task force inside the system and destroy many pieces of stellar debris. Later, the task force saves three heavily populated planets, Phidian I, II and III, with the help of modified sensor pods now armed with phasers, which the task force dragged into orbit by tractor beams. Later, a huge piece of stellar debris breaks off the planetoid and heads for a Class M planet, Phidian III. Picard realizes that he will not be able to break it up with his ship's phasers and photon torpedoes, but will be able to destroy it by using the ship's tractor beam to drag other debris into the huge stellar debris. After obliterating the immense piece of stellar debris, the system is saved from annihilation. Picard is then promoted to Captain and takes command of the Stargazer.

The Next Generation Era
Years later, in 2368, Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Sisko is taking the USS Defiant (NX-74205) (I) into a nebula filled system for it's first trial run. Sisko notes that there are warp dampeners all over, which makes the ships' warp drive impossible. Shortly after this discovery, the ship unfortunately runs into three Romulan warbirds and has to take evasive maneuvers, since she cannot escape at warp. Sisko and his crew are soon captured and are placed at a Romulan starbase while their ship is impounded. Fortunately, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard comes to the rescue, by beaming an away team in and to set the Defiant's crew free. After destroying enough warp dampeners, the Defiant, the Enterprise-D and the task force leave at warp. Sisko records a log stating he had seen a Vulcan ship under attack as he and the Enterprise-D fled the system. Sisko files a complaint with Starfleet Command. He is told that this is not the first case of a Vulcan ship doing strange things like that. Sisko then says that he plans to discover more about it but admits that it probably "won't be to (his) liking."

12 years later, in 2380, shortly after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, Picard, along with the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) and new personnel head into a final confrontation with T'Uerell. T'Uerell's once pristine Vulcan ship is now overrun with Borg technology. Picard is aided by the help of Admiral Kathryn Janeway and her old starship the USS Voyager. They meet of with T'Uerell and learn her true intentions. She plans to conquer the Alpha Quadrant with the Borg. She believes that everything she has done, including the deaths of many Starfleet personnel have been for the greater good. Picard and Janeway try to convince her otherwise, but she refuses to listen. Janeway leaves the system and tells Picard that "(she) will be back with some friends" and orders Picard to defend Federation colonies from assimilation. Picard succeeds and orders that the ship be taken to Deep Space 9.

T'Uerell and the Borg cubes make their way to Bajor and the Deep Space 9 space station. Picard and his task force help to defend the Klingon and Romulan forces, showing how far things have gone in the past 200 years. With the loyalty Picard has garnered, the Romulan and Klingon starships place themselves under his flag. The forces engage T'Uerell and her Borg allies and they are defeated. With that, T'Uerell escapes with the Enterprise-E in hot pursuit.

After this, T'Uerell flees to a star system with many Borg vessels, with Janeway noting that she will not be able to leave, because of all the ships surrounding her. After destroying a Borg tactical cube, the Federation/Klingon/Romulan forces, along with the Enterprise-E and its task force engage T'Uerell. After destroying the strain that is protecting her, all ships open fire. T'Uerell's ship cannot stand the pounding and is finally destroyed, thus bringing to an end 221 years of unending conflict. Picard could hear T'Uerell calling out to him in her final minutes. Whether it was the Vulcan or the Borg in her remains to be seen...

Characters
Jonathan Archer (voiced by Scott Bakula) • James T. Kirk (voiced by William Shatner) • Jean-Luc Picard (voiced by Patrick Stewart) • Benjamin Sisko (voiced by Avery Brooks) • Kathryn Janeway (voiced by Kate Mulgrew) • T'Uerell • Menvek • Vorel • Bendes Kettaract • Valerius

22nd century Earth ships

 * : USS Bach • USS Pilgrim • USS Nightingale (NCC-192)


 * (scout) : USS Discovery (NCC-100) • USS Patton (NCC-101) • USS Nebraska • USS Niagara (NCC-110)


 * : Avenger • Columbia • Currie • Enterprise


 * (destroyer) : USS Alaska (NCC-154) • USS Columbia (NCC-163) • USS Liberty (NCC-168) • Minuteman • USS Vermont


 * (destroyer) : USS Coto • USS Homer • USS Poseidon (NCC-200) • USS Olympia (NCC-209)


 * (scout) : USS Conti • USS Franklin (NCC-246) • USS Jackson (NCC-270) • USS Revere (NCC-250)


 * : USS Washington (NCC-403) • USS Adams (NCC-410) • USS Wilson (NCC-416) • USS Shoemaker

23rd century Federation ships

 * : USS Bell (Akula class destroyer) • USS Hercules (Akula class destroyer) • USS Lincoln (Akula class destroyer) • USS San Diego (Akula class destroyer)


 * (23rd century scout) : USS Charon (NCC-1345) • USS Ajax (NCC-1574) • USS Clement (NCC-1537) • USS T'Pau (Apollo class)


 * Apollo-class refit (scout) : USS Charon (NCC-11345) • USS Ajax (NCC-11574) • USS Clement (NCC-12537) • USS T'Pau (Apollo class)


 * : USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) • USS Constitution (prototype) • USS Farragut (NCC-1647) • USS Republic (Constitution class)


 * (Constitution-class refit) :USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) • USS Eagle (Constitutution class) • USS Yorktown (Constitution class) • USS Lexington (NCC-1709)


 * : USS Centaur (NCC-42043) • USS Boston (NCC-42076) • USS Carolina (NCC-42050) • USS Madrid (NCC-42059)


 * : USS Stargazer (NCC-2893) • USS Hathaway (NCC-2593) • USS Constellation (NCC-1974) • USS Gettysburg (NCC-3890)


 * : USS Crazy Horse (NCC-50446) • USS Excelsior (NCC-2000) • USS Hood (NCC-42296) • USS Potemkin (NCC-18253)


 * Excelsior-class refit : USS Berlin (NCC-14232) • USS Concord (NCC-41776) • USS Lakota (NCC-42768) • USS Okinawa (NCC-13958)


 * :USS Alamo (Miranda class) • USS Georgia (Miranda class) • USS Miranda • USS Plato


 * Miranda-class refit :USS Brattain • USS Lantree • USS Nautilus (NCC-31910) • USS Reliant (NCC-1864) • USS Saratoga (NCC-31911)


 * (scout) : USS Oberth • USS Copernicus (NCC-623) • USS Biko • USS Yosemite


 * / Proxima-class refit : USS Bismarck (NCC-3225) • USS Nimitz (NCC-3211) • USS Philadelphia (NCC-3116) • USS Ticonderoga (NCC-3111)

24th century Federation ships

 * : USS Akira (prototype) • USS Rabin (NCC-63293) • USS Spector • USS Thunderchild


 * : USS Bonchune • USS Merrimac (NCC-61827) • USS Phoenix (NCC-65420) • USS Scott (Nebula class) • USS Sutherland (NCC-72015)


 * : USS Intrepid (NCC-74600) • USS Jefferson (Intrepid class) • USS Odyssey (Intrepid class) • USS Voyager


 * : USS Exeter (NCC-26531) • USS Excalibur (NCC-26517) • USS Adelphi • USS Gandhi (NCC-26632) • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)


 * : USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) • USS Galaxy • USS Venture (NCC-71854) • USS Challenger (NCC-71099)


 * : USS Davis (Sovereign class) • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) • USS Legacy • USS Sovereign


 * : USS Budapest (NCC-64923) • USS Albany • USS Belair • USS Anderson (NCC-64926)


 * : USS Appalachia (NCC-52136) • USS Hiroshima • USS Steamrunner • USS Tolstoy (NCC-52150)


 * : USS Defiant (prototype) • USS Defiant (NCC-75633) • USS Horizon (NCC-75668) • USS Moscow (NCC-75655) • USS São Paulo (Defiant class) (II) • USS Valiant (NCC-74210) • USS Valiant (NCC-75418)


 * (scout) : USS Charribey • USS Nova (NCC-73515) • USS Rhode Island • USS Solstice

Other Earth and Federation ships

 * : USS Monitor (Fortunate class) • USS Merrimac (Fortunate class) • USS Robert E. Lee • USS Stonewall • USS MacGoohan • USS Portmeirion • USS Drake (Fortunate class) • USS Harmony • USS Grainer • USS São Paulo (Fortunate class) • USS Valiant (Fortunate class) • USS Avenger (Fortunate class)

Enterprise era

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 * "Stinger" (destroyer) : •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •


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The Original Series era





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The Next Generation era

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Enterprise era

 * Bird-of-prey (scout) : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * (destroyer) : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * (scout) : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * (destroyer) : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek

The Original Series era

 * Bird-of-prey (scout) : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * (refit Stormbird D7) :CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * (scout) : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek


 * : CHR Brak'en • CHR D'soria • CHR D'tervik • CHR Joran • CHR Lubato • CHR Maruccius • CHR Mentenius • CHR Munia • CHR Narrocian • CHR Opalius • CHR Pesanius • CHR Pola • CHR Sapotius • CHR Setro • CHR Solus • CHR Strato • CHR Tovarek • CHR Truntis • CHR Velosh • CHR Vrenek

The Next Generation era



 * : IRW Brak'en • IRW D'soria • IRW D'tervik • IRW Joran • IRW Lubato • IRW Maruccius • IRW Mentenius • IRW Munia • IRW Narrocian • IRW Opalius • IRW Pesanius • IRW Pola • IRW Sapotius • IRW Setro • IRW Solus • IRW Strato • IRW Tovarek • IRW Truntis • IRW Velosh • IRW Vrenek


 * (scout) : •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •

Enterprise era

 * Borg diamond (I)
 * Borg obelisk (I)
 * Borg cube (I)
 * Borg rectangle (I)
 * Borg sphere (I)
 * Borg pyramid (I) (scout)

The Original Series era

 * Borg diamond (II)
 * Borg obelisk (II)
 * Borg cube (II)
 * Borg rectangle (II)
 * Borg sphere (II)
 * Borg pyramid (II) (scout)

The Next Generation era

 * Borg diamond (III)
 * Borg obelisk (III)
 * Borg cube (III)
 * Borg rectangle (III)
 * Borg sphere (III)
 * Borg pyramid (III) (scout)
 * Tactical cube

Federation stations
Starbase 127 • Kettaract research station

Klingon stations
to be added

Romulan stations
to be added

Locations
Lantaru sector

Species

 * Human
 * Vulcan
 * Borg
 * Klingon
 * Romulan

States and organizations

 * Borg Collective
 * Klingon Empire
 * Romulan Star Empire
 * Tal Shiar
 * United Federation of Planets

Other references
Romulan toxin • Kettaract Incident • Klingon weapon platform • Dampener • Protomatter

Background

 * The original story for Legacy was to be based on the Iconians as established in the TNG episode Contagion and a Vulcan named Sovak using their gateway technology in an alliance with the Borg. This campaign has now been replaced by a new story written by D.C. Fontana.
 * The music for Legacy was composed by Rod Abernethy and Jason Graves, the two composers produced sixty minutes of classically styled music for the game, samples of which can be heard on their website.
 * There is an additional level to the "legacy" aspect of Legacy: several of the Klingon and Romulan ship classes are based on designs originally published in FASA's Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game from the 1980s.
 * During T'Uerrels flashback scene that reveals the Borg's origin, there are several Dominion Jem'Hadar fighters seen that are attacked by the Borg Cubes which suggests that the Borg have been to the Gamma Quadrant and fought the Dominion but to what level is not stated.

Related stories

 * Legacy was created with modifications in mind. Within months of the game's release, with the tutelege of some of the creators of the game, a web based community of "modders" sprang up. This allowed many performance issues to be enhanced, official patches to be easily distributed, special functions enabled including Bethesda's mission editor, as well as hundreds of fan made ships, maps and missions.

GameSpot.com

 * PC: 5.8 out of 10
 * Xbox 360: 7.2 out of 10

1Up.com

 * Xbox 360: 6.5 out of 10

GameSpy.com

 * PC: 2 Stars out of 5
 * Xbox 360: 2 1/2 Stars out of 5

IGN.com

 * PC: 5.9 out of 10
 * Xbox 360: 7.0 out of 10

TeamXbox.com

 * Xbox 360: 5.6 out of 10

Official Xbox Magazine

 * Xbox 360: 8.0 out of 10 (January 2007 issue)