Star Trek boldly goes to the Macintosh

Don’t think for a moment we missed yesterday’s announcement that Star Trek: D-A-C is heading towards the Macintosh system. Currently available for the Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network and Valve’s Steam digital distribution service for Windows PC, the Mac version comes out in December via TransGaming Inc.’s GameTreeOnline.com digital distribution platform courtesy of Paramount Digital Entertainment.

Now, when you grow up being asked, “As in ‘Captain?’ ” every time you tell someone your name, you tend to grow bitter towards the source of the joke. Therefore, my interest in Star Trek begins and ends with Star Trek II. But I’m told it’s still very popular, so one of my readers will likely be able to tell me what D-A-C stands for. Until then, game details:

Star Trek: D-A-C is a fast-paced, top-down space shooter where up to twelve players can compete in intergalactic battles between Starfleet and the Romulan Empire.

Star Trek: D-A-C supports online multiplayer, online co-op and single player gameplay. There are four different game types—Survival, Team Deathmatch, Conquest and Assault. In the single-player Survival Mode, Starfleet captains have only three lives to blast through waves of enemy ships. When destroyed, enemy ships and drones drop special ability and score pick-ups, and players are challenged to grab as many as they can before their lives run out. Top scores will move players to the top of the leader boards and Starfleet ranks. In Team Deathmatch, teams go head-to-head, clashing in a winner-takes-all fight to the finish. In Conquest, teams must simultaneously protect and conquer control points in space. In Assault, teams take turns trying to dominate or defend a sector of space.

In Star Trek: D-A-C, players choose from five ship types for both the Romulans and the Federation—Missile Cruiser, Support Frigate, Bomber, Fighter and Flagship—with each ship offering unique capabilities for players to master and manipulate from the Captain’s chair.

Star Trek: D-A-C, which will be available for download for $9.99 from GameTreeOnline.com in December, is rated “E” by the ESRB. It will require Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard or higher, an Intel Core Duo Processor, 2GB RAM, an ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 8600 GT or greater video card, and 450MB Hard Disk space. For more information, visit www.startrekd-a-c.com.

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