Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation

aka: BotF

Released

May 1999 on Windows

Publishers

Developers

MicroProse Software, Inc.

Moby Score

7.0

#11,739 of 155K

Critics

69% (25)

Players

(42)

Ranking

#4,185 on Windows

Collected By

46 players

Genre: Strategy
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: 4X
Managerial / business simulation
Turn-based strategy
Interface: Multiple units/characters control
Point and select
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic
Misc: Licensed

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Alternate Title
Correction
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Trivia
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Description official descriptions

Space Strategy Turn Based Strategy Game set in the Star Trek Universe. Control one of five Star Trek Empires: Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Cardassian or Ferengi. Use diplomacy, research, espionage to dominate the galaxy.

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Credits (Windows version)

110 People (100 developers, 10 thanks) · View all

Lead Programmer	Bill Chinn
Programming	Alice Mei-hui Chinn Jon Edwards Dave Lewak Sami Tabikh Steve Tsai
Additional Programming	Gary Gibbons Erick Jap
Art Director	Rima Litonjua
Artists	Eddie Edwards John Edwards Josh Ferguson Rick Hess Sebastian G. Hyde Christian Ingle Dean Lee Suzanne Onodera Stewart Stanyard Gavin Wood Christopher Wren
Producers	Jeff Holzhauer Wella Lasola
Localization Producer	Simon Ffinch
Project Manager	Wella Lasola
Design	Kyle Brink
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Related Sites +

AFC Birth of the Federation
Fan site. Version 1.0.2 patch available here along with a variety of interesting mods.
Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation
Article in the open encyclopedia.

Identifiers +

MobyGames ID: 2508

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Last modified March 9th, 2023.