On April 26, STAR TREK® The
Video Game reunites the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise for
an amazing, completely new Star Trek adventure – and
alongside Kirk, Spock, Bones, Scotty, Uhura, Chekov and Sulu will be
two new characters making their first appearances in the Star
Trek universe
As the game begins, Kirk and Spock are
called to aid in the rescue of a mysterious space station that
is heading towards catastrophe. Upon their arrival, Kirk and
Spock meet a female Vulcan scientist named T’Mar, who plays a
prominent role in the action-packed journey that awaits.
“T’Mar
is the captain of the space station and was a childhood friend of
Spock,” says Paramount Senior Vice President and Executive Producer
Brian Miller. “Her blend of incredible intelligence and
unexpected beauty prove intriguing to Kirk.”
As the story
progresses, T’Mar joins Kirk and Spock as they
travel to New
Vulcan, a planet that orbits a binary star and was colonized by
Vulcans after the destruction of their home world, seen in
2009’s Star Trek. There, they find Surok – a great
Vulcan leader.
“When we crafted this story we wanted to make
sure the player realizes that the usually logical, Spock can have
very emotional connections to the ones he cares about," adds
Miller. "Surok was one of Spock’s childhood mentors and
is also T’Mar’s father. Together, they are helping to lead the
colonization of New Vulcan.”
As the game progresses, players
will learn that Surok is one of the lone survivors of a vicious
attack on the New Vulcan planet by the villainous Gorn. Why
they have attacked and what they want are at the heart of STAR
TREK The Video Game.
“Video games are not only exciting to
play, they’ve become a compelling medium for telling stories, so
with Star Trek, we had an amazing opportunity to introduce new
characters that are integral to the plot of our game," Miller
says. "Our game’s story is canon to the new Star
Trek universe, so we had a great responsibility to get these new
characters right, and to make them exciting and meaningful to
players."
Throughout the story, both T’Mar and Surok
play key roles in helping Kirk and Spock uncover more about the
brutal attacks that the Gorn have been engaging in across the
galaxy. They also reveal that the Gorn have stolen a mysterious
machine known as the Helios Device – one whose functions could
prove disastrous in the hands of an enemy as ruthless as the
Gorn.
“For players who want to simply enjoy the experience
of playing as Kirk and Spock, Star Trek is going to be a
great game experience,” Miller says. “But for those eager to dig
deeper into a robust story, we hope it’s an adventure that will
excite both longtime fans and game enthusiasts alike.”
