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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation is a 4X turn based strategy game based on the popular sci-fi television show. Take one of 5 familiar Star Trek races from small beginnings, to the…

25 May 1999

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation is a strategy developed by MicroProse Software, Inc., released 25 May 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation is

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation is a strategy game developed by MicroProse Software, Inc. and released in 1999. It was published by Hasbro Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation is a 4X turn based strategy game based on the popular sci-fi television show. Take one of 5 familiar Star Trek races from small beginnings, to the dominant force in the galaxy. 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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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) and science fiction.

Where it sits in the Star Trek series

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation is the 39th of 90 entries we hold in the Star Trek series. The next entry was Star Trek: Starfleet Command in 1999.

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What it launched against

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation launched on 25 May 1999, within three weeks of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Mario Golf, Star Wars: Episode I - Racer and Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Mario Golf, Star Wars: Episode I - Racer, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.

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When did Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation come out?
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation was released on 25 May 1999 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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