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{{quote|"Finally, a starship naval combat game worthy of the name ''[[Star Trek]]''." }}
A series of space combat/strategy games initially developed by Interplay/Taldren and later by Activision that took ''[[Star Trek]]''{{'}}s [[Space Is an Ocean]] sensibilities and ran with them full-steam ahead. Initially inspired by the pen and paper/board game ''[[Star Fleet Battles]]'' during Interplay's time as developer. When Activision took over for ''Starfleet Command 3'', the game shifted from the period of [[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]] to the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|''Next Generation'' era]], and took an approach to the ships and gameplay that more reflected ''Trek'' Canon.
The first and second entries focus on conflicts from the various ''[[Star Fleet Battles]]'' campaigns, while ''Starfleet Command 3'' is a prequel to ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]''.
As with many games/franchises, [[Your Mileage May Vary]].
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* [[2-D Space]]: No Z-axis for you!
* [[Aborted Arc]] (
* [[Aliens and Monsters]] (''[[In Space|Space]]'' Monsters, to be precise.)
* [[Aliens of London]] (The Hydrans.)
* [[Alternate Continuity]] (Starfleet Command 3 is set in the same [[The Verse|'Verse]] as [[Star Trek: Bridge Commander|Bridge Commander]], The Armada, and the Elite Force games (All also published by Activision). On the other hand, Starfleet Command One, Two, and Orion Pirates are set in the continuity of the Starfleet Battles pen and paper roleplaying game.)
* [[All the Myriad Ways]] (A story mission in Starfleet Command 1 has the player {{spoiler|hunt down their [[Mirror Universe]] alternate}}.)
* [[All There in the Manual]] (The Sovereign's description connects the events of [[SFC 3]] to [[Star Trek: Bridge Commander]])
* [[Apocalypse How]] (Pops up occasionally, this being [[Star Trek]] and all.)
* [[Barrier Warrior]] (The Lyrans ([[Insistent Terminology|That's pronounced Lear-uhns!]]) have the ESG field. Basically a ring of death that surrounds a Lyran ship and damages everything that gets too close, it's practically a death sentence if used against a smaller ship. [[Game Breaker|Gets stupidly useful in Starfleet Command 2 and its expansion when dealing with carriers]].)
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* [[Faster-Than-Light Travel]] (Players can warp around 'till their hearts content in Starfleet Command 3. Not so much in the first two.)
* [[Five-Man Band]] (In Starfleet Command one and three, you assemble your own senior staff who will be under your command throughout the game. Subverted (sp?) in Starfleet Command 2, as the code and text strings remain in the game, but are inactive.)
* [[Game Mod]] (Not nearly as many as [[Star Trek: Bridge Commander|Bridge Commander]]. But definately present.)
* [[Gatling Good]] (The Ph G. It literally stands for ''[[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Gatling Phaser]]''. It's one of the weakest weapons of the game, however: When you consider that it fires three times per charge, and the maximum charge for any weapon is four, that means that this one phaser can fire twelve times almost in the blink of an eye before it's exhausted. And if that hits someone's bare hull...)
* [[Heroic Mime]] (Subverted. The player character speaks often, though usually only in the form of text on the screen.)
* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]] (Almost never. Whatever the situation, there is usually a way to come out alive if the player knows their ship well enough. In Starfleet Command 3 it is fully possible to destroy {{spoiler|the [[Star Trek: Nemesis|Scimitar]] }} singlehandedly, in a ''light cruiser!!!'')
** (If you're playing a mod involving the Borg though, expect this trope full stop, unless you're rolling with a fleet of [[Mighty Glacier|Excaliburs]].)
* [[Knight Templar]] / [[Blood Knight]] (Again, the Interstellar Concordium, Starfleet Command 2's [[Big Bad]].)
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* [[Space Is an Ocean]] (The game is built on this trope.)
* [[Space Pirates]] (The Orion [[The Syndicate|Syndicate]])
* [[Space Whale
* [[Spiritual Successor]] (Star Trek: Tactical Assault, developed by Bethesda Softworks, used much of the Starfleet Command formula. Meanwhile over on the XBOX 360/PC, [[Star Trek Legacy]] also shared many elements with this series.)
** (Starfleet Command 4 is being developed by Dynaverse...or was...[[Vaporware|or something]].)
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* [[Tim Taylor Technology]] (Usually [[Justified Trope|justified]] by the fact that on average, not one of the systems on your ship will be functioning at their limits, ever. This is because you only have a limited amount of power that must be divided amongst dozens of subsystems at any given time. However, the [[Wave Motion Gun|Mauler]] in Orion Pirates takes this trope [[Up to Eleven]], as unlike the other weapons it doesn't do fixed damage. The damage the Mauler does is based purely on your ships power output, and does greater or less damage accordingly.)
* [[Units Not to Scale]] (The little planets. Oy ''vey'', the little planets!)
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* [[Video Game Caring Potential]] (The Player's fleet, depending on whether or not they're only intended as meat shields. Captured ships as well.)
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]] (So goddamn much. See that planet? BLOW IT UP. See that moon? BLOW IT UP. See that ship? STEAL IT AND FLY IT INTO A BLACK HOLE. Alternatively, you could simply drop a Borg Cube into the game and embark on a bloody, psychopathic rampage across the Milky Way, [[You Bastard]].)
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