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One of the first games ever to be played on a computer was Star Trek. The game was played on a printer or video terminal and had no moving graphics or sound. Microdeal have attempted to bring this game up to the standard which the home computer enthusiast expects with animation and sound. You take charge of the starship 'Endeavour' and have to destroy the 'aggressive fleet of Krugon space cruisers' who are intent on taking over the universe.

The blurb accompanying the cassette tells you that the 'Endeavour' is the most modern of the fleet of warships and is fully fuelled and is carrying 20 photon-guided missiles. 'Guided' isn't quite what I'd call the missiles, since you're in the driving seat and you'll find it very difficult to hit anything on your first few tries (I'm very good at destroying stars!!).

The joystick is used to guide your ship around a 16 x 16 square universe which is mapped to the right of your scanner. When you have visited a square, looking at this map will show you what it contains. The scanner shows your ship, Krugons, stars and bases in your immediate area.

Even though quite a few things have been added to this version, it can clearly be seen that it comes from the original version of Star Trek. Many people found this a boring game and despite the colours and sound many people will think the same about this version.