Activision's newest Star Trek game, "Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force" takes players boldly into the Star Trek universe, giving fans a chance to not only frag some of the Federation's greatest foes, but the opportunity to explore the U.S.S. Voyager as well.

Using the Quake III engine, "Elite Force" gives players a truly first-person experience, playing from the point of view of Ensign Munroe, a member of Tuvok's hand-picked Hazard Team. Ensign Munroe can either be Alexander or Alexandria, depending on the player's preference.

The game begins with Munroe in a Borg cube, rescuing teammates while being relentlessly attacked by the Borg. Without revealing too much of the story, the game eventually takes Munroe back onto the U.S.S. Voyager, which becomes trapped in a strange subspace ship graveyard.

The gameplay is delightful, from the action-packed fighting sequences to the problem-solving and clock-racing sections of the game which call on players to use their brains instead of the Borg-zapping Infinity Modulator weapons. One of the most entertaining aspects of the game for fans is the ability to explore the ship.

Most of the cast of Star Trek: Voyager took part in the game, with Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn Janeway), Robert Beltran (Chakotay), Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres), Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris), Ethan Phillips (Neelix), Robert Picardo (The Doctor), Tim Russ (Tuvok) and Garrett Wang (Harry Kim) reprising their television roles vocally for the game.

The other actors performing voice talent for the game play their parts with vigor, most notably Earl Boen (who also played Nagilum in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Where Silence Has Lease") and Joan Buddenhagen, supplying the voice of Seven of Nine.

Many other Star Trek alums lend their voices to the game including Kirk Baily (Magnus Hansen in the Voyager episode "Dark Frontier"), Alexander Enberg (Ensign Vorik in numerous Voyager episodes), David Graf (Fred Noonan in the Voyager episode "The 37's" as well as Leskit in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Soldiers of the Empire"), Christopher Halsted (Jem'Hadar First in the DS9 finale "What You Leave Behind") and Derek McGrath, who played Chell in the Voyager episode "Learning Curve," and reprises the role in the game.

The music in the game is more cinematic than that used on the show, but plays nicely, delivering sharp stings at shocking or startling moments during the game ("Where did that Borg come from?!") and also setting the creepy mood as Munroe finds himself/herself alone deep in an alien vessel. Part of the great fun of games such as this is the exploration, not knowing where the next threat will come from.

"Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force" is a worthy addition to Activision's growing library of quality Star Trek games that do more than simply slap the Star Trek name and graphics on a different game. For example, part of the key to succeeding in "Elite Force" is listening and paying attention along the way, and knowing the characters themselves. There's more at work here than simply shooting bad guys in space, much like Star Trek itself.