- Original Release: 2001
- Developer: Mad Doc Software
- Publisher: Activision
- Platform: PC
Expanding upon the first Armada, this game adds an extra dimension: you can now move up and down. It’s a bit fiddly to do (hold shift while moving the mouse) and when playing against the AI, it doesn’t really make any difference to the game. When playing against other players, you can use it to your advantage by hiding ships underneath other ships and hoping your opponents are using the default view.
Armada 2 also has a fancy tactical camera. While you can play the game in this view, it’s a bit fiddly and more for admiring battles. There’s more resources to collect: on top of dilithium from asteroids, you’ll need heavy metals from planets and latinum from nebulae. Along with this is also trading with outposts. There are also more options for how your ships act, you can have them chase enemies over a long distance or let them flee, and how often they use their special abilities.
On paper, Armada 2 sounds like it’s an improvement over the first, but something just feels…off. Battles against other ships are short, but bases seem much tougher. The singleplayer missions seem to really drag, many with you slowly whittling away at the enemy base with a load of ships, knowing you’ve won but waiting for the game to accept it. Ships also blow up much quicker, leading to massive squadrons of the top tier ships being a necessity.
In the singleplayer campaing, you play though stories where the Federation fight the Borg, the Klingons fight Cardassians (with some Romulans) and the Borg build up their stranded forces and stopping species 8472. The Cardassians, Romulans and 8472 are playable, but only in skirmish. The story is quite basic, but there are some nice lines, particularly from Picard.
How to get Star Trek: Armada 2
How to play Star Trek: Armada 2 on Windows 11
The GoG version works fine on Windows 11. I used this widescreen patch to get the game running in 1080p..
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Being able to do fleet formations was awesome.
I always found armada II to be too fast paced for me. Nostalgia plays a big part but I always preferred armada I
Armada 2 was my favourite, most just did skirmish mode
One of my top 5 games ever!
One of the best
It was ok, but definitely preferred A1. Wasn’t a fan of the 3D gameplay over 2D. I remember being so excited to play A2. It didn’t have an official release back then in my country https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f1eb-1f1f7.svg So I imported it, and they lost it,I was so sad😅I managed to find a copy in an import shop later
Build a fleet of Akiras and conquer everything
Technical is more advanced than the 1st game but I prefer the original.
It was super easy to mod too and add in more ships
I loved this game. A good story and fun simple systems. Also it was super easy to mod. There was a Trek v Wars mod that really made the game amazing, though they did drop the Romulans and Borg while making the Fed and Klingons better.