Atari and Del Taco Spice Up Star Trek Online Adventure

January 24th, 2010 |

Space, the final froniter, these are the continuing voyages of the Star Trek universe. Set in 2409, which takes place roughly thirty years after the events that happened in the final Next Generation Star Trek movie Nemesis. This is also twenty years after the events detailed in the new Star Trek movie, which were the triggers for Spock’s journey back in time. The planet of Romulus has been destroyed, the Borg are again invading other worlds for assimilation, the Cardassian Union has splintered, and the Federation and the Klingon Empire are on the brink of war. This brings us to a time with more advanced technology, new ships, and a tumultuous universe, which provides a rich backdrop for an interesting and engaging MMO universe.

More about the game in a minute, but we all love collecting Star Trek stuff.

For a limited time offer with Del Taco! Customers who purchase a Macho-sized drink at Del Taco will receive a free limited edition Star Trek collector’s cup and a free trial of the Star Trek Online while supplies last. Each collector’s cup will have an individual peel code that can be redeemed for a 48-hour free trial of Star Trek Online at http://www.startrekonline.com/deltaco. Customers can redeem up to four codes and receive 48-hours of gameplay with each code. As an added bonus, customers that redeem the maximum four codes will receive an extra 48-hours of access to the game for a total of 10 full days.

Additionally, if consumers choose to purchase the game after their free trial, they will receive a free Type-8 Shuttle “pet” add-on for their Starship, available exclusively from Del Taco.

There is a main storyline that players can follow, but aren’t forced to complete. The two different in-game factions each have their own side of the story, and if players choose to explore this far-reaching plot they will see a series of “episodes”. These episodes are interactive adventures that are very similar to episodes of the television series. These tasks can be anything from repelling a Borg invasion to shuttling ambassadors across the galaxy. Some tasks are even rumored to include mirror universes, worm holes, and time travel, so the possibilities for quests and episodes are endless and interesting.

In December, it was announced that both Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy had signed on to do voice over work for the video game. These two actors have both played the Vulcan Spock on the big screen – Nimoy in the Original Series and Quinto in the new series reboot. Very little casting information other than this has been released, so certain characters aren’t known, but it seems they are making a huge effort to make their episodes interesting and well made.

More specific details haven’t been released either officially by Cryptic, so keep an eye out for more news.