History YMMV / StarTrekEliteForce

** While by far the most well known, ''Elite Force'' also isn't the first ''Star Trek'' FirstPersonShooter either. That would be the 1997 video game of ''Star Trek: Generations'' by Microprose, which combined First Person Shooter gameplay with adventure game elements, similar to games like ''VideoGame/RealmsOfTheHaunting'' or the 2nd and 3rd ''VideoGame/LandsOfLore'' games.

* FridgeBrilliance: In ''Elite Force II'', after rescuing the remaining crew of the ''Dallas'' by bringing them out of the transporter pattern buffer, Jurot stays behind to treat them. She would be the most familiar with the technique as no doubt she's been through it multiple times herself in "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E10Counterpoint Counterpoint]]".

* CompleteMonster:
** [=EF1=]: [[BigBad the Vohrsoth]] is the master of the Forge: an insidious organometallic construct at the heart of a void surrounded by dead starships. The Forge sends out hostile probes that, once dispatched, send their opponent to the graveyard to be trapped in a gravity well. Its victims are then dismantled by the Harvesters: vicious roach-like creatures using ships and species alike for raw material. The Vohrsoth’s reach spreads far across the galaxy and, as evidenced by the Terran Empire’s presence, time and multiple dimensions. As Voyager looks to free themselves from the Forge, the Hazard Team unveils its true purpose of building an army of Reavers: powerful, mindless drones capable of conquering the galaxy en masse. As [[PlayerCharacter Alex Munro]] faces it down, the Vohrsoth [[EvilGloating gleefully expounds]] its plans for domination and the threat of building a new Forge to aid its conquest. With its origins obscured in bloodshed and possessing minions even the Borg are afraid of, Voyager and the newly-formed Hazard Team face off against one of Trek’s nastiest non-canon foes in the Vohrsoth.
** [=EF2=]: [[BigBad Commander Suldok]] is a captain in the Romulan Imperial navy and the leader of a secret society called the Empty Crown. [[TheSocialDarwinist Thinking the Romulan people have grown weak]], and planning to overthrow the Romulan government, Suldok works with a slimy Ferengi merchant named Omag to acquire a doomsday weapon. Using an Idryll radical named Krindo as a pawn to test the Exomorphs, deadly creatures created by the Idryll race, by [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating]] Krindo to use them to attack an Attrexian planet. When Krindo tries to disable the Exomorphs after discovering that his father is there, Suldok uses the Master Control Facility to override him, allowing the Exomorphs to kill everyone on the planet. Allowing his men to die at the hands of the Hazard Team to [[FalseFlagOperation scare the Romulan Senate]] and get them to support his plan for a war of conquest against the Federation, Suldok [[YouHaveFailedMe executes his second-in-command for failing to kill them]].

* OlderThanTheyThink: ''Elite Force'' popularized the idea of "Star Trek space marines" well before the [=MACOs=] on ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Enterprise]]'' did.

* CompleteMonster: In the second game, [[BigBad Commander Suldok]] is a captain in the Romulan Imperial navy and the leader of a secret society called the Empty Crown. [[TheSocialDarwinist Thinking the Romulan people have grown weak]], and planning to overthrow the Romulan government, Suldok works with a slimy Ferengi merchant named Omag to acquire a doomsday weapon. Using an Idryll radical named Krindo as a pawn to test the Exomorphs, deadly creatures created by the Idryll race, by [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating]] Krindo to use them to attack an Attrexian planet. When Krindo tries to disable the Exomorphs after discovering that his father is there, Suldok uses the Master Control Facility to override him, allowing the Exomorphs to kill everyone on the planet. Allowing his men to die at the hands of the Hazard Team to [[FalseFlagOperation scare the Romulan Senate]] and get them to support his plan for a war of conquest against the Federation, Suldok [[YouHaveFailedMe executes his second-in-command for failing to kill them]].

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Mostly averted. ''Elite Force'' was fairly well received (a claim precious few ''Trek''-based games can make), though not free from criticism. For example:

* CompleteMonster: In the second game, [[BigBad Commander Suldok]] is a captain in the Romulan Imperial navy and the leader of a secret society called the Empty Crown. Suldok [[TheSocialDarwinist thinks the Romulan people have grown weak]] and plans to overthrow the Romulan government. Suldok works with a slimy Ferengi merchant named Omag to acquire a doomsday weapon. Omag is working with the Idryll, aliens who created creatures called Exomprphs and were nearly destroyed by them. They were then conquered by other aliens called the Attrexians. Omag sells Suldok the location of the Master Control Facility, which controls all the Exomorphs. Suldok uses an Idryll radical named Krindo as a pawn to test the Exomorphs. Krindo wants free the Idryll from Attrexian oppression and has the Exomoprhs attack an Attrexian planet. When Krindo discovers his father is on the planet, Krindo tries to disable the Exomorphs, but Suldok uses the Master Control Facility to override him, allowing the Exomorphs to kill everyone on the planet. Later the Hazard Team confronts Suldok in his base in the Neutral Zone, killing many Romulan guards to get to him. Suldok reveals he [[BadBoss allowed his men to die]] to [[FalseFlagOperation scare the Romulan Senate]] and get them to support his plan for a war of conquest against the Federation. When the Hazard Team escapes, Suldok [[YouHaveFailedMe executes his second-in-command for her failure]]. After a pitched battle with the Hazard Team, Suldok dies, [[TakingYouWithMe but not before siccing a giant super Exomorph on them]].

** NoSidepathsNoExplorationNoFreedom: One of the most common complaints leveled at these games is the linear "Point A to Point B" gameplay.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The first game [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej_DZpKEJAs doesn't quite feature]] the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' theme. Very much a case of [[TropesAreNotBad tropes not being bad]].

* CompleteMonster: In the second game, [[BigBad Commander Suldok]] is a captain in the Romulan Imperial navy and the leader of a secret society called the Empty Crown. Suldok [[TheSocialDarwinist thinks the Romulan people have grown weak]] and plans to overthrow the Romulan government. Suldok works with a slimy Ferengi merchant named Omag to acquire a doomsday weapon. Omag is working with the Idryll, aliens who created creatures called Exomprphs and were nearly destroyed by them. They were then conquered by other aliens called the Attrexians. Omag sells Suldok the location of the Master Control Facility, which controls all the Exomorphs. Suldok uses an Idryll radical named Krindo as a pawn to test the Exomorphs. Krindo wants free the Idryll from Attrexian oppression and has the Exomoprhs attack an Attrexian planet. When Krindo discovers his father is on the planet, Krindo tries to disable the Exomorphs, but Suldok uses the Master Control Facility to override him, allowing the Exomorphs to kill everyone on the planet. Later the Hazard Team confronts Suldok in his base in the Neutral Zone, killing many Romulan guards to get to him. Suldok reveals he [[BadBoss allowed his men to die]] to [[FalseFlagOperation scare the Romulan Senate]] and get them to support his plan for a war of conquest against the Federation. When the Hazard Team escapes, Suldok [[YouHaveFailedMe executes his second-in-command for her failure]]. After a pitched battle with the Hazard Team, Suldok dies, [[TakingYouWithMe but not before sicking a giant super Exomprph on them]].

* CompleteMonster: In the second game, [[BigBad Commander Suldok]] is a captain in the Romulan Imperial navy and the leader of a secret society called the Empty Crown. Suldok [[TheSocialDarwinist thinks the Romulan people have grown weak]] and plans to overthrow the Romulan government. Suldok works with a slimy Ferengi merchant named Omag to acquire a doomsday weapon. Omag is working with the Idryll, aliens who created creatures called Exomprphs and were nearly destroyed by them. They were then conquered by other aliens called the Attrexians. Omag sells Suldok the location of the Master Control Facility, which controls all the Exomorphs. Suldok uses an Idryll radical named Krindo as a pawn to test the Exomorphs. Krindo wants free the Idryll from Attrexian oppression and has the Exomoprhs attack an Attrexian planet. When Krindo discovers his father is on the planet, Krindo tries to disable the Exomorphs, but Suldok uses the Master Control Facility to override him, allowing the Exopmorphs to kill everyone on the planet. Later the Hazard Team confronts Suldok in his base in the Neutral Zone, killing many Romulan guards to get to him. Suldok reveals he [[BadBoss allowed his men to die]] to [[FalseFlagOperation scare the Romulan Senate]] and get them to support his plan for a war of conquest against the Federation. When the Hazard Team escapes, Suldok [[YouHaveFailedMe executes his second-in-command for her failure]]. After a pitched battle with the Hazard Team, Suldok dies, [[TakingYouWithMe but not before sicking a giant super Exomprph on them]].

* CompleteMonster: In the second game, [[BigBad Commander Suldok]] is a captain in the Romulan Imperial navy and the leader of a secret society called the Empty Crown. Suldok [[TheSocialDarwinist thinks the Romulan people have grown weak]] and plans to overthrow the Romulan government. Suldok works with a slimy Ferengi merchant named Omag to acquire a doomsday weapon. Omag is working with the Idryll, aliens who created creatures called Exomprphs and were nearly destroyed by them. They were then conquered by other aliens called the Attrexians. Omag sells Suldok the location of the Master Control Facility, which controls all the Exomorphs. Suldok uses an Idryll radical named Krindo as a pawn to test the Exomorphs. Krindo wants free the Idryll from Attrexian oppression and has the Exomoprhs attack an Attrexian planet. When Krindo discovers his father is on the planet, Krindo tries to diable the Exomorphs, but Suldok uses the Master Control Facility to override him, allowing the Exopmorphs to kill everyone on the planet. Later the Hazard Team confronts Suldok in his base in the Neutral Zone, killing many Romulan guards to get to him. Suldok reveals he [[BadBoss allowed his men to die]] to [[FalseFlagOperation scare the Romulan Senate]] and get them to support his plan for a war of conquest against the Federation. When the Hazard Team escapes, Suldok [[YouHaveFailedMe executes his second-in-command for her failure]]. After a pitched battle with the Hazard Team, Suldok dies, [[TakingYouWithMe but not before sicking a giant super Exomprph on them]].

* OlderThanTheyThink: ''Elite Force'' popularized the idea of "Star Trek space marines" long before the [=MACOs=] on ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Enterprise]]'' did.

* MemeticBadass: Thanks to Linkara's Let's Play, '''''ENSIGN MUNROOOOOOO!'''''

* HellIsThatNoise: The mission to the Dallas in the second game. The noises of Exomorphs when they aren't even attacking you at that point. The dramatic strings in the music don't help at all.
** A more subtle example is the metallic scream enemies make when they're vaporized by a phaser or compression rifle. Even the female characters make the noise too.

** The mission to the mass graveyard of ships in [=EF1=], but most particularly [[spoiler:the section that takes place onboard a mirror universe [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries constitution class starship]]]].

* BestLevelEver: The mission to the mass graveyard of ships in [=EF1=], but most particularly [[spoiler:the section that takes place onboard a mirror universe [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries constitution class starship]]]].

* BestLevelEver: The mission to the mass graveyard of ships in [=EF1=], but most particularly [[spoiler:the section that takes place onboard a mirror universe [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries constitution class starship]]]].