''Star Trek D·A·C (Deathmatch. Assault. Conquest)'' is a

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inspired by the 2009 ''

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'' movie, developed by

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in collaboration with

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. The title is derived from the game's three modes of play: Deathmatch, Assault, and Conquest. The game was released for the

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via the

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on May 13, 2009, for the PlayStation 3 (via the PlayStation Network) and

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in November 2009, and for

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(Intel only) on December 21, 2009.

Gameplay

The game was officially announced at the 2009

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. D-A-C stands for the three modes of play available in the game: Deathmatch, Assault, and Conquest. The game is arcade-focused with the title being delivered without a narrative. It is an online multiplayer with up to 12 players in two teams of 6 and supports 6 unique levels across 3 game modes including a Survival challenge mode (single-player campaign). The game's levels feature different objectives, and each level has been designed to have a completion time of ten minutes. It supports cooperative gameplay in which up to 6 players battle against 6 A.I controlled bots. It plays Federation versus Romulan factions. It uses the USS ''Enterprise'' model from the 2009 film, plus 9 other ships. Players are able to upgrade their ships during play by collecting various power-ups (each faction has 4 unique special weapons as well). The PC version was pre-optimized to run in stereoscopic 3D on

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Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the

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's Hilary Goldstein and Daemon Hatfield pointed out in their review of the PC and PlayStation 3 versions: In 2016,

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ranked ''Star Trek DAC'' as one of the worst ''Star Trek'' games.

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