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By Marc Saltzman
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Enjoyable and accessible sci-fi adventure lacks depth.
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Star Trek: Prodigy - Supernova
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What's It About?
STAR TREK PRODIGY: SUPERNOVA, an action-adventure game based on the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. The story tells of strange readings from a dying star, so the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar vow to race against time to save nearby crewmates and billions of innocent beings in the planetary system -- before it all can be destroyed by impending supernova. In the process, the crew -- led by Dal R'El and Gwyndala -- also discover a new nemesis and will need to face off against its robotic minions. You can play as both Dal R'El and Gwyndala, either by swapping out the character on-demand or allowing a second player to pick up a controller and investigate surroundings together on strange planets (on the same screen). Gameplay is a mix of exploration, puzzle-solving, action (including firing sci-fi weapons at enemies) and some minor platforming challenges. Tougher boss fights await at the end of various chapters.
Is It Any Good?
As family-friendly games go, this is a fun and accessible story-driven game that will no doubt be a treat for young fans of the animated series. Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova has a strong narrative, well-written dialog and professional voice-acting that elevates it from being just a cookie-cutter third-person sci-fi game. On the flipside, the gameplay doesn't introduce anything new, nor does the action keep you engaged for too long. That, and it has a number of technical flaws. For instance, one bug prevented characters from successfully completing a puzzle without multiple attempts. Frustrated gamers may give up instead of repeated attempts, and hopefully bugs like this will be squashed with an update.
While the pacing is good, you're kept on a pretty tight leash with a narrow path to follow -- though the vast landscape of some of the environments suggest otherwise.It's fun to use each character's strengths, figuring out how to solve puzzles, collecting resources and items, and unraveling more of the story. Again, if you're a fan of the show, you'll enjoy playing as and interacting with all the familiar characters. Boss fights are a little more challenging, but overall, the game's pretty easy, and basic. Perhaps this was the intention of the developers to make Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova the kind of game a family can play together -- an enjoyable but limited adventure best played by major fans of the Nickelodeon show.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about violence in video games. Is the impact of the violence in Star Trek: Prodigy -- Supernova affected by the fact that you don't kill people or sentient alien beings in this game? Is it acceptable that you're destroying robots as the focus of the combat? Does it not matter, because shooting is shooting, regardless of the target?
Do you think that the exploration and science future of Star Trek: Prodigy -- Supernova will eventually happen, or will it always be science fiction? Why or why not? Is that a future you'd like to see?
Game Details
- Platforms : Nintendo Switch , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 , Windows
- Pricing structure : Paid ($49.99)
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : Outright Games
- Release date : October 14, 2022
- Genre : Action/Adventure
- Topics : Adventures , Friendship , Fantasy , Robots
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- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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