but on the plus side here's what most trekkies will find interesting about the game 1-you get to see corridors of enterprise and their main engineering. 2-you get to meet picard, data and beverly 3-you get to run around like a mad idiot with a phaser 4-you get to shoot son'a and another race, which i'm not gonna reveal, don't wanna spoil it gor you 5-you get to explore a sci-fi looking son'a colony 6-you get a chance to promote your ensign sovok to leitenant(i'm sorry if i spelled it wrong) 7-you get to use nerve pinch, but you don't get a chance very often, only 4 times in the game]

overall-trekkies might like it, but as an adventure, it stinks

"They Shoot Romulans, Don't They?"
PROS --- 1. Hidden Evil has a great story line, bringing hints from the television episodes to culmination in the mysterious "Briar Patch" from the recent Star Trek movie. I wish the game had contained even more of these interwoven story elements.

2. The graphics were very easy on the eyes, though not as remarkable as those in Presto's previous game: "Journeyman Project: Legacy of Time." The cut-scenes in Hidden Evil were extremely well done. It's obvious that great care was taken to maintain the authenticity of the Star Trek Universe: Trek detail was as good as it gets.

3. I felt I had plenty of interaction with Picard, although Data dropped out of the game pretty quickly. The character of Ensign Sovok was well developed and engaging. The game did a very professional job of making me feel that, through believable twists of fate, the future of the galaxy rested on my shoulders. I found myself wondering how my favorite Trek characters, when facing similar challenges, always manage to stay alive and make the right split-second decision every time. I felt drawn into the Star Trek world to a degree I have never experienced before.

CONS --- 1. This was my first true action game. Although I primarily enjoy Myst-style games, I had always wondered if I was missing out on something by not playing action adventures. I managed to get about halfway through this game before I admitted defeat and used a cheat code that gave me invulnerability. I thought that this code would eliminate the combat, but instead my character just kept getting shot over and over, while grunting and spewing bits of impact debris all over the place. And I still needed to shoot other characters in order to progress. Although using the cheat code helped me get through the game, I found that it did not increase my enjoyment. I guess I just don't like killing things, not even virtual things (not even Evil virtual things).

2. I thought that the keyboard interface was by far the most difficult aspect of the game. Although I've used the keyboard in other, more traditional adventure games, no other game I've tried demanded anything even close to the coordination and speed necessary here. Sometimes you are running, firing a weapon, and trying to access inventory all at the same time -- you really need three hands. And it's a good thing I couldn't fall off cliffs into the abyss -- I would have spent so much time restoring my game that I probably would have quit outright. Maybe the designers should have come up with a crawl mode for people like me. By the time I reached the "stealth" level late in the game, I still wasn't good enough with the keyboard to be able to complete the level. If I hadn't finally resorted to using one of my son's saved games, I probably would have been stuck there forever.

BOTTOM LINE --- Hidden Evil is more oriented to the action gamer than to the traditional adventure gamer. If you are not experienced in using the keyboard as an input device, expect to face a stiff learning curve. However, if you are a Trek fan, and enjoy arcade/action challenges, this game is well worth your time and money.

"I had fun"
It was fun. It could have been better. It was rather short for the money I put down. The graphics were good, there was freedom to explore. I was a bit disapointed that I could only play the measley ensign, but that turned out to be okay.

"Good Game for Trekkies, Bad Game for Gamers"
This game has some great graphics and a good story to it. But the controls in the game are very hard. And the story is WAY too short. (2-5 hours for most people to complete it). This game also has almost no replay value in it.

So basically, if you are a diehard trekkie, and you are willing to fork over $30 for 10 hours max of playing time, then this game is for you. However, if you are a gamer to any degree, you'll probably find this game a boring experience.

"Star Trek: Hidden Evil - Rotten Graphics"
The game seriously lacks in graphics, comparible maybe to the graphics in the older Star Trek games like Judgement Rites, etc. I did however like the story line, and it was fairly easy to play. I would recommend this game to anyone who is a true Trek fan.