Star Trek Prodigy Supernova Review (Xbox Series S)
Join our Star Trek Prodigy Supernova Review as we receive strange readings from a dying star, Dal R’El and Gwyndala must race against time to save their friends, their ship, new alien species, and an entire planetary system before a supernova destroys them all!
Star Trek Prodigy Supernova Review Pros:
- Nice cartoon graphics.
- 7GB download size.
- 1000 Gamerscore.
- 3 save slots.
- Cartoon cutscenes.
- Decent voicework.
- Can skip the cutscenes.
- 3rd person perspective.
- 3D action-adventure gameplay.
- Hot swap between characters instantly.
- Tutorial pop-ups.
- Melee and ranged combat.
- Stamina system for dashing.
- Very accessible.
- Collect Punnies to unlock rewards and upgrades within a level.
- The Tricorder can be used whenever you want and it highlights any loot nearby and shows the route to follow.
- The tutorial menu houses text and images to help.
- The game plays really well.
- Cheats can be unlocked by earning badges.
- Subtle puzzle elements like plugging in and carrying power cubes.
- The combat is very hack-and-slash, dashing allows you to dodge attacks and you have ranged phasers that can overheat.
- Plants can be found and scanned to earn new upgrades.
- Beacon shrines act as checkpoints.
- Relics are hidden in the levels, collect them to get rewards for your Captain’s room.
- The team dynamic plays out where you have a Co-op partner who mirrors you and you need to work together, you can heal each other and swap characters upon death.
- Local drop-in and out Co-op.
- End of the level breakdown and award any earned badges and tell you who performed the best.
- Fast loading times.
- Three planets to explore and each has a completion bar. Taresse, Orisi and Mirios.
- Star map level select.
- You can replay levels.
- Each level shows what you have to collect.
- The Watcher enemies come in different styles from melee jumpers to explosive ones.
- Health is 3 blips that health pick-ups can replenish.
- Jankom once rescued will help open locked doors and when your weapon glows, he will appear and fight alongside you.
- Crew members will have optional side missions for you to earn new abilities.
- On your ship, you unlock new activities from side missions, story stages, training etc.
- Before you start a mission you choose which crew member ability is assigned.
- Crystals act as currency and are used to upgrade your weapons.
Star Trek Prodigy Supernova Review Cons:
- Cannot rebind controls.
- The performance gets really bad when on board the ship like slowdown and screen tearing.
- Occasional crazy camera movement.
- The character interactions are constant and can be fast-forwarded but it slows the pace.
- Doesn’t have a difficulty option.
- No settings of note.
- Repetitive level design.
- You can see and click on every planet but you cannot actually click into levels.
- Everything just takes ages to unlock.
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Star Trek Prodigy Supernova:
Developer: Tessera Games
Publisher: Outright Games
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