Star Trek: Borg

This game rocks. It's part movie, part game and has the best Star Trek bad guy there ever was, as well as fan favorite, Q. These are just a few examples of why this game is great. The game is hard and requires making tough decisions on what to do. If you succeed, you can win the game, but if you fail, you lose everything. But don't worry. Another good thing about this game is no life limit, so you can try over and over again until you get it right. Highly recommended.

This game was a landmark in interactive movies, but it still lacked a feeling that I was actually playing a game. And for hardcore Star Trek continuity buffs, the timeline on this is all out of whack (but I'll save you all of the geeky details).

Star Trek Borg, The Interactive Movie is a must have for all Star Trek fans. That said, you do not have to be a fan to enjoy the game. Star Trek regular, John de Lancie, is fantastic as Q, the comical 'omnipotent being', and is well supported by a group of able actors. The game features 120 minutes of original footage and is a pleasure to watch/play. Whilst very challenging, it is a bit short and not one of those games you play over and over again. Despite this it is well worth the money.

This game is incredible. Part game, part movie, it was incredible to watch and play. It's very challenging, and incredibly entertaining. Definitely worth your while.

Prior to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch there was Star Trek: Borg, the best interactive movie. Besides low quality CD-Rom it was released as DVD too. Sort of. It was supposed to be released as first ever interactive DVD movie in Japan in 2000, but was put on indefinite hold. Luckily, a few copies found their way to the public and can be occasionally found on eBay (I found my copy in BooksOff in Japan).

The DVD experience is quite different - it feels like a movie rather than a game (especially since the picture quality is a huge improvement over DVD-Rom version). As such would be a perfect addition to Netflix' interactive titles.

I recently re-watched/re-played the whole movie on DVD and it was still great after all those years. It feels and looks like a lost ST: The Next Generation episode, as it was filmed on original Star Trek sets using actual props and costumes. John de Lancie is in his funniest role of Q ever and the only time for Q to appear as a Borg. He's the best in this episode in my opinion. If you can get it on DVD and you're a Trekkie, this is a must have.