Differences from the TV SeriesFor the sake of balance, and to make the game more playable and enjoyable, many departures from the series and the canon universe have been made, especially in regard to the strengths and weaknesses of many of the vessels, as well as the overall size of every entity in the game. The remaining three races are only available in multiplayer and skirmish matches. However, unlike the first game, only three of the races have playable campaigns (Federation, Klingon and Borg - in that order). The four races from the previous game ( The Federation, Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, Borg Collective) get many new vessels and abilities, some of which were not seen in the Television series' and were created for this game. The game introduces new two new resources to the original game's dynamic (metal and latinum) and two new races (The Cardassian Union and Species 8472). The story concerns the Borg's development of a weapon that is capable of assimilating entire planets, and their plan to use it against the races of the Alpha Quadrant.
Like its predecessor, Armada II is a real-time strategy game set in the Star Trek universe. OverviewStar Trek: Armada II is the sequel to Star Trek: Armada, and picks up shortly after the first game.
