Posted: Nov 7, 07 6:40pm

Okay, who besides me thinks that this new Star Trek strategy game is gonna suck on the Wii:

http://www.gamespot.com/wii/strategy/startrekconquest/

There's just a long long history of bad Star Trek games, and even though this one isn't released yet I'm thinking it sounds like it will join that illustrious list of bombs.

I like the Wii a lot, but I don't see how a strategy game like this can be fun with the nunchuk and Wiimote. Where the Wii's control schemes make sense are the games where you interact directly with the environment. Like sports games, where you can use the Wiimote as a tennis racket or a baseball bat. Or Lego Star Wars where you can swing the lightsaber by swinging the Wii.

That's fun, but using the Wiimote to point your starship phasers doesn't sound fun, that sounds tedious. A joystick is much better for that kind of control scheme.