Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
Star Trek: Hidden Evil is a video game in which the player embodies the persona of Ensign Sovok, a Human raised by Vulcans, who, as a result of this unusual upbringing, can use the Vulcan nerve pinch.
Marketed as the sequel game to Star Trek: Insurrection, the game embroils the player in a plot to harness the destructive powers of a coveted genetic seed. After discovering a warning from the Ancient humanoids, the player must engage alien forces and outwit foes in a series of challenging missions, or the galaxy will fall victim to a ruthless archenemy.
Hidden Evil was poorly received, garnering a 4.0 from IGN and 4.5 from GameSpot. [1] [2] In addition to weak storytelling, the game shipped with numerous technical glitches.
Cover of the Hidden Evil Collector's Edition
A Collector's Edition of Hidden Evil, released in the US, included the full game in special packaging, a VHS tape featuring The Next Generation series finale "All Good Things...", and electronic previews of two WildStorm Star Trek comics: "False Colors" and "Perchance to Dream". [3]
Cast
- Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
- Brent Spiner as Commander Data
- Christopher Gorham as Ensign Sovok
- Gregg Henry as Gal'na
- Salome Jens as Xa-Tal
- Judi Durand as Federation Computer
- Janice Lynde as Anij
- Greg Ellis as Urano
- Barry Dennen as Admiral Ratok (β)
- Ted Hayden as Nadol (β)
- Joseph Ruskin as Master Si'tann
- Suzanne Turner as Federation Doctor
- Victor Bevine as Romulan Guard
- James McDonnell as Romulan Guard
- Victor Raider Wexler as Romulan Guard / Computer
Crew
- Ron Surma – Casting Director
Presto Studios
- Tim Tembreull – Producer
- Eric Dallaire – Writer/Game Designer
- Victor Navone – Creative Director
- Michel Kripalani – Executive Producer
- Michael Saladino – Lead Programmer
- Max Elliott – Senior Programmer/CTO
- Lars Liden (Ph.D.) – Programmer/AI Specialist
- Keith Gurganus – Programmer
- Casey Steffen – World/Level Builder
- Level Builders
- Andy Schatz
- Narayan Brooks
- Farshid Almassizadeh – Technical Guru
- Francis Tsai – Conceptual Designer
- Dan Gregoire – Lead Pre-Rendered Artist
- Pre-Rendered Artists
- Derek Becker
- Raymond Wong
- Eli Enigenburg – Technical Director/Animator
- Animators
- Mike Brown
- Steve Kim
- Sean Keegan – Modeller
- James Rochelle – Texture Artist
- Jamey Scott – Composer/Sound Designer
- Additional Production Assistance
- Jose Albanil
- Chris Ashton
- Kevin Baird
- Shawn Ellis
- Jennifer Hindman
- Prakash Kripalani
- Kathleen McMahon
- Phil Saunders
- Gary Scillian
- Greg Uhler
- Vincent Weeks
- Susan Weyer
- Mark Whittlesey
- Voice-over sessions directed by Jonathan Knight
- Voice-over sessions engineered by Intersound Inc.
Viacom Consumer Products / Paramount Pictures Liaisons
- Juliet Dutton – Director, Interactive Product Development
- Harry Lang – Manager, Interactive Product Development
- "Star Trek - Main Title" by Alexander Courage (Bruin Music Company/BMI)
- Star Trek Created by Gene Roddenberry
Activision
- Jonathan Knight – Executive Producer
- Laird M. Malamed – Global Brand Manager
- Michael Webster – Associate Brand Manager
- Ryh-Ming C. Poon – Publicist
- Aaron Gray – Lead Production Tester
- Production Testers
- Steve Rosenthal
- Steven Elwell
- Paul Baker – Production & Technology Coordinator
- Chris Lewis – Product Marketing Manager, UK/ROE
- James Beaven – PR Manager, UK
- Sarah Ricchiuti – PR Manager, ROE
- Andreas Stock – Marketing Manager, Germany
- Markus Wilding – PR Manager, Germany
- Achim Kaspers – Jr. Product Manager, Germany
- Bernard Sizey – Marketing Manager, France
- Guillaume Lairan – Product Manager, France
- Diane De Domecy – PR Manager, France
- Paul Butcher – Marketing Director, Asia Pacific Region
- Peter Nielsen – Localizations Manager
- Sandi Isaacs – Director, Latin American Publishing
- Sara Pelton – Goddess
- John Sherwood – Project Lead
- Matthew Powers – Senior Project Lead
- Testers
- Alex Coleman
- Phil Wong
- Doug Palma
- David B. Marling
- Josh Horowitz
- Stephen Boisvert
- Richard Kurnadi
- Chris Rangel
- Chris Bierman
- John Cung
- Mike Restifo
- John Fritts (Compatibility Lead)
- Sean Hendon
- Nicole Dodd
- Brian Ullmer
- Chad Bordwell
- Kragen Lum (Compatibility Tester)
- Marat Gleyzer
- Hector Garcia (CRG Tester)
- Andrew Mitchell (Intern)
- Justin Barod (Intern)
- Bob McPherson – Customer Service Manager
- Jermaine Clarke – Customer Service Lead
- Glenn Ige – Technical Help
Creative Services by Ignited Minds
- Ron Gould – Creative Director
- Ron Graening – Production Manager
- Erik Jensen – Senior Designer
- Lori Ellison – Copywriter
- Michael Rivera – Documentation Director
- Belinda M. Van Sickle – Documentation Writer & Production Artist
- Lydia Estrada – Media Director
- Jean Powell – Director of Video Production & Event Management
- Denise Walsh – Activision Liaison
- Claudia Plasencia – Account Director
- Eric Dallaire – Additional Manual Text
Special Thanks
- Viacom Consumer Products/Paramount Pictures
- Pam Newton
- Terri Helton
- Andrea Hein
- Rick Berman
- Peter Lauritson
- David Rossi
- Mary Beth Roberts
- Irwin Z. Robinson
- Activision Management
- Derek Guillermo McLeish
- Ehtisham Rabbani
- Mitch Lasky
- Kathy Vrabeck
- Ronald Scott
- John Burns
- Bob Dewar
- Jim Summers
- Maryanne Lataif
- George Rose
- Lawrence Goldberg
- Ron Doornink
- Brian Kelly
- Robert Kotick
- Quality Assurance and Customer Service
- Jason Wong
- Eric Zala
- Sam Nouriani
- Aaron Casillas
- Marietta Pashayan
- Tim Vanlaw
- Mark Robertshaw
- Juan Valdes
- Aaron King
- Indra Gunawan
- Todd Komesu
- Neil Barizo
- John Fritts
- Chris Keim
- Tanya Langston
- Willie Bolton
- Stacey Drellishak
- Jenny Cassel
- Others
- Eric Johnson
- Boyd Lafant
- Billy Davis
- Alpita Patel
- Trey Watkins
- Marc Turndorf
- James Gottlieb
- Cecilia Barajas
- Sean Dunn
- Marty Stratton
- Ellie Winkleman
External links
- Hidden Evil at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Star Trek: Hidden Evil at Wikipedia
- Star Trek: Hidden Evil at TrekCore
- Gamasutra Postmortem: Presto Studios' Star Trek: Hidden Evil by Michael Saladino, lead programmer