Reviews and Previews

Apollo Guide
Reviewed by: Dave Robinson, 66%. "This isn't a bad game for space strategy fans, but it will mostly appeal to Star Trek fans; it?s Masters of Orion 2.5 with pointed ears."
http://www.apolloguide.com/soft_revtemp.asp?CId=1470

Game Revolution
Reviewed by: Spock, "Captain, I find these new command consoles perplexing." [C+]
http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/pc/strategy/star_trek_birth_federation.htm

GamesFirst!
Reviewed by: Derek Meyer, "Provides a fresh update to a classic strategy game." [4/5]
http://www.gamesfirst.com/reviews/derek/BotF/botf.htm

LadyDragon
Reviewed by: Julie Meyer, 86%. "If you like Star Trek and strategy games will enjoy this one because you will feel right at home with the characters"
http://www.ladydragon.com/a-birth.html

Strategy Gaming
Reviewed by: A. Sage, 6.1/10. "Has to be taken for what it is. A Star Trek empire building game."
http://www.strategy-gaming.com/reviews/star_trek_birth_of_the_federation/index.shtml

Electric Playground
Reviewed by: John McLean-Foreman, "One of the things that makes this game different from others of this genre is the amount of minor races that you can encounter." [7/10] <small>(September 1, 1999)</small>
http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=1060

Strategy Planet
Reviewed by: Traigus, "Star Trek has a serious problem when it comes to its video game franchise. It seems to be cursed." <small>(July 25, 1999)</small>
http://www.strategyplanet.com/content/reviews/botf/

GameSpot
Reviewed by: Elliott Chin, "Anyone who has played Master of Orion will find Birth of the Federation very familiar." [7.9/10] <small>(June 20, 1999)</small>
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/startrekthenextgbotf/

IGN
Reviewed by: Trent C. Ward, "It's no wonder that no man has gone there before." [5.5/10] <small>(June 4, 1999)</small>
http://pc.ign.com/articles/160/160395p1.html