ActionTrip
Reviewed by: Branislav Babovic, score 70%. "Star Trek: New Worlds gives an impression of an unfinished game."
Computer Games Online
Reviewed by: Jason Levine, score 2/5. "New Worlds is a game that provides an all-too-painful reminder of why gamers used to cringe at the mere mention of Star Trek."
Game Over
Reviewed by: Clarence Worley, score 35%. "Star Trek: New Worlds has the feel of a game that is unfinished."
Game Revolution
Reviewed by: Brian, score D. "While the graphics might keep it from being a total loss, it's still far from up to anyone's standards."
GameSpy.com
Reviewed by: Tim McConnaughy, score 65. "Another bad game is added to the Star Trek franchise. The crime is that it could have been a good one."
Gamezilla
Reviewed by: Charles Logan, score 60%. "Yet another flop for the Star Trek game franchise."
GameZone
Reviewed by: Kemuel, score 4/10. "Yet another in the long list of unsuccessful Star Trek games."
IGN
Previewed by: Jeremy Dunham, "Interplay's brand of 3D Real-time strategy will explore a new frontier for Online console gaming." (Dreamcast)
IGN.com
Reviewed by: Dan Adams, score 6.2/10. "If this game didn't have the power of the Star Trek license behind it, nobody would give one whit about it."
The Adrenaline Vault
Reviewed by: Matt Plumb, score 2/5. "While Star Trek: New Worlds is an ambitious attempt to portray unseen aspects of the Star Trek canon, it is unsuccessful in conveying the universe's scope and grandeur."
The Electric Playground
Reviewed by: Rafael Canoa, score 8/10. "The Star Trek gaming franchise boldly goes where no other Trek game has gone before: the realm of RTS."