Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator is an arcade game where you take control of the spaceship Enterprise. Your mission is to save the Federation from NOMAD! Before you get a chance to destroy NOMAD, you'll have to fight your way through ten levels (each consisting of several rounds). In each round you can face off against Klingon fighters, deadly antimatter saucers, asteroid fields, and deadly meteors that are capable of depleting energy businesses. The game ends when the energy reserves completely run out. To combat these dangers, the Enterprise is equipped with an unlimited supply of phasers and a limited supply of photon torpedoes. Each round contains one or more bases; if you dock at space bases, some of your supplies (such as energy and torpedoes) will be replenished. The game is played from two perspectives; at the top of the window there is a third person view of the enterprise (along with the sensor ships), and at the bottom of the screen is the first person view.