Star Trek Adventure Games

K. Fields
2017-11-05T12:37:24-05:00
Video Games

After finishing the latest NALB season in Out of the Park Baseball, I decided to re-play a couple of my all-time favorite computer games. The two games were Star Trek: 25th Anniversary and Star Trek: Judgment Rites. I bought them when they first came out in the early 1990s and enjoyed them immensely. They captured the feel of original series Star Trek episodes better than any other game. Interplay later released enhanced editions on CD-ROM with the voices of the actual TV cast members. I always wished I had played those versions instead. GOG has these editions so I finally got the opportunity to revisit the games after more than twenty years.

I’m not a big fan of point and click adventure games. However, these two Star Trek games are among a handful of my all-time favorites. Both games contained adventures presented in episodic fashion. Judgment Rites also had an underlying plot thread connecting the overall story together. There are familiar characters who appear in each game, such as Harry Mudd and Trelane. Originally, I remember being totally blown away by 25th Anniversary and liking Judgment Rites a bit less. This time around, however, I think I appreciated Judgment Rites more than I did the first time. They are both very fine games.