Star Trek: Judgment Rites
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| Developer(s) | Interplay |
| Publisher(s) | Interplay |
| Designer(s) | Jayesh J. Patel and Bruce Schlickbernd |
| Release date(s) | November 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (6+) |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Macintosh |
| Media | 11 Floppies or 1 CD |
| System requirements | PC: 386SX, 16 MHz CPU, 2 MB RAM Mac: 68040 or PowerPC CPU |
| Input | Mouse, Keyboard |
Star Trek: Judgment Rites is a computer game first produced by Interplay in 1993, featuring the original cast of the classic Star Trek in a series of new adventures, including one featuring Trelane, the omnipotent child from the original episode "The Squire of Gothos". Judgment Rites uses the same DOS gaming engine as the earlier Star Trek: 25th Anniversary; however, it had sharper graphics and sound, particularly with the CD-ROM edition.
The game is also a step forward from the previous game in the series, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, in that at least half the missions are part of an ongoing story arc, and one is a direct sequel to the final mission of the previous game. It was designed by Bruce Schlickbernd and Jayesh J. Patel, with scenarios by Michael A. Stackpole, Scott Bennie, and Liz Danforth.
The Space Battle sequences are now completely optional, with adjustable difficulty.
[edit] Scenarios
The Scenarios are as follows:
- Federation - The Enterprise is confused with a rift in space-time that deposits a heavily damaged Federation starship before it. The ship, the USS Alexander, reports that it has returned from 8 days in the future, where the Federation has been destroyed, just before the ship explodes. The Crew of the Enterprise must discover the cause of the destruction and prevent it from happening.
- Sentinel - A Federation Science ship, observing a primitive race on an alien world, is suddenly scanned from the planet. The Enterprise is called in to investigate.
"No Man's Land"
- No Man's Land - The Enterprise is dispatched to search an area where several federation starships have disappeared without explanation. When they arrive, Kirk and crew are confronted with Trelane (from original series episode "The Squire of Gothos", the self styled "Baron of Gothos" who now believes himself to be a WW1 German Fokker pilot. After a battle with the triplane, Kirk must stop Trelane, find the missing ships and discourage Trelane's interest in war once and for all.
- Light and Darkness - The Enterprise is sent to answer a distress call on a barren planet, home to only two life forms, each of which claim they are morally obligated to destroy the other. Kirk must resolve the situation.
- Voids - The Enterprise is assigned to chart the Antares Rift, a particularly dangerous region of space where the normal laws of Space-Time are shifting and chaotic. When the ship is crippled and Spock is kidnapped by an Alien Lifeform, Kirk must go where no man has gone before to save his ship and his friend.
- Museum Piece - The Enterprise and its crew have finally been granted shore leave and are headed to Nova Atar to spend it. As they approach, A Starfleet admiral asks Kirk to preside over a diplomatic function at the Smithsonian Annex while he's there. Kirk agrees, but things turn out to be more exciting than they expected when the Museum is attacked by terrorists with unknown motives. With only their wits and the machines on display, they must resolve the situation before the terrorists escape.
- Though this be Madness.... - The Enterprise is summoned to the Klingon Neutral Zone when a massive alien ship arrives and announces its intent to land on top of a major population center. Complicating things, A Klingon Battlecrusier has arrived as well, and its captain insists on boarding the ship as well. Kirk must stop the ship from landing, as well as avoid provoking the Klingon, who will be watching his every move.
In-game screenshot - ...Yet there is Method in it. - The ship has been prevented from landing, but a new mystery awaits. The builders of the ship want to make contact with the Federation, but only if Kirk can pass a series of philosophical tests to prove his worth.
