Followup to the successful Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, Star Trek: Judgment rights was developed by Interplay in 1993 for the PC and Mac. It again followed the adventures of Captain Kirk, Spock, and Dr. McCoy as they visited various planets and "boldly went where no man had gone before".
Background
Star Trek: Judgment Rites again brings us the adventures of Kirk, Scotty, McCoy and Co. Sequel to the hit 1992 release Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, this MS-DOS based classic added new features and a new set of adventures to the series. Developed and published by Interplay and using a modifiedversion of the original 25th Anniversary game engine which utilized256 color VGA graphics and digitized sound. Judgment Rites uses the same story mode as in the previous game, but unlike the previous game the space battle sequences could be skipped if wanted.
Plot
Unlike the original game, which used unconnected chapters. This time around the developers of Judgement Rites made the chapters within the storyline interconected and even included references to the original TV series. Like the previous game, after eachmission/story you were awarded a score based on your performance on that mission.
Chapters in the game were:
- Federation
- Sentinel
- No Man's Land
- Light And Darkness
- Voids
- Museum Piece
- Though This Be Madness
- ...Yet There Is Meathod In It.
Alternate Version
This game was available in two versions, this 11 floppy disc version or a limited edition CD collector's edition which contained the CD talkie version of the game which utilized the voices of the original cast and improved graphics. The limited edition also contained a second CD containing interviews with Leonard Nimoy and Gene Roddenberry and a behind the scenes video. A collectors stick pin and a VHS tape containing the classic episode "City On The Edge Of Forever"
Additional Notes
Like Star Trek 25th Anniversary, this MS-DOS based game and it's limited edition version is playable on modern systems when used in conjunction with DOSBox.
A third game in the series was to be released years later in 1999, entitled Star Trek: Secret Of The Vulcan Fury. This title was never fully realized and never released even though several non-interactive demos were presented.