Star Trek: The Next Generation - Klingon Honor Guard is a game that will appeal universally. There are times to approach at full speed with your phasers blazing and other times when you'll need to slowly sneak around with extreme caution. Some of the Klingon characters you'll meet may retreat at the first signs of impending conflict, but most are prepared to die with honor and are extremely intelligent.
They are so wonderfully represented, though, that you don't even really mind looking at their ugly BabyRuth-bar foreheads. Your enemies, like yourself, are Klingon. Some advanced weapons can create mini black holes that suck the victim into nothingness, while others have detachable blades that ricochet around the room. Weapons in this game are lethal and often complex. The Klingon blood is plentiful (and purple!).
The game features lots of what you'd expect from any good Klingon story: combat. You take the role of a novice Klingon guard, who is suddenly thrown from a regular holodeck training exercise into the real world and who must then battle real live opponents to survive and rise in rank and honor. Each game area is juicily rendered in 3D and the action can take place anywhere from the bustling corridors of a mighty Klingon Bird of Prey the lonely surface of a strange planet. The opening video sequence and pre-mission full-motion video segments are beautifully produced and use extensive Next Generation footage to add all of the atmosphere you'll need to get into the story. Star Trek - The Next Generation: Klingon Honor Guard is a gorgeous game.
The tie-in to the ever popular, ever growing Star Trek franchise is certainly a bonus, but it's not really the main point of the game. Unlike some of the earlier releases to use the Star Trek license, Klingon Honor Guard is a stand-out game that could comfortably be compared to Quake, Unreal, or even Duke Nukem in terms of gameplay and style. Klingon Honor Guard uses the state-of-the-art Unreal 3D game engine to portray a totally realistic first-person shooter adventure with an engaging story. License or not, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Klingon Honor Guard is a truly excellent game in its own right. Well they were right this isn't just another Star Trek game, hoping to cash in on the captive Trekker audience. This was the call from many when Klingon Honor Guard was first announced.
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