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Two demos

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Someone wrote they thought the new starhips still turn too fast. If this person has only played the single-player demo, then they are only get BattleCruisers! The multi-player demo, which can be downloaded, include smaller ships (Cruisers) such as the Enterprise (refit), and a Klingon and a Romulan. Very cool game. I can't wait to try the full version!

Qa`Pla!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Talk about the perfect ST game! Starfleet Command was close, but nothing beats this one! The thrill of coming up point blank range to a Federation starship, uncloaking, and letting loose...whooo boy! For those who couldnt get enough of General Chang in ST:VI, the cut scenes of his explaining Klingon honor and life are wonderful. And if you really have to play Federation, you can in the instant battle sequence. The new ship designs are too cool...backgrounds are beautiful...seeing a ship slowly gutted....ahhhhhhh..... This game really really deserves the 5 stars! Kudos and Qa`pla to Interplay!

Perfect for all

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When I first got Klingon Academy I didn't really know what to expect. What I had gotten seemed to me, to be one of the best sci-fi simulation games of all time, It has wonderfull special effects, great video scenes, and a solid storyline. Mainly what you have here is an exellent game, even if your not a real fan of star trek you'll love it. And for those Trekkers out there you'll be amazed at the realism of 23rd Century combat, You encounter multiple alien speices and are faced with a variety of problems.I would reccomend this game to anyone, and in case any of you are wondering, This game is Roughly 1000 times better than The infamously terrible, starfleet Academy. This game is a must-see, And if you don't buy it, at least check out the demo, Trust me- if you buy Klingon Academy you'll definetly get your money's worth.

Finally getting Star Trek right!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Finally, they're getting Star Trek right. This is a thoroughly enjoyable game, with incredible graphics and wonderful (if not always engrossing) sound. There are a number of significant, but not crippling, flaws which mar an otherwise great game, but for Trekkies and sci-fi sim fans, this is definitely a game to get.

The gameplay here is solid and easy to understand. The designers understand that you're flying a capital ship, not a snub fighter, and the physics reflect that through lethargic turns and gradual accel/decel curves. Even though this may sound like it would lead to slow and boring gameplay, it's anything but. The tension builds and I've found myself squirming, trying to get my targets lined up for that perfect shot--a great feeling of satisifaction when I succeed.

The controls are easy to understand, but slightly cumbersome to use. Though innovate, the VOS (Voice Order System) takes too long to utilize during the middle of the battle. VOS relies on the use of the keypad to issue orders and to distribute power to the ships various systems, and between maneuvering your behemoth mass of destructive power, and then using that power to blast your enemies, you just don't have a third hand to play with shields, weapon charge rates, damage control, and countless other things. Hotkeys are available, scattered through the keyboard, but they are far from intuitive and too numerous to quickly memorize.

The designers tried to compensate by creating Power Macros, and it's a great move. Using the F1-F8 keys, and a control board under the Engineers screen, you can define preset levels for all of your ships systems based on the tactics you plan to employ. Which is fantastic... if the battle goes the way you plan. Still, the Power Macros enable the player to quickly redistribute power during the middle of battle, a vital necessity, but one that looses the need to quickly change small details (like overcharging weapons after you've made your approach under cloak for a devastating first strike.)

The graphics are incredible, with fantastic debris fields and damage representation. Blast a photon torpedo into the enemies hull and see the flames consume the decks. The movies are equally well done, but are prone to stuttering (you'd think they'd have this problem fixed by now.) Yet when the movies do stutter, you don't loose any of the lines, it just keeps repeating until moving out of the trap.

The sound is well done, with quality music and a delightful environmental background during battles, but will occasionally cut out without reason. Other reviewers have had this problem as well, and it just seems to be a problem in need of patching, as reducing the demands on the soundcard make no difference.

The game has also caused the system to freeze up on occasion, and blue screens on exiting are common. All of these bugs are typical of Interplay productions, in my experience, and I got Klingon Academy expecting them to be there in one form or another. And, ironically enough, that's testimony to how good this game is. Despite these problems, it's a great game, and the gameplay isn't seriously affected by these problems.

In summary, there's nothing particularly revolutionary about this game except the fact that they finally got the Star Trek genre right. There's a great feel to the game, and a good plot line to carry you through it. The gameplay is solid and easy to understand, if a little cumbersome during the middle of battle. And the bugs in the most basic of program functionality (ala Interplay's legacy) are really unfortunate as they add frustration to what is otherwise a great experience--I'd have given 4 stars if it weren't for these.

(I'm running on a Pent III 800 Coppermine with 128M RAM at 100Mhz with a Viper V770 32M and SoundBlaster Live! Value.)

Great Game for the Star Trek Fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This Game is one the Best Star Trek games i've played so far. I would recommend this to anyone who has a 700 Mhz or more computer. The Bad part about this one is that you can get tired of it after playing it for a couple of months. Anyone who dosen't have much gaming experience, get this Game!!

Decent combat simulation

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Prior to Star Trek DS9: Dominion Wars, this game was certainly the best Trek game out there. The POV combat proved excellent. However, the game includes few options. Progression through the game can become sterile and redundant; and the game itself comes in the form of 6 CD's, making it very cumbersome.

My husband's favourite, it appears . . .

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you were to ask my husband what his favourite game was, he would say Star Trek Klingon Academy. I admit, I don't know very much about Star Trek, nor do I care to know; however, the game does seem to have a certain appeal for my husband that goes beyond the ordinary requisites of fandom. As he is not the type to really go out and buy a bunch of Star Trek junk, or even games, I'd say his love for this game is clearly genuine. He has played this game more than once over and doesn't seem to get enough of it, much to the wife's chagrin. Haha.

It's fun to be a Klingon

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Well, I had bought this game years ago, but was missing some CD's. So I decided to buy it again. The game is kinda cool. You are the captian of a bird of pray, how cool. You can cloak your ship, transfer power to repairs, and fire primary and seconary weapons. When you take on a star ship, it can take a little skill getting your targeting lined up. The star ships move all over the place fast.
This is an older game and you may have some problems with graphics, for me it is on the start-up page. Over-all it is a good game, especially if you like Star Trek and the Klingons

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