Klingon Honor Guard: Official Strategy Guide (Star Trek, the Next Generation)

Rating:
Summary: Klingon Honor Guard is actually a GOOD game... once patched
Review: This game is the single worse example of "ship it now, fix it later" killing a potentially great game that I have ever seen.

The concept of the game is a lot of fun. You're a new recruit to the Klingon Chancellor's Honor Guard, and there is an assassination attempt. You get to move through the Star Trek world as a spy and assassin, using stealth and violence like any good Klingon would!

There are missions set inside (AND OUTSIDE) a Klingon Battle Cruiser, as well as a Bird of Prey. You get to Visit Rura Penthe, the Klingon penal colony Kirk and McCoy where held at. You get to face the Andorian Mafia. You get a whole slew of authentic-feeling Trek weaponry and equipment.

The game was not a success because it literally wouldn't even RUN on most systems without the patch installed. This was particularly odd because it's basically UNREAL with a Klingon storyline and Klingon graphics. Apparently, they used a very early version of Unreal as the basis of their development. Once patched, though... if you can run Unreal, you can run this game.

If you find this game in the bargain rack (usually less than 10 dollars) and have the inclination to patch the game, get it... it's a lot of fun.

The Strategy Guide is a conventional strategy guide. It provides maps, clues, and information about the game that should have been part of the game manual, like all strategy guides do.

Get the game (get it cheap!), the guide, and have some fun. That's my advice!

Rating:
Summary: Klingon Honor Guard is actually a GOOD game... once patched
Review: This game is the single worse example of "ship it now, fix it later" killing a potentially great game that I have ever seen.

The concept of the game is a lot of fun. You're a new recruit to the Klingon Chancellor's Honor Guard, and there is an assassination attempt. You get to move through the Star Trek world as a spy and assassin, using stealth and violence like any good Klingon would!

There are missions set inside (AND OUTSIDE) a Klingon Battle Cruiser, as well as a Bird of Prey. You get to Visit Rura Penthe, the Klingon penal colony Kirk and McCoy where held at. You get to face the Andorian Mafia. You get a whole slew of authentic-feeling Trek weaponry and equipment.

The game was not a success because it literally wouldn't even RUN on most systems without the patch installed. This was particularly odd because it's basically UNREAL with a Klingon storyline and Klingon graphics. Apparently, they used a very early version of Unreal as the basis of their development. Once patched, though... if you can run Unreal, you can run this game.

If you find this game in the bargain rack (usually less than 10 dollars) and have the inclination to patch the game, get it... it's a lot of fun.

The Strategy Guide is a conventional strategy guide. It provides maps, clues, and information about the game that should have been part of the game manual, like all strategy guides do.

Get the game (get it cheap!), the guide, and have some fun. That's my advice!