Star Trek: First Contact
Developer(s)Micromosaics
Publisher(s)Simon & Schuster Interactive
Platform(s)Apple II, DOS
Release1988
Genre(s)Adventure

Star Trek: First Contact is a 1988 video game published by Simon & Schuster Interactive. The games was published for the Apple II and for MS DOS.

Gameplay

Star Trek: First Contact is a game in which Captain James T. Kirk and the Enterprise must contact aliens who are sending out a pulse signal before the Klingons reach the aliens.[1]

Kirk will also need to complete his current diplomatic mission of attending a ceremony on mineral-rich Gothica for the coronation of its prince Clavis.[2]

Reception

Dennis Lynch for the Chicago Tribune said: "Twice burned, I was a little wary when I loaded up Star Trek: First Contact [...] But I got a pleasant surprise, Trekkies. The game is really quite good. First Contact has an intriguing plot."[3]

Scorpia reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Primarily for beginning to average players, since advanced players will get through this one in an afternoon."[1]

Jeff Donahue for Home Office Computing said that "Trekkies will enjoy First Contact even though it falls short of its predecessor, Rebel Universe. It offers features we've come to expect from the Star Trek series (graphic depictions of key game elements and the ability to control crew members) in addition to new features such as the Captain’s auto-log and access to the Enterprise’s databanks."[4]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment said that "Expanded options, better music and a set of fairly nice illustrations makes it a fuller play experience than Kobayashi Alternative."[5] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment later said that "This tangled tale of an encounter with an alien race incorporates an upgraded version of the Kobayashi play system and adds to it a nice set of illustrations."[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Scorpia (October 1988). "The Enterprise Establishes "First Contact": The Latest "Star Trek" Adventure". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 52. pp. 16–17.
  2. ^ "Star Trek: First Contact". Game Players. Vol. 1, no. 2. 1989-01-03. p. 103. Retrieved 2024-02-06 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Lynch, Dennis (1988-10-14). "A 'Star Trek' game worthy of the name" (pages 1 and 2). Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 282611492. Archived from the original (pages 1 and 2) on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Donahue, Jeff (January 1989). "Star Trek: First Contact". Home Office Computing. Vol. 7, no. 1. Scholastic Incorporated. p. 94. Retrieved 2024-02-06 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Aboard the Enterprise". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. September 1990. p. 133. Retrieved 2024-02-06 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ "Games Beyond Tomorrow". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. April 1991. p. 84. Retrieved 2024-02-06 – via Internet Archive.
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