<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
25th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
1993	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Rites	I-Application
,	O
continues	O
and	O
concludes	O
this	O
two-game	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
together	O
may	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
USS	O
Enterprises	O
five-year	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Captain	O
James	O
T	O
.	O
Kirk	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
USS	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
a	O
Starfleet	B-Application
vessel	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
science	O
fiction	O
television	O
series	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
main	O
modes	O
,	O
a	O
main	O
bridge	O
view	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
third-person	O
mode	O
whenever	O
an	O
away	B-Application
team	I-Application
is	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
planet	O
or	O
space	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
away	B-Application
team	I-Application
always	O
consists	O
of	O
Kirk	O
,	O
Spock	B-Language
and	O
Leonard	O
McCoy	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
different	O
redshirts	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
can	O
die	O
during	O
the	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
interacts	O
with	O
these	O
modes	O
using	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
interface	O
via	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
broken	O
up	O
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
episodes	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
episode	O
opening	O
with	O
a	O
message	O
received	O
in-game	O
from	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
typically	O
structured	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
ship	O
to	O
ship	O
combat	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
moves	O
onto	O
a	O
third-person	O
adventure	O
game	O
featuring	O
an	O
away	B-Application
team	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
missions	O
,	O
this	O
mission	O
is	O
longer	O
and	O
more	O
complex	O
in	O
the	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
original	O
floppy	B-Device
version	O
of	O
this	O
episode	O
consists	O
only	O
of	O
a	O
brief	O
away	B-Application
team	I-Application
segment	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
extensive	O
ship-to-ship	O
combat	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
mission	O
is	O
a	O
title	O
card	O
memorializing	O
Gene	O
Roddenberry	O
with	O
a	O
short	O
voice	O
over	O
narration	O
by	O
William	O
Shatner	O
praising	O
his	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
3.5	B-Device
"	I-Device
floppy	I-Device
disks	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
later	O
release	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
adding	O
improved	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
the	O
actors	O
from	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
for	O
a	O
1994	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
restricted	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
and	O
4000	B-Device
models	O
with	O
hard-drive	O
only	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
uncommon	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
on	O
these	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
DOS	B-Device
emulator	B-Application
via	O
archive.org	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
CBS	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
25th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
distribution	O
network	O
GOG.com,	O
with	O
additional	O
German	O
and	O
French	O
subtitles	O
,	O
on	O
7	O
May	O
2015	O
alongside	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Rites	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Starfleet	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
also	O
re-released	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
25th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
to	O
the	O
distribution	O
network	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
without	O
subtitles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
sequels	O
followed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
the	O
day	O
after	O
,	O
8	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fangame	B-Application
combining	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
and	O
Super	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Rites	I-Application
,	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
300,000	O
copies	O
by	O
April	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
was	O
received	O
positively	O
by	O
the	O
critics	O
;	O
the	O
review	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
outstanding	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
yet	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
O'Connor	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
to	O
deliver	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
were	O
more	O
mixed	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
often	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
shaky	O
graphics	O
and	O
unresponsive	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Clays	O
,	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
described	O
the	O
video	O
sequences	O
as	O
"	O
jerky	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
controls	O
"	O
sluggish	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
missions	O
which	O
"	O
require	O
you	O
to	O
use	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
touch	O
of	O
your	O
grey	O
matter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
,	O
Tim	O
Smith	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
juddery	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
criticised	O
the	O
hour-long	O
install	O
of	O
the	O
9mb	O
onto	O
a	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
praise	O
both	O
the	O
storylines	O
and	O
the	O
puzzles	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
should	O
appeal	O
to	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
fans	O
but	O
general	O
Amiga	B-Device
gamers	O
would	O
look	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Golder	O
said	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
dull	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
adventure	O
segments	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
"	O
routine	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
space	O
sequences	O
"	O
came	O
across	O
like	O
a	O
bog-standard	O
flight	O
sim	O
"	O
but	O
were	O
"	O
moderately	O
exciting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
episodes	O
 '	O
"	O
feel	O
is	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
through	O
and	O
through	O
"	O
,	O
mostly	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
added	O
music	O
and	O
"	O
layer	O
upon	O
layer	O
of	O
digitized	O
bloops	O
,	O
whirrs	O
,	O
hisses	O
,	O
and	O
clicks	O
taken	O
straight	O
off	O
the	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardai	O
wished	O
that	O
Shatner	O
,	O
Nimoy	O
,	O
and	O
Kelley	O
did	O
not	O
sound	O
so	O
"	O
oddly	O
sedate	O
"	O
but	O
believed	O
that	O
"	O
Trekkers	O
...	O
will	O
be	O
rapturously	O
grateful	O
to	O
have	O
them	O
at	O
all	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
imagine	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
fan	O
who	O
will	O
want	O
to	O
miss	O
the	O
CD	O
version	O
...	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
chances	O
we	O
'll	O
have	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
old	O
crew	O
work	O
together	O
again	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
like	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
you	O
've	O
just	O
gotta	O
have	O
this	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
out	O
to	O
Dune	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Fahey	O
,	O
while	O
writing	O
for	O
Kotaku	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
best	O
alongside	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Voyager	I-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
Elite	I-Operating_System
Force	I-Operating_System
and	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
games	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
were	O
"	O
generally	O
ho-hum	O
affairs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Tom	O
's	O
Guide	O
ranked	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
25th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
(	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
version	O
for	O
1992	O
)	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
,	O
Interplay	O
developed	O
a	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Rites	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
set	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
broken	O
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
episodes	O
and	O
the	O
split	O
between	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
away	B-Application
team	I-Application
mode	O
and	O
the	O
space	O
combat/flight	O
simulator	O
mode	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
