<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Rites	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
first	O
produced	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
original	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
new	O
adventures	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
featuring	O
Trelane	O
,	O
the	O
omnipotent	O
child	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
episode	O
"	O
The	O
Squire	O
of	O
Gothos	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
as	O
the	O
earlier	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
25th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sharper	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
25th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
at	O
least	O
half	O
the	O
missions	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
ongoing	O
story	O
arc	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
mission	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
canceled	O
1997	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Vulcan	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
notwithstanding	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
marks	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
DeForest	O
Kelley	O
played	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Leonard	O
McCoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
principal	O
cast	O
appeared	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
in	O
a	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Judgment	O
Ritess	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
25th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Captain	O
Kirk	O
of	O
the	O
USS	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
Spock	B-Language
,	O
McCoy	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
crewmembers	O
while	O
solving	O
eight	O
"	O
episodes	O
"	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
story	O
arc	O
,	O
the	O
Enterprise	O
crew	O
attempts	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
shore	O
leave	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
often	O
waylaid	O
by	O
the	O
many	O
missions	O
of	O
the	O
scenarios	O
,	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
continued	O
"	O
story	O
not	O
often	O
featured	O
in	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
greater	O
story	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
ship	O
is	O
crippled	O
and	O
Spock	B-Language
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
a	O
Vurian	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
and	O
extinct	O
race	O
that	O
died	O
out	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
Zefram	O
Cochrane	O
completed	O
test	O
trials	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Warp	O
Drive	O
,	O
Kirk	O
must	O
go	O
where	O
no	O
man	O
has	O
gone	O
before	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
ship	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
approach	O
,	O
a	O
Starfleet	B-Application
admiral	O
asks	O
Kirk	O
to	O
preside	O
over	O
a	O
diplomatic	O
function	O
at	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
Annex	O
while	O
he	O
is	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Movie	O
&	O
Sound	O
Pack	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
which	O
,	O
advertisements	O
said	O
,	O
"expand[ed]	O
the	O
experience	O
with	O
fantastic	O
new	O
cinematic	O
sequences	O
and	O
digitized	O
sound	O
effects	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
television	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Rites	I-Application
-	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
was	O
issued	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
with	O
a	O
20-minute	O
interview	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
creator	O
Gene	O
Roddenberry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interview	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
1988	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
-	O
Behind	O
The	O
Scenes	O
special	O
television	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
,	O
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
300,000	O
copies	O
by	O
April	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
although	O
experienced	O
adventurers	O
would	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
quickly	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
shame	O
for	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
fanatics	O
to	O
miss	O
out	O
on	O
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Ardai	O
said	O
in	O
April	O
1994	O
that	O
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
in	O
any	O
number	O
of	O
ways	O
"	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
with	O
optional	O
and	O
less	O
combat	O
,	O
more	O
and	O
larger	O
episodes	O
,	O
a	O
unified	O
plot	O
thread	O
,	O
and	O
bigger	O
roles	O
for	O
supporting	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1993	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sins	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fathers	I-Application
and	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
(	O
tie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
96th	O
best	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
game	O
that	O
truly	O
captured	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
episodes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Previous	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
titles	O
failed	O
miserably	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
one	O
shows	O
how	O
well	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
when	O
the	O
designers	O
treat	O
the	O
subject	O
with	O
the	O
respect	O
it	O
deserves.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
the	O
44th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
the	O
58th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
ranked	O
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
among	O
the	O
best	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Screen	O
Rant	O
ranked	O
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Judgment	B-Application
Rites	I-Application
"	O
was	O
done	O
so	O
well	O
it	O
was	O
worthy	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
good	O
"	O
final	O
season	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
show	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
writing	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
