<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Klingon	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
flight	O
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
14	O
Degrees	O
East	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
development	O
house	O
of	O
publisher	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Plummer	O
and	O
David	O
Warner	O
reprised	O
their	O
respective	O
roles	O
as	O
Chang	O
and	O
Gorkon	O
for	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Interplay	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Starfleet	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
viewpoint	O
of	O
the	O
Klingon	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
X-Wing	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
TIE	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2291	O
(	O
Klingon	O
year	O
1666	O
IR	O
,	O
Imperial	O
Reckoning	O
)	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
and	O
prior	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Star	O
Trek	O
VI	O
:	O
The	O
Undiscovered	O
Country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
a	O
blitzkrieg	B-Language
across	O
the	O
Neutral	O
Zone	O
,	O
the	O
war	O
shifts	O
deeper	O
into	O
Federation	O
space	O
,	O
leaving	O
behind	O
many	O
failed	O
Academy	O
cadets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
one	O
simulation	O
,	O
a	O
Klingon	O
version	O
of	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
's	O
Kobayashi	O
Maru	O
scenario	O
tests	O
Torlek	O
's	O
resolve	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
a	O
situation	O
where	O
either	O
duty	O
or	O
honor	O
can	O
prevail	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
trial	O
pits	O
him	O
against	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
Captain	O
Sulu	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
George	O
Takei	O
)	O
aboard	O
the	O
USS	O
Excelsior	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
performance	O
against	O
the	O
famed	O
Starfleet	B-Application
officer	O
is	O
commendable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
war	O
ends	O
on	O
Earth	O
's	O
doorstep	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Federation	O
's	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
diversionary	O
blitzkrieg	B-Language
and	O
to	O
its	O
diplomatic	O
weakness	O
leads	O
to	O
conflict	O
within	O
the	O
Sol	O
system	O
itself	O
-	O
and	O
the	O
unleashing	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
humanity	O
's	O
"	O
greatest	O
scientific	O
achievements	O
"	O
(	O
Project	O
Genesis	O
)	O
on	O
Earth	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gorkon	O
,	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
Chief	O
of	O
Staff	O
and	O
the	O
legitimate	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
Chancellor	O
,	O
is	O
blocked	O
from	O
ascension	O
by	O
Melkor	O
,	O
who	O
gathers	O
a	O
large	O
fleet	O
,	O
proclaims	O
himself	O
Emperor	O
of	O
the	O
Klingon	O
people	O
,	O
and	O
plunges	O
the	O
Empire	O
into	O
the	O
most	O
devastating	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
in	O
Klingon	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chang	O
recruits	O
allies	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
small	O
but	O
formidable	O
third	O
faction	O
in	O
the	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Academy	O
instructor	O
Thok	O
Mak	O
(	O
as	O
his	O
Theater	O
Operations	O
Controller	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Torlek	O
's	O
desperate	O
appeal	O
,	O
K'mak	O
detonates	O
a	O
gravitic	O
distortion	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
a	O
nearby	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
to	O
destabilize	O
and	O
explode	O
like	O
a	O
supernova	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
space	O
flight	O
simulator	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
command	O
Klingon	O
starships	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ships	O
are	O
controlled	O
through	O
keyboard	O
shortcut	O
commands	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
as	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
directional	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
joystick	B-Device
may	O
also	O
be	O
configured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
missions	O
offer	O
the	O
player	O
escort	O
ships	O
of	O
equal	O
or	O
lesser	O
class	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
managed	O
through	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HUD	B-Application
displays	O
the	O
player	O
ship	O
's	O
current	O
status	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
percentage-based	O
damage	O
report	O
on	O
all	O
shields	O
,	O
subsystems	O
and	O
hull	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
two	O
key	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
interface	O
is	O
the	O
VOS	O
or	O
Verbal	O
Orders	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
list	O
of	O
substations	O
along	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
correspond	O
to	O
number	O
keys	O
on	O
the	O
numpad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simulating	O
the	O
periscope-like	O
manual	O
control	O
system	O
seen	O
on	O
Klingon	O
Birds	O
of	O
Prey	O
throughout	O
the	O
Star	O
Trek	O
feature	O
films	O
,	O
this	O
system	O
changes	O
the	O
interface	O
to	O
allow	O
direct	O
control	O
of	O
weapons	O
throughout	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
vessel	O
's	O
firing	O
arcs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flight	O
control	O
can	O
be	O
delegated	O
to	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
helmsman	O
or	O
retained	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Gunnery	O
Chair	O
may	O
stay	O
locked	O
onto	O
a	O
single	O
enemy	O
vessel	O
or	O
remain	O
free	O
to	O
move	O
through	O
any	O
firing	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
have	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
systems	O
and	O
resources	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
such	O
as	O
marines	O
which	O
are	O
concepts	O
more	O
familiar	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
Battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
HUD	B-Application
screen	O
displays	O
relative	O
strength	O
of	O
each	O
shield	O
on	O
other	O
ships	O
,	O
enabling	O
targeting	O
of	O
weaker	O
shields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
being	O
the	O
same	O
fundamental	O
game	O
type	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
enhanced	O
the	O
formula	O
in	O
various	O
ways	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
complex	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
addressed	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
criticisms	O
of	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
;	O
its	O
fast-moving	O
starships	O
that	O
were	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
fighter	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
,	O
surprisingly	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
PC	O
game	O
ever	O
produced	O
for	O
Star	O
Trek	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
starship	O
simulator	O
incorporating	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
,	O
a	O
continuous-play	O
structure	O
,	O
a	O
fully	O
navigable	O
in-game	O
universe	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
direct	O
control	O
over	O
multiple	O
ship	O
systems	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
only	O
non-player	O
characters	O
handle	O
the	O
bridge	O
duty	O
stations	O
,	O
or	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Starfleet	I-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
play	O
is	O
not	O
continuous	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
view	O
their	O
ship	O
from	O
the	O
exterior	O
,	O
and	O
cannot	O
travel	O
beyond	O
the	O
immediate	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
did	O
n't	O
model	O
ship	O
damage	O
visually	O
,	O
except	O
when	O
a	O
warp	O
nacelle	O
was	O
blown	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
somewhat	O
similar	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
reactive	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
ginsu	O
"	O
system	O
present	O
in	O
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
space	O
games	O
to	O
depict	O
and	O
use	O
interactive	O
stellar	O
phenomena	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
complicated	O
environment	O
than	O
simply	O
empty	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Interplay	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Starfleet	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
after	O
a	O
lengthy	O
and	O
difficult	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
featured	O
3D	O
space	O
battles	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controlled	O
their	O
ship	O
by	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	B-Device
or	O
keyboard	O
and	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
and	O
were	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	O
Trek	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
period	O
of	O
the	O
Star	O
Trek	O
TOS	O
feature	O
films	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
moderate	O
success	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
an	O
overly	O
complex	O
interface	O
and	O
poor	O
vessel	O
movement	O
dynamics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
save	O
costs	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
with	O
which	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Star	O
Trek	O
VI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
features	O
space	O
battles	O
interspersed	O
with	O
full-motion	O
video	O
,	O
with	O
real	O
actors	O
and	O
sets	O
and	O
frequent	O
branching	O
dialogue	O
response	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
soon	O
as	O
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
,	O
developers	O
ran	O
into	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
old	O
source	O
code	O
from	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
shipped	O
on	O
six	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
players	O
and	O
reviewers	O
characterized	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
like	O
being	O
in	O
a	O
Star	O
Trek	O
movie	O
,	O
praise	O
that	O
was	O
a	O
vast	O
improvement	O
over	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
's	O
criticisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Inon	O
Zur	O
,	O
was	O
considered	O
well-done	O
and	O
dramatic	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
uniquely	O
operatic	O
Klingon	O
atmosphere	O
during	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
fans	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
may	O
see	O
these	O
features	O
instead	O
as	O
strengths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
the	O
ships	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
cause	O
for	O
complaints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
top	O
talent	O
like	O
Christopher	O
Plummer	O
and	O
David	O
Warner	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
The	O
Undiscovered	O
Country	O
and	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
could	O
have	O
easily	O
been	O
made	O
into	O
feature	O
film	O
,	O
Interplay	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Klingon	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
as	O
much	O
an	O
entertainment	O
experience	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cinematic	O
visual	O
effects	O
and	O
the	O
measured	O
pace	O
of	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
review	O
summarized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
extremely	O
ambitious	O
simulation	O
that	O
provides	O
plenty	O
of	O
original	O
gameplay	O
but	O
fails	O
to	O
adequately	O
refine	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
"	O
citing	O
overly	O
complex	O
controls	O
and	O
poor	O
AI	B-Application
pathfinding	O
as	O
major	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
did	O
rival	O
that	O
of	O
most	O
motion	O
pictures	O
,	O
the	O
marketing	O
and	O
advertisement	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
equally	O
robust	O
budget	O
or	O
commitment	O
behind	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Sci-fi	O
Sim	O
award	O
at	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
2001	O
Premier	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
;	O
it	O
did	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
win	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Resurrection	O
"	O
Special	O
Achievement	O
award	O
amongst	O
Star	O
Trek	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
