<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Starfleet	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
PC	B-Device
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
simulates	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
a	O
typical	O
Starfleet	B-Application
cadet	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
learning	O
the	O
basics	O
of	O
flying	O
a	O
starship	O
and	O
engaging	O
in	O
roleplaying	O
with	O
a	O
crew	O
of	O
cadets	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
eventual	O
goal	O
of	O
becoming	O
captain	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
included	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
featuring	O
William	O
Shatner	O
,	O
Walter	O
Koenig	O
,	O
and	O
George	O
Takei	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
television	O
series	O
and	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
simulation	O
mode	O
allowing	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
in	O
1998	O
titled	O
Chekov	O
's	O
Lost	O
Missions	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
called	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Klingon	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
human	O
cadet	O
David	O
Forester	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
cadet	O
group	O
at	O
Starfleet	B-Application
's	O
San	O
Francisco	O
–	O
based	O
Command	O
College	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
pass	O
all	O
the	O
simulated	O
missions	O
,	O
optionally	O
including	O
the	O
Kobayashi	O
Maru	O
scenario	O
depicted	O
in	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
II	O
:	O
The	O
Wrath	O
of	O
Khan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
enhanced	O
with	O
numerous	O
interactive	O
live	O
action	O
(	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
)	O
scenes	O
that	O
can	O
affect	O
crew	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
storyline	O
involving	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
terrorist	O
group	O
that	O
appears	O
only	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
contracted	O
Ron	O
Jones	O
,	O
composer	O
for	O
several	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
episodes	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
a	O
CD	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
received	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
called	O
Chekov	O
's	O
Lost	O
Missions	O
in	O
1998	O
that	O
features	O
seven	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
also	O
announced	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pelits	O
Niko	O
Nirvi	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
is	O
unfinished	O
and	O
the	O
flight	O
model	O
does	O
n't	O
resemble	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
but	O
is	O
instead	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
likewise	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
simulation	O
has	O
the	O
overall	O
feel	O
of	O
flying	O
a	O
tiny	O
fighter	O
rather	O
than	O
commanding	O
the	O
large	O
starships	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
feel	O
like	O
just	O
another	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
clone	O
,	O
albeit	O
a	O
well-made	O
one	O
with	O
high	O
production	O
values	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
production	O
values	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
detailed	O
texture	O
maps	O
,	O
musical	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
from	O
the	O
television	O
shows	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
fans	O
would	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
others	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
off	O
with	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
X-Wing	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
felt	O
the	O
reliance	O
on	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
sequences	O
at	O
the	O
academy	O
a	O
non-interactive	O
feel	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
while	O
making	O
the	O
actual	O
simulator	O
portion	O
a	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
clone	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
hold	O
up	O
well	O
against	O
other	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
clones	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
unnecessary	O
busywork	O
,	O
limited	O
arsenal	O
,	O
and	O
average	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
categories	O
went	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
:	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Klingon	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
YouTube	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
edit	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
and	O
Klingon	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
-	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
(	O
The	O
Movie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
