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KHG is basically one massive FPS game with you, the Klingon
seeking honor and revenge wandering around solving puzzles and killing people...the
puzzle solving is a bit iffy, you don't see a Klingon solving puzzles, they just
kill people. You start the game in the middle of a training exercise, and quickly
move into the real plot: save Chancellor Gowron by uncovering a sinister plot to
overthrow the empire and mercilessly slaughtering the conspirators. The story is
above par for your standard first-person shooter, and the well-known and liked
Star Trek universe certainly helps draw the player in. As a Klingon warrior you get
to use a varied arsenal of weapons, from your trusty D'k Tahg (a small blade you use
for disembowelling your enemies or throwing into their backs) to the more impressive
Bat'leth (the sword of honor, a traditional Klingon weapon). The game also includes
energy weapons, from the standard disrupter pistol up to the Sith Har blaster and
Particle Dispersal Cannon - although a true Klingon warrior must see the fear in his
enemies' eyes before leaving his knife in their throat. The game itself was based
on a relatively new engine...Unreal. At that time the Unreal engine was notoriously
buggy, not the refined one it is today, and the bugs were apparent all the way
through the games from the various blips on the screen to full blown crashes for no
apparent reason. It was definitely the first Star Trek computer game in a long while
that broke the trend of mediocre Trek games. It looks great, and captures the mood
of ST:TNG almost perfectly. You will battle in many Klingon locations including a
suburb, the penal atroid Rura Penthe, and even the interior of a famous Bird of
Prey spaceship. In true Star Trek spirit, you will make use of various gadgets
throughout the game, including the tricorder and combat goggles. Also like in Unreal,
the enemy AI is excellent. Your opponents will stage ambushes, and they do dodge
and fire accurately especially on the "Klingon" difficulty setting which is very
challenging. Multiplayer, via IPX and Internet, is supported, although the levels
are not very interesting for multiplayer action. |
