“Star Trek Video Games: An Unofficial Guide to the Final Frontier” by Mat Bradley-Tschirgi is available now in hardcover and on Kindle.

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“An exhaustive and fascinating journey through the galaxy of Star Trek video games—this book is a treasure trove for Trekkies and gamers alike, capturing every warp-speed innovation and iconic moment in the franchise’s gaming legacy.” - Krampunk

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Star Trek video games have been around almost as long as Star Trek itself. From humble beginnings as an unofficial text-based game playable on mainframe computers to modern multi-million dollar spectacles, Star Trek video games span the history of gaming itself.

In Star Trek Video Games: An Unofficial Guide to the Final Frontier, author Mat Bradley-Tschirgi dives into notable Star Trek games across a variety of genres in his fun, humorous style with loads of aplomb. Whether they are based on the live-action or animated TV series, movies, or crossover scenarios, dozens of games (some memorable, some not so memorable) are covered in rich detail with proper historical context along the way.

Aside from its sometimes snarky text, this book features over 100 color photos showing off the wide variety of Star Trek video games covered within. There’s also interviews with game designers, writers, producers, and gaming journalists on select titles offering a behind the scenes look or color commentary on such fan favorites as Star Trek: Starfleet Command, Star Trek: Judgment Rites, Star Trek: Legacy, Star Trek: Resurgence, and more!

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I'm not sure if it's the "send to kindle" option from NetGalley or it's an issue with the actual book, but I believe every page had formatting errors, missing spaces, extra paragraph returns, and curiously placed images. The content of the book itself is an easy and breezy read that feels like I'm sitting down with several people discussing Trek video games, each of them with distinct writing styles and stances on what makes a good game, but with one of them using stronger language than anyone else at the table. It's a great look at the franchise's fairly unsteady entry into the gaming space and works best when taking a more descriptive or analytical dissection of the games, particularly the ones from before our modern gaming era.