This is the fifth (and in my opinion the best) episode of the Space Quest series. The story's more complete and the whole game feels much more real. The reason for that is probably the 'Star Trek - like' environment. It may be a knock-off, but who cares if it's this great.
Roger finds himself a space cadet at the Starcon Academy. Between skipping classes and sleeping through lectures he spends his time in the simulator pretending to be a captain. He even forgets about his finals, but in an incredible stroke of luck (thanks to a power failure) he somehow gets a perfect score. His first assignment is captaining a garbage scow. He has to travel to various planets to pick up the dumped waste. During his travels he learns about a company (Genetix) which has developed a virus that turns people into hideous mutants. These mutants want to take over the universe and of course Roger is the only one that can stop them. This is only the main storyline, there are several 'bonus runs' like the womandroid that wants to kill Roger (he still didn't pay for that mating whistle he ordered back in Space Quest II).
This is my favorite Space Quest game. Space Quest VI might look better and all that (it fills a whole CD so I don't consider that such a big deal), but it lacks something that this game has. I can't really put my finger on it, but I think you'll see if you give it a try. Now let's see the usual properties. The graphics are great, I especially liked the little sketches that serve as movie sequences to advance the story. The music is also great, probably the best MIDI music I've heard in a Sierra game. There still aren't too many songs, but at least you never hear complete silence. There's always something going on, noises in the background etc. I think I don't have to waste too much time with the story, I gave it a 10 for a reason. To sum things .up, this really is the greatest Space Quest game so far

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