Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger

Released1994
Wing Commander is a space combat simulator intercut with live action cutscenes. Gameplay involves completing missions and destroying enemy craft, Wing commander III dispensed with the issuing of medals after such missions and relied more on cutscenes to drive the story along making much more use of CD technology. As the man giving the orders, Blair often gets to choose what ship he will fly, what missiles it will carry, and what wingman (wingmen) he will take with him. As in Wing Commander, some wingmen can be killed permanently in combat. Blair's own call sign remained customizable
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Details

DeveloperOrigin Systems
PublisherElectronic Arts, Dro Soft
ReleasedDecember 31, 1994
StatusReleased
GenresSimulator
ThemesActionScience fictionWarfare
PlatformsPC (Microsoft Windows) PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation PlayStationDOS DOSMAC Mac3DO 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
ModesSingle player

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Highly Recommended80/100

About This Game

The protagonist of the previous two games is at last given a name: Colonel Christopher Blair. The story opens as Thrakhath nar Kiranka, Crown Prince of the hostile Kilrathi Empire, presides over the execution by disintegration of a group of Terran Confederation prisoners of war. One is spared — Blair's lover, Colonel Jeannette "Angel" Devereaux, kept alive thanks to the Kilrathi's respect for her as a warrior. On the planet Vespus, Blair and Brigadier General James "Paladin" Taggart inspect the downed wreckage of the TCS Concordia, a total loss. The year is 2669, and the Terran-Kilrathi War has dragged on for over thirty years with no end in sight. On Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn's orders, Blair transfers as Wing Commander to the TCS Victory, a Ranger-class carrier twice his own age. Her captain, William Eisen, has served aboard her for years and takes pride in his ship. A few familiar faces remain — Colonel Ralgha nar "Hobbes" Hhallas and Major Todd "Maniac" Marshall — but the rest of the crew are strangers, among them Lieutenant Robin "Flint" Peters and Chief Fighter Technician Rachel Coriolis. Cast: Mark Hamill as Col. Christopher "Maverick" Blair; Malcolm McDowell as Admiral Tolwyn; John Rhys-Davies as the voice of Thrakhath nar Kiranka and as James "Paladin" Taggart; Jason Bernard as Capt. William Eisen; Tom Wilson as Maj. Todd "Maniac" Marshall; and Ginger Lynn Allen as Rachel Coriolis.