Wing Commander (1990)

Developer: Origin Systems
Publisher: GameTap Entertainment, Fujitsu Interactive, Sega Entertainment, Mindscape, Inc., Origin Systems, ASCII Corporation, Mindscape, Ocean Software
Platforms: Amiga CD32, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Sega CD
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Rating: 4.1 of 5, 41 player ratings
Completionist: about 20 hours

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How it feels

A tense space combat simulator where cockpit performance shapes your rank, medals, and story outcome.

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About

Gameplay consists of completing successive missions and overall cockpit performance affects gameplay: going above and beyond the call of duty results in medals, promotions in rank are awarded at regular intervals, and success or failure on certain critical missions decides the player's plot progress, "winning" or "losing".

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