

Missions will generally include multiple objectives, but the game can proceed even if objectives are failed as long as the protagonist survives. As the title suggests, there will generally be an AI-controlled wingman which the player can give orders to. Wing Commander is a space flight simulation game, with the player piloting a ship, completing missions, and engaging enemy ships of various capabilities. Screenshot showing the cockpit of the player's ship and a targeted enemy in an outer space setting. Set in the year 2654 and characterized by Chris Roberts as " World War II in space", it features a multinational cast of pilots from the " Terran Confederation" flying missions against the predatory, aggressive Kilrathi, a feline warrior race (heavily inspired by the Kzinti of Larry Niven's Known Space universe). The game was considered a major step forward for space dogfight games, featuring graphics, audio, and a story campaign that invited comparison to the Star Wars films. Two expansion packs for the game were released: Wing Commander: The Secret Missions in November 1990 and Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2: Crusade in March 1991. An enhanced remake Super Wing Commander was made for the 3DO in 1994, and later ported to the Macintosh. The game was first released for MS-DOS on Septemand was later ported to the Amiga, CD32 ( 256-color), Sega CD and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and re-released for the PC as Wing Commander I in 1994. Wing Commander is the first game in Chris Roberts' space flight simulation Wing Commander franchise by Origin Systems.
