Wing Commander

A popular space-combat simulator series which was released in 1990 and, along with the original 'X-Wing,' created the genre of 'space shooters'. A number of games were made, as well as various spinoffs like Privateer, a space trading game set in the same universe. These games were Wing Commander, Wing Commander 2, Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger, Wing Commander 4: The Price of Freedom, Wing Commander Armada, Wing Commander Academy, and Wing Commander Prophecy. There were also mission packs for Wing Commander 1 and 2, as well as a downloadable add-on for Prophecy. This downloadable add on was also integrated into the Wing Commander Prophecy Gold edition of the same game.

A number of novels set in the Wing Commander game universe were written, primarily by the author William Foerstchen, as well as a novelisation of the movie. The movie is controversial among fans since it differed greatly in some places from the games, so much so that some claim the film to be Wing Commander 'in name only.'

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