Wing Commander Academy
The Wing Commander Academy trains every student in a variety of different classes and exercises that will adequately prepare him or her for real-life combat in space. In our effort to save the Confederation…
Wing Commander Academy is a simulator developed by Origin Systems, released 27 September 1993 on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Wing Commander Academy is
Wing Commander Academy is a simulator game developed by Origin Systems and released in 1993. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Wing Commander Academy trains every student in a variety of different classes and exercises that will adequately prepare him or her for real-life combat in space. In our effort to save the Confederation from the depredations of the Kilrathi, we can only afford to send the very best pilots out to defend our homes. Innumerable hours of training, classes and simulator practice turn our students into ace Confederation pilots before they launch their first actual mission. In my opinion, the tcsn flight simulator is by far the most important educational tool this academy has to offer. The simulator will not only teach you how to fly, but more importantly it will show you how to survive. In…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Wing Commander Academy launched on 27 September 1993, within three weeks of Sonic CD, Master of Orion, Ridge Racer and Myst.
Released around the same time: Sonic CD, Master of Orion, Ridge Racer, Myst.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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