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Wing Commander: Secret Ops

Released free via the Internet, Wing Commander: Secret Ops was structured differently than the previous Wing Commander games. Instead of a standalone games, Secret Ops missions were released episodically via…

27 September 1998

Wing Commander: Secret Ops is a simulator developed by Origin Systems, released 27 September 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Wing Commander: Secret Ops is

Wing Commander: Secret Ops is a simulator game developed by Origin Systems and released in 1998. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Released free via the Internet, Wing Commander: Secret Ops was structured differently than the previous Wing Commander games. Instead of a standalone games, Secret Ops missions were released episodically via the Internet for free download. This time around, the evil Nephilum have used a second jump gate to attack your home more directly, and they also have a deadly new viral weapon. You, along with a small band of TCS Midway veterans are assigned to counter-attack in a quick and effective strike against this new threat.
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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Wing Commander: Secret Ops launched on 27 September 1998, within three weeks of Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, MediEvil I, Dance Dance Revolution and Guardian's Crusade.

Released around the same time: Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, MediEvil I, Dance Dance Revolution, Guardian's Crusade.

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When did Wing Commander: Secret Ops come out?
Wing Commander: Secret Ops was released on 27 September 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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