Wing Commander III
| Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger | |
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| Developer(s) | Origin Systems |
| Publisher(s) | Origin Systems |
| Designer(s) |
Chris Roberts Frank Savage (engine) Frank Roan (AI) |
| Composer(s) | George Oldziey |
| Series | Wing Commander |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Classic Mac OS, 3DO, PlayStation |
| Release |
DOS and Macintosh 3DO
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| Genre(s) | Space combat simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 3DO: 81.25% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| CGW |  |
| Game Informer | Playstation: 8.5/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | PC: 96% |
| Maximum |
 (PS1) |
| Next Generation |
(3DO) |
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is the third main game in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction space combat simulation video game series, developed and released by Origin Systems. It was a departure from previous games in the series in that it uses extensive live action full motion video to add an interactive movie-style presentation to the space combat gameplay. The game's more than two hours of video featured a number of prominent movie stars including Mark Hamill as Colonel Christopher "Maverick" Blair, Malcolm McDowell as Admiral Tolwyn, and John Rhys-Davies as James "Paladin" Taggart and Thrakhath nar Kiranka.
Wing Commander is a space combat simulator intercut with live action cutscenes. Gameplay involves completing missions and destroying enemy craft, Wing commander III dispensed with the issuing of medals after such missions and relied more on cutscenes to drive the story along making much more use of CD technology. As the man giving the orders, Blair often gets to choose what ship he will fly, what missiles it will carry, and what wingman (wingmen) he will take with him. As in Wing Commander, some wingmen can be killed permanently in combat. Blair's own call sign remained customizable.
The protagonist of the previous two games is officially assigned a name, Colonel Christopher Blair. Thrakhath nar Kiranka, Crown Prince of the hostile Kilrathi Empire, presides over the execution by disintegration of a group of Terran Confederation prisoners of war. One, however, is left alive: Blair's lover Colonel Jeannette "Angel" Devereaux, due to her status among the Kilrathi as a respected warrior. On the planet Vespus, Blair and Brigadier General James "Paladin" Taggart inspect the downed wreckage of the TCS Concordia. The carrier is a total loss.
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