Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom is the fourth main game in the Wing Commander series, produced by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts for PC on 4 February 4th 1996 and PlayStation in on October 14th 1997.
The first game set after the end of the Terran-Kilrathi War, Wing Commander IV depicts a galaxy in the midst of a chaotic transition, with human civilians, Kilrathi survivors and former soldiers on both sides attempting to restabilize their lives.
The game featured among others Mark Hamill as Christopher 'Maverick' Blair and John Rhys-Davies as James 'Paladin' Taggart. Whereas Wing Commander III scenes were filmed on green screen backgrounds, Wing Commander IV used actual sets.[1]
It was the first video game with a budget of over $10 Millions.[2]
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Trivia
- Life sized Mark Hamill stand ups were used for promotion in game stores.[3]
- Rob Irving worked on it.[4]
- Martin Galway was audio coordinator and a fighter pilot is named after him.[5][6]
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References
- ↑ Space Madness! The Resurgence of Space & Sci Fi Games, Trelane, YouTube, 27 oct. 2017
- ↑ Computer Gaming World, December 1995 issue
- ↑ Happy Hour Museum: Wing Commander IV, YouTube, 22 Sept 2017
- ↑ Wingman's Hangar ep010 . March 1, 2013, Star Citizen, YouTube, 1 Mar 2013
- ↑ Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander IV, ISBN 0929373375, Prima Publishing, 1996
- ↑ Martin Galway biography, MobyGames
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