Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is the third main game in Chris Roberts Wing Commander series, developed and released by Origin Systems on December 8 1994.
It was remarkable for its extensive use of live action full-motion video to add an interactive movie-style presentation to the space combat gameplay, emphasized by its advertising slogan, "Don't watch the game, play the movie!". The aim was to get the subtlety of a performance or emotion out in service of the experience and the immersion and the game, which wasn't otherwise possible at the time with the rudimentary animation.[1][2]
The game's more than two hours of video featured a number of prominent movie stars including among others Mark Hamill as Colonel Christopher "Maverick" Blair, John Rhys-Davies as James "Paladin" Taggart and Thrakhath nar Kiranka.
Trivia
- It was the first time Chris Roberts directed live action.[3]
- It was Electronic Arts first million-seller on DOS.[4]
- Rob Irving worked on it.[5]
- One of only two Wing Commander 3 Flight Jackets belonging to Chris Roberts was won during a Star Citizen competition.[6]
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References
- ↑ Star Citizen Chris Roberts at BAFTA LA Januari 2015, YouTube, 21 Jan 2015
- ↑ The forgotten interview with Chris Roberts by Paul Dean, March 11, 2016
- ↑ Wing Commander Combat Information Center Chris Roberts Interview by Hadrian, 1999
- ↑ The Stars His Destination: Chris Roberts from Origin to Star Citizen, 2014-09-13, archived
- ↑ Wingman's Hangar ep010 . March 1, 2013, Star Citizen, YouTube, 1 Mar 2013
- ↑
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