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Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi

You may be the hottest pilot in the fleet, but this will cool your jets! In Wing Commander you blast your way through the Vega Campaign. You'd better be as good as your reputation because the stakes are too…

1 January 1991

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi is a simulator developed by Origin Systems, released 1 January 1991 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi is

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi is a simulator game developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

While the Tiger' Claw was attacking the K'tithrak Mang, you encountered several fighters that faded mysteriously from sight. Even your radar couldn’t track them! Not wanting to panic the Claw over what you thought to be a radar malfunction, you went looking for the ghostly fighters. The search delayed your return to the Claw just long enough for the fighters to destroy the hapless carrier. Landing on the TCS Austin, you learned that you were the only pilot to encounter these "stealth" fighters. Furthermore, your flight recorder disk mysteriously disappeared right after you landed. Brought before a general court martial, you were charged with treason, and your claims about stealth fighters…
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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 II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi launched on 1 January 1991, within three weeks of Sengoku and A-Train.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train.

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When did Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi come out?
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi was released on 1 January 1991 for DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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