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Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger

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…

31 December 1994

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is a simulator developed by Origin Systems, released 31 December 1994 on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, DOS and Mac.

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What Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is a simulator game developed by Origin Systems and released in 1994. It was published by Dro Soft. It is available on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on RealSpace.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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. It is the year 2669, and the Terran-Kilrathi War has been going for over thirty years, with no signs of stopping. Blair, by orders of…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.

Official trailer

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When did Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger come out?
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger was released on 31 December 1994 for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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