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Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn

Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn concludes a forty-year galactic struggle between the Terran Confederation and the Kilrathi Empire, an imperialistic, xenophopic alien race. Victory and survival for…

22 March 2012

Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn is a shooter developed by Origin, released 22 March 2012 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn is

Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn is a shooter game developed by Origin and released in 2012. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Freespace 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The flagship campaign of Wing Commander Saga, "The Darkest Dawn" begins right before Wing Commander 3 and concludes with the ending of the Terran-Kilrathi War (whether or not the Terrans win depends on you). It has been six months since the Battle of Earth, and inspite of new fighters, carriers, and technology joining the Fleet, the war effort is not going well. Everyday, more news of fresh defeats and losses make their way around the Confederation Forward Fleet, who have to face the possibility that they will not be the ultimate victors. You are based on the TCS Hermes, one of the handful of large carriers left on the front line. You play the role of Second Lieutenant David Markham, a…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn launched on 22 March 2012, within three weeks of Mass Effect 3, Journey, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Devil May Cry HD Collection.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 3, Journey, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Devil May Cry HD Collection.

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When did Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn come out?
Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn was released on 22 March 2012 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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