Wing Commander: Prophecy

Video Game
1997
T

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Twelve years after the end of the Kilrathi war, the Terran Confederation must once again call upon its military to defend itself against a new and unknown alien menace.Twelve years after the end of the Kilrathi war, the Terran Confederation must once again call upon its military to defend itself against a new and unknown alien menace.Twelve years after the end of the Kilrathi war, the Terran Confederation must once again call upon its military to defend itself against a new and unknown alien menace.

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8.0/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The Terran Confederation military is divided into three branches: Navy (starship crew), Space Force (most of the pilots) and Marines. Officers are allowed to transfer between branches, thus explaining Christopher Blair's new rank of Commodore (before, he was a Space Force Colonel).

Goofs
At one point in the game the CAG puts Maniac in charge of the Black Widows squadron and he says "After all these years, to finally have my own squadron." However this is not the first time Maniac has had his own squadron, in Wing Commander II: Special Operations 2 he is in command of the Wild Eagles squadron, test pilots of the Morningstar prototype fighters.

Quotes
Maniac: Something smell in here? No, something stinks in here, doesn't it? My eyes are watering... Oh, you know what, there's only one thing in the universe that could smell that bad.
[He turns and looks at Casey]
Maniac: A plebe.
[Casey looks up at him like a deer caught in the headlights]
Maniac: Fresh off the recovery deck and still reeking of the academy. Shoo, plebe. Get lost, OK? This isn't a sandbox. This is the table for the big, big - hey...
[the girls he was trying to impress walk off]
Maniac: This is the table for the big boys. Black Widows squadron.

Connections
Featured in Modern Marvels: Video Games: Behind the Fun (2000)

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3/10

Wing Commander: Disappointment

Unfortunately, the most recent of the wing commander games was one of the weakest. The two previous games (III and IV) were a great combination of predefined plot (video sequences) and user choices (how you fared in battle, and plot choices).

Prophecy was a step backward from this. Plot choices were eliminated. In fact, almost all semblance of a plot was eliminated. The plot is weak and fails to draw in the gamer. About halfway through the game, all the clips of talking with characters abruptly stop.

The battle sequences were typical. The new types of ships were great, but nothing new or revolutionary was done with the battle engine, despite the increase in memory and processor requirements. I expected more from this game and was sadly disappointed. I couldn't wait until I was finished with the game, unlike the others in the series.