About Wing Commander™ III: Heart of the Tiger: 30th Anniversary Edition
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is one of the most iconic games of the 1990s. Featuring Mark Hamill, John-Rhys Davies, Malcolm McDowell, and Tom Wilson, Wing Commander III is widely regarded as the game which defined interactive storytelling and cinematic presentation.Now celebrated in this special 30th Anniversary Edition, the game has been restored in collaboration with the dedicated Wing Commander community to deliver a must-see experience.
30th Anniversary Edition key improvements:
Source Master FMVs - In 2022, the Source Master tapes were discovered in the EA physical media vault. These tapes have been digitized and meticulously re-edited frame-by-frame to restore the over 900 FMV scenes, and integrate them back into the game.
Upscaled FMVs - As an optional enhancement, the FMVs have been further elevated to sharper quality using the latest in video upscaling technology for the best Wing Commander III cinematics ever seen.
The Kilrathi Saga - The coveted Kilrathi Saga version of Wing Commander III comes integrated directly with this installation, for the first time ever available as a digital release. The Kilrathi Saga provides digital music and sound, a re-orchestrated soundtrack, and optional drop-away cockpit support
Enhancement Patch Integration - Bundled with the incredible Wing Commander III Enhancement Patch built by the Wing Commander community, offering features like 60 FPS gameplay, the higher resolution FMVs, advanced levels of detail, improved controller / joystick support, cockpit configuration for widescreen monitors, reintegrated scenes to PC (News Reels, Hobbes, Planets), and more
- Bonus extras including cast interviews, manuals, reference cards, player guides, and more
- Full VO and subtitles across English, French, and German
- Cloud Saves
This 30th Anniversary Edition is the ultimate way to enjoy one of the most important franchises in gaming history.
Original Game Description:
The First True Interactive Movie for your Home PC
Professionally scripted and filmed in Hollywood, Origin’s multi-million dollar production combines the entertainment of film-making with the interactivity of computer gaming. The result is a spectacular spaceflight adventure.
Adrenaline, romance, humor, danger - Wing Commander III has all this and more. This sequel completes the turbulent chronicles of the Terran–Kilrathi war. The final showdown takes place on one of the homeworlds - Earth or Kilrah. But only you can write the ending...
- Ensemble cast features Mark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies, Malcolm McDowell, Tom Wilson, Jason Bernard and Ginger Allen.
- Interact with characters to control plot, conversation path and ending.
- Fifty intense missions - each with photorealistic, 3-D space combat.
- Full 16-bit digital soundtrack for cinematics, plus general MIDI support and digitized speech for space combat.
- 32-bit computer technology fully utilizes the power of your 486 or Pentium.
- Explore SGI-rendered virtual sets in both VGA and SVGA.
- Invisible cockpit view, 3-D navigation system, stealth technology, instant missions and more.
- Pilot five distinct fighters, armed with fully configurable weaponry.
- Over 3 hours of live-action video, plus dozens of hours of gameplay.
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