The protagonist of the previous two games was officially assigned a name in WCIII, Colonel Christopher Blair (Mark Hamill). The opening cutscene, the first FMV cutscene in the Wing Commander series, depicts a saddening scene: Thrakhath nar Kiranka (John Rhys-Davies), Crown Prince of the hostile Kilrathi Empire, presiding 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 (Yolanda Jilot), due to her status among the Kilrathi as a respected warrior, who is executed by Prince Thrakhath using his claws to disembowel her (though her death scene is not shown until later in the game). The scene then cuts to the planet Vespus, where Blair and Brigadier General James "Paladin" Taggart inspect the downed wreckage of the TCS Concordia. The carrier is a total loss.
The year is 2669. After four decades, a war spanning the universe has still been going on between the Terran Confederates, and the Kilrathi, causing millions of casualties on each side. You are Colonel Christopher Blair; a veteran of the Confederate Space Force, who has just been relocated to the TCS Victory. You will lead a group of young men and women to the very forefront of this war and to the final battle at either Kilrath or Earth. Where? You decide.
Wing Commander III takes the Wing Commander universe in all new directions, continuing to set trends and develop the world created in the original classic Origin game. A whole new flight engine has been implemented in this version with full live action acting by a large cast of previous movie stars including Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame. Deeper character involvement and a storyline which is altered by the tone you take in conversations highlights this classic.
Manufacturer's description:
The First True Interactive Movie for your PlayStation Game Console
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...
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.
Ensemble cast featuring Mark Hamil, John Rhys-Davies, Malcolm McDowell, Tom Wilson, Jason Bernard and Ginger Allen
Character interaction - you control plot, conversation paths and ending
Full 16-bit digital soundtrack for cinematics, plus orchestral music and digitized speech in space combat
SGI-rendered sets that take advantage of the PlayStation's graphical processing power
Never-before-seen film footage and news briefs not available in the PC version
50 intense, photo-realistic missions and 5 configurable fighters
Over 3 hours of live-action video on 4 "pop-and-play" CDs
Features:
- First person perspective.
- 3D graphics
- Prerendered graphics
- SCI-FI & Futuristic themes.
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