StarCitizen:Wing Commander IV - Revision history

SyncBot: Sync: updated from Star Citizen

2026-06-07T11:18:49Z

Sync: updated from Star Citizen

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:18, 7 June 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~{{Upstream update available\|StarCitizen:Wing Commander IV/Upstream}}~~
	{{InfoboxNeue		{{InfoboxNeue
	\|title = Wing Commander IV		\|title = Wing Commander IV
Line 22:		Line 21:
	The game featured among others [[StarCitizen:Mark Hamill]] as Christopher 'Maverick' Blair and [[StarCitizen:Randall Graves\|John Rhys-Davies]] as James 'Paladin' Taggart. Whereas ''[[StarCitizen:Wing Commander III]]'' scenes were filmed on green screen backgrounds, Wing ''Commander IV'' used actual sets.<ref>[https://youtu.be/cTQF2Gpgiw8?feature=shared Space Madness! The Resurgence of Space & Sci Fi Games], Trelane, YouTube, 27 oct. 2017</ref>		The game featured among others [[StarCitizen:Mark Hamill]] as Christopher 'Maverick' Blair and [[StarCitizen:Randall Graves\|John Rhys-Davies]] as James 'Paladin' Taggart. Whereas ''[[StarCitizen:Wing Commander III]]'' scenes were filmed on green screen backgrounds, Wing ''Commander IV'' used actual sets.<ref>[https://youtu.be/cTQF2Gpgiw8?feature=shared Space Madness! The Resurgence of Space & Sci Fi Games], Trelane, YouTube, 27 oct. 2017</ref>

	It was the first video game with a budget of over $10 Millions.<ref>[https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_137.pdf Computer Gaming World], December 1995 issue</ref>		Despite being a later game it actually ran more smoothly on a lower spec machine than ''Wing Commander III'' thanks to Frank Savage optimization work.

			It was the first video game with a budget of over $10 Millions.<ref>[https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_137.pdf Computer Gaming World], December 1995 issue</ref> It missed the initial release date of Christmas 1995.

			It spawned a TV show and a [[StarCitizen:Wing Commander (movie)\|movie]] the next year.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
Line 29:		Line 32:
	{{gallery		{{gallery
	\|Wing Commander IV ad.jpg		\|Wing Commander IV ad.jpg
			\|Chris_Robert_and_Mark_Hamill_Wing_Commander_IV.png
	}}		}}
	</tabber>		</tabber>

SyncBot: Sync: upstream update available (local edits by imported>TheBookfinder preserved)

2026-05-03T11:23:02Z

Sync: upstream update available (local edits by imported>TheBookfinder preserved)

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:23, 3 May 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{Upstream update available\|StarCitizen:Wing Commander IV/Upstream}}
	{{InfoboxNeue		{{InfoboxNeue
	\|title = Wing Commander IV		\|title = Wing Commander IV

imported>TheBookfinder: time ago

2026-01-16T20:49:23Z

time ago

New page

{{InfoboxNeue
|title = Wing Commander IV
|image = Wing Commander IV cover.jpg
|label1 = Developer
|content1 = [[StarCitizen:Origin Systems]]
|label2 = Publisher
|content2 = Electronic Arts
|label3 = Genre
|content3 = Space game
|label4 = Platforms
|content4 = DOS, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation
|label5 =
|content5 =
|label6 = Release date
|content6 = February 4, 1996
|label7 = |content7 = |label8 = |content8 = |label9 = |content9 = |label10 = |content10 = |label11 = |content11 = |label12 = |content12 = }}
'''Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom''' is the fourth main game in the [[StarCitizen:Wing Commander (series)|''Wing Commander'' series]], produced by [[StarCitizen:Origin Systems]] and released by Electronic Arts for PC {{Years or months ago|1996|02}} on February 4, 1996 and [[StarCitizen:Playstation|PlayStation]] on October 14, 1997.

The first game set after the end of the Terran-Kilrathi War, ''Wing Commander IV'' depicts a galaxy in the midst of a chaotic transition, with human civilians, Kilrathi survivors and former soldiers on both sides attempting to restabilize their lives.

The game featured among others [[StarCitizen:Mark Hamill]] as Christopher 'Maverick' Blair and [[StarCitizen:Randall Graves|John Rhys-Davies]] as James 'Paladin' Taggart. Whereas ''[[StarCitizen:Wing Commander III]]'' scenes were filmed on green screen backgrounds, Wing ''Commander IV'' used actual sets.<ref>[https://youtu.be/cTQF2Gpgiw8?feature=shared Space Madness! The Resurgence of Space & Sci Fi Games], Trelane, YouTube, 27 oct. 2017</ref>

It was the first video game with a budget of over $10 Millions.<ref>[https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_137.pdf Computer Gaming World], December 1995 issue</ref>

== Gallery ==
<tabber>
Gallery=
{{gallery
|Wing Commander IV ad.jpg
}}
</tabber>

== Trivia ==
* Life sized Mark Hamill stand ups were used for promotion in game stores.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8VPjX-2XBA Happy Hour Museum: Wing Commander IV], YouTube, 22 Sept 2017</ref>
* [[StarCitizen:Rob Irving]] worked on it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/d9dc6lD3kcM?feature=shared Wingman's Hangar ep010 . March 1, 2013], Star Citizen, YouTube, 1 Mar 2013</ref>
* [[StarCitizen:Martin Galway]] was audio coordinator and a fighter pilot is named after him.<ref>Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander IV, <nowiki>ISBN 0929373375</nowiki>, Prima Publishing, 1996</ref><ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/person/4639/martin-galway/ Martin Galway biography,] MobyGames</ref>

== See also ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8VPjX-2XBA Happy Hour Museum: Wing Commander IV]

== External links ==
* [https://youtu.be/QFF81GfcuSw Gamesmaster - Wing Commander 4 Feature]
* [https://youtu.be/g1nMns4h0Qo Trailer]
* [https://www.gog.com/fr/game/wing_commander_4_the_price_of_freedom Wing Commander IV on GOG]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Video games by Chris Roberts]]
[[StarCitizen:category:Video games]]