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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. | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 7 June 2026
Template:InfoboxNeue Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom is the fourth main game in the Wing Commander series, produced by StarCitizen:Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts for PC Template:Years or months ago on February 4, 1996 and 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 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>Space Madness! The Resurgence of Space & Sci Fi Games, Trelane, YouTube, 27 oct. 2017</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>Computer Gaming World, December 1995 issue</ref> It missed the initial release date of Christmas 1995.
It spawned a TV show and a movie the next year.
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Trivia
- Life sized Mark Hamill stand ups were used for promotion in game stores.<ref>Happy Hour Museum: Wing Commander IV, YouTube, 22 Sept 2017</ref>
- StarCitizen:Rob Irving worked on it.<ref>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, ISBN 0929373375, Prima Publishing, 1996</ref><ref>Martin Galway biography, MobyGames</ref>
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<references /> StarCitizen:category:Video games