Wing Commander: Armada is Origin's answer to the wishes of many Wing Commander fans: the blend of multi-player head-to-head action and strategic elements in the race to conquer the galaxy.
Beginning with just a single carrier in an unknown part of the universe, each player must explore the system, seeking planets rich in resources with which to build either a mining station, a defense fortress, or a ship construction facility. The player mines materials from planets, transports stockpiles by cargo ships or redirects materials for use in the current planet's shipyards. Resources gathered for constructing new spacecraft continue the cycle of exploration and combat as each player strives to build and maintain a fleet to take and hold territories. The universe is randomly generated each game, allowing for an infinite variety of paths to reach that final showdown. The multi-player aspect of the game includes three different options: modem, network and a new split screen view that allows two players to compete on the same computer (i.e. "hot-seating"). New features include the "Invisible Cockpit" that gives the player a larger viewing area, actual 3D shields that protect your ship, an intuitive "Starmap" navigation/deployment interface, and a "TauntMaker" option that lets user customize digital taunts with other players. The game also boasts an improved 3D engine, with fully textured, light-sourced shaded spaceships. Finally, it's also the first Wing Commander game that offers you a chance to play the formidable Kilrathi.
Overall, it's a great addition to the famous series that appeals equally to action gamers who like some planning in their game, and strategy gamers who don't mind some arcade skirmishes. Two thumbs up!
Review By HOTUD
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Se eu conto que eu reencontrei ela, a própria, Melissa Andrea Smaniotto, ninguém acredita. Tá véia, acabada, passada. Os anos de exagero com garotões? Teve o quatro-zóio polaco (me roubou um estágio, mas foi em outra vida), teve o nego careca (eu vi naquele fim de ano) e agora tem um véio, detonadão também, mas ela me recusou naquela festa do lenço. De qualquer jeito... se ela ainda quiser, por mais véia e acabada que esteja, eu monto! No mais, acho que agora demora pra gente se ver por aí de novo!
I still own this game on cd but how do I install it on a windows surface pro?
Doesn't Load from CD on my Windows 8.1
This has to be the best Wing Commander game back then. And it used to be very hard to get a copy...
Luckily I hit upon one back then.
Fond memory. And was stunned by the beautiful explosion graphics.
What where is commander Riker, which one is the one with commander Riker?
zappy..........the boot dics!! What fond memories!! Do you remember tho, even tho they were a pain, when you finally got the game to work, the satisfaction was almost worth the trouble!!!
On my Pentium III, in DOS mode, the video of intro run on loop whitout possibility of exit. I c'ant play...
Sul mio Pentium III, in modalità DOS, il video iniziale gira in loop senza possibilità di uscire. Non posso giocare...
you had CD!?! i had it on floppy! and trying to get it to work on my intel 486 25mhz SX was a real pain. so long boot disks we shall not miss you.
This was the test for the next gen 3d engine.
The graphics were absolutly stunning at that time.
Looking at the 7MB size and remembering the CD makes me laugh =)
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.