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Where to get it

1994 · Origin Systems · 4X · Flight simulation

Wing Commander: Armada

The life of a seasoned starfighter pilot isn't all glory and adventure. After years of following orders and losing ships and friends, you are now the sole commander, responsible for heading up a momentous strike against your enemy's homeland - either the Empire of Kilrath or the heart of the Confederation.

Released: 1994
Platforms: FM Towns MS-DOS
Genres: 4X Flight simulation Science Simulation Strategy
Developers: Origin Systems
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Series: Wing Commander
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Themes: Science fiction
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E USK 12
Languages: English

About

Wing Commander: Armada is a space combat simulation video game set in the universe of Chris Roberts' Wing Commander franchise. It was created by Origin Systems and published for MS-DOS by Electronic Arts in 1994. It was released for FM Towns and PC-98 in 1995. Armada was the first game of the Wing Commander series with a multiplayer mode. Released shortly before Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, Armada uses a new graphics engine to render 3D ship models as compared to the sprite-based engine of Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi.

Keywords

spaceship
pilot

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Gameplay

Armada features single-player and multiplayer modes. In single player, the player fights the computer-controlled opponents in a number of different game types, whereas multiplayer mode allows two players to play the various game modes head-to-head or cooperatively.

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Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "if you've been looking to play - with or against a friend - a title worth owning, wait for Wing Commander 3".

James V. Trunzo reviewed Wing Commander Armada in White Wolf Inphobia #54 (April, 1995), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "Wing Commander Armada gives you the best of all worlds. Whether you simply want to do a little one-on-one dog fighting or put an end to the Kilrathi/Terran war once and for all, you can do it with this game."