As the title suggests, there will generally be an AI-controlled wingman which the player can give orders to. Wing Commander is a space flight simulation game, with the player piloting a ship, completing missions, and engaging enemy ships of various capabilities. Screenshot showing the cockpit of the player's ship and a targeted enemy in an outer space setting. Set in the year 2654 and characterized by Chris Roberts as ' World War II in space', it features a multinational cast of pilots from the ' Terran Confederation' flying missions against the predatory, aggressive Kilrathi, a feline warrior race (heavily inspired by the Kzinti of Larry Niven's Known Space universe). The game was considered a major step forward for space dogfight games, featuring graphics, audio, and a story campaign that invited comparison to the Star Wars films. Two expansion packs for the game were released: Wing Commander: The Secret Missions in November 1990 and Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2: Crusade in March 1991. An enhanced remake Super Wing Commander was made for the 3DO in 1994, and later ported to the Macintosh. The game was first released for MS-DOS on Septemand was later ported to the Amiga, CD32 ( 256-color), Sega CD and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and re-released for the PC as Wing Commander I in 1994.

Wing Commander is the first game in Chris Roberts' space flight simulation Wing Commander franchise by Origin Systems.

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