Categories: News

Wing Commander: Academy Appears on GOG

Die Kitty Die!

Hey guys and gals, I’m still assembling a massive news post covering most/all of the news of the past few weeks (I’ve got over 120 items to go through), I wanted to share this bit of news straight away. GoG has added one more game to their Wing Commander stable. Unfortunately it’s also the weakest in the series: Wing Commander: Academy. This game is, essentially, the simulator that one would find in the bars in Wing Commander, Wing Commander 2 and Privateer made into a full game. If I recall correctly, the main claim to fame of Academy was the ability to pilot Kilrathi craft for the first time, and it was indeed fun piloting a Dralthi. Regardless, if you’re looking for plot or story, you won’t find it here. What you’ll find is a gauntlet featuring various waves of fighters of increasing difficulty, some missions and a mission editor. If that floats your boat, have at it. :) Enjoy!

Brian Rubin

Share
Published by
Brian Rubin

Recent Posts

SGJ Podcast #501 – Games in Which Direct Combat Isn’t a Factor

It Was Tough to Find an Image Regarding NOT Having Combat... Hey friends, welcome to…

4 days ago

SGJ Podcast #500 – A Celebration of Space Game Development

Game Developers Understand This Stuff, I Certainly Do Not Hey friends, welcome to this milestone…

3 weeks ago

SGJ Podcast #499 – Change and Burnout (i.e. Change is Coming to the Podcast)

It Happens to the Best of Us... Hey friends, two apologies. First, sorry for it…

1 month ago

SGJ Podcast #498 – Spiritual Successors

Alliance Peacefighter is a Loving Homage to the Classic Space Dogfighters of Old Hey friends,…

1 month ago

SGJ Podcast #497 – Mods

The Freespace Open Project's Knossos Launcher, a Window to the Wonderful World of Freespace Modding…

2 months ago

SGJ Podcast #496 – Free-to-Play Games, Mostly

Strike Fighters is Probably my Favorite Free-to-Play Title Right Now Hey friends, welcome to this…

2 months ago