Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2 - Crusade

Moby ID: 1105

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Average score: 80% (based on 2 ratings)

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Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 10 ratings with 1 reviews)

Yet another add-on disk for Wing Commander.

The Good
Yet more of the same. WC had most of the best and most creative missions of the series, and most of them were in this set. Getting to creep around in a Kilrathi ship undercover, trying to avoid fights, is something no other WC game has done. Plus, it was the first to have any sort of major plotline to it - the first two were rather straightforward affairs. (IE - there's a giant CapShip we have to hunt down and destroy) Finally, they hit a near-perfect balance with the difficulty - more difficult than the original, but not as incredibly hard as SM 1. This was also the first WC to have a speed-limiting function that made it playable on high end 386s and 486s.

The Bad
Same gripes apply to this as with SM 1 - no branching mission structure. Again, if you lose a mission, the game is over. And the cutscene showing a six-breasted Kilrathi priestess was somewhat disturbing. ;->

The Bottom Line
Liked the other two WCs? Get this.

DOS · by WizardX (116) · 2000

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Critic reviews added by Patrick Bregger.