Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi - Special Operations 2
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Wing Commander / Wing Commander II (Special CD-ROM Edition)
(1994) -
Wing Commander 1+2
(2011) -
Wing Commander II: Deluxe Edition
(1992)
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Zachary "Jazz" Colson, traitor to the Confederation, is being transported to his execution when he is freed by the Society of Mandarins. Meanwhile, Confed is testing its latest fighter, the Morningstar, on the Concordia. Performing the tests is the Wild Eagle Squadron, under the command of an old acquaintance: Todd "Maniac" Marshall. And while the Morningstar is still plagued with random failures of its jump drive, the Mandarin, under Jazz's command, have already set their eyes on acquiring the prototype for the Kilrathi.
The second Special Operations add-on to Wing Commander II adds a further 20 missions to fly. The new flyable fighter in the game is the Morningstar, which is armed with a tactical nuclear missile called the Mace, able to take out an entire fighter wing with one blast. Maniac returns as a wingman and brings the members of his squadron along. The story is told with the usual assortment of extensive cutscenes.
Player characters from either the original game or the first add-on can be transferred into Special Operations 2.
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Average score: 80% (based on 1 ratings)
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Average score: 3.4 out of 5 (based on 6 ratings with 1 reviews)
If you liked all the others...
The Good
The ship it adds, The Morningstar, ROCKS. It's my all-time favorite ship in the whole of the WC universe. The tactical nuke missile it includes is just too much fun. Plus, Maniac returns, after only hearing rumors about him for the past two games. The final cutscene\cliffhanger was just too evil, and set up a 3-4 year wait for WC3 to finally arrive.
The Bad
Hello, beta-testers? The game appeared to have gone through a rigorous half an hour of testing before release. You know you're in trouble when even the installation program might crash. (note: this doesn't apply so much to the Win95 Kilrathi Saga version, which is more stable and installs just fine) The plot also felt somewhat thrown together, and its climatic mission is a joke - fire off your nuke at the space station and you win.
The Bottom Line
What's to say? Like all the other WC addons, it delivers exactly what it promises.
DOS · by WizardX (116) · 2000
Trivia
When The Kilrathi Saga was released, Special Operations 1 and 2 were made available for download from the Origin web/FTP site. The downloadable versions integrate seamlessly with Wing Commander 2.
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Game added March 21, 2000. Last modified January 19, 2024.