Just leaving it at that, however, would be doing a tremendous disservice to the interesting and unique things that Strike Commander does to be its own beast.įor those first hearing of the game here, it takes place in a near future where alternate history events have shaped the world into one locked in a constant struggle for resources, especially oil. Wing Commander 2, after all, is one of my most beloved games of all time and, by and large, you can pretty much sum up Strike Commander as Wing Commander sans space and cat aliens. It should be of little surprise that I liked Strike Commander. It’s at this point that I realize I’ve been humming the Top Gun theme the entire time I’ve been taking off. I join him in turn, pulling back on the control stick until I’m rising off the ground with nothing but a pale blue sky ahead of me. Just ahead of me my wing-man starts to rise, lifting off the runaway in an almost tentative ascension that belies that deadly power of the vessel he’s guiding. It doesn’t take long, however, before my progress shifts from a gentle slide to a jet powered sprint. My plane starts rolling down the runaway slowly at first. In an instant the gentle hum of my F-16’s engine ramps up to a high-pitched whine. The mission begins and I push my throttle into high gear. Originally released in 1993, Strike Commander combines the arcade action of Wing Commander with elements of simulation and drops players into a near future world of mercenaries and high speed fighter combat.
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