Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1996) (VG)

Director:

Chris Roberts

Writers:

Terry Borst (writer)
Frank De Palma (writer)

Release Date:

February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

It is several years after the end of mankind's war against the Kilrathi. Col. Christopher Blair is called...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Sequel To Cult Favorite | Outer Space | Captain | Interactive

Cast

Mark Hamill	...	Col. Christopher Blair
Malcolm McDowell	...	Adm. Geoffrey Tolwyn
John Rhys-Davies	...	Sen. James Paladin Taggart / Con
Jason Bernard	...	Capt. William Eisen
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Maj. Todd 'Maniac' Marshall (as Tom Wilson)
Robert Rusler	...	Seether
Mark Dacascos	...	2nd Lt. Troy 'Catscratch' Carter
Holly Gagnier	...	1st Lt. Velina Sosa
François Chau	...	Lt. Winston 'Vagabond' Chang
Chris Mulkey	...	Col. Jacob 'Hawk' Manley
Elizabeth Barondes	...	Col. Tamara 'Panther' Farnsworth
Jeremy Roberts	...	Lt. Col. Gash Dekker
Richard Riehle	...	Chief Technician Robert 'Pliers' Sykes
Peter Jason	...	Vice-Adm. Daniel Wilford
John Spencer	...	Capt. Hugh Paulsen

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Ren-Mar Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Origin Systems Inc.

Trivia:

Two of the testifiers in the end sequence are minor characters from the game. The man who says "You saw the results," was the doctor from Telemon, and the man who says "The honorable Admiral Towlyn" is the ex-pilot you meet in the bar at the beginning.

Quotes:

Admiral Tolwyn: The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Wing Commander Academy" (1996)

Greatness only gets better!!

Wing Commander III: Heart Of The Tiger was quite a new and unique video gaming experience. It combined the graphics and playability of a video game with the sensibilities, style, drama, and live-action performers of any Hollywood movie. And, guess what? It worked, to great effect! So, how do you improve upon perfection itself? Simple. You make everything bigger, better, and, in the case of the live-action elements, more realistic and film-like! First off, let's talk about the live-action. WC3's live-action scenes simply had the actors and actresses filmed against green-screen. The CGI-created sets were added later on in post-production. Because of this process, the film camera had to be locked down to the studio floor all of the time. In other words, the live-action scenes had no camera-movements whatsoever. In Wing Commander IV: The Price Of Freedom, director Chris Roberts has taken care of both of these minor problems by fully utilizing real, and in some cases impressive, sets this time. He sure uses his newfound camera-movements to great effect, too. He zooms in and out on his actors, he pans all around his sets in some shots, he follows his actors around the sets using hand-held cameras. He even threw in a few dolly and crane shots just for fun. He also knows a good thing when he sees it, too, because he managed to bring back almost all of the actors who were in WC3, including Mark Hamill, Thomas F. Wilson, Malcolm McDowell, and the great John Rhys-Davies. If you enjoyed Wing Commander III, then chances are you'll enjoy Wing Commander IV just as well, or maybe even more! It is currently available for both PC and PlayStation. I personally would recommend the PlayStation version, since the graphics and live-action video are much more cleaner and clearer than the PC version. Buy this game, and have fun! That's an order, Colonel!