Wing Commander: Prophecy
Wing Commander: Prophecy is the fifth installment in the Wing Commander science fiction space combat simulator franchise of computer games. The game was originally released in 1997 for Windows, produced by Origin Systems and distributed by Electronic Arts, and in 2003, a GBA conversion was produced by Italy-based Raylight Studios and distributed by Destination Software.
| Wing Commander: Prophecy | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Origin Systems Raylight Studios (GBA) |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts Destination Software (GBA) |
| Director(s) | Frank Roan |
| Producer(s) | David Downing Mark Day |
| Designer(s) | Billy Joe Cain |
| Programmer(s) | Peter Shelus |
| Artist(s) | Mark Vearrier |
| Writer(s) | David Carren J. Larry Carroll |
| Composer(s) | George Oldziey Bill Munyon |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Game Boy Advance |
| Release | Windows Game Boy Advance |
| Genre(s) | Space combat simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player multiplayer (GBA only) |
The game features a new game engine (the VISION Engine), new spacecraft, characters and story elements. The events depicted in Prophecy are set over a decade after Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom and, rather than the Kilrathi, the player must deal with a new alien threat, an insectoid race codenamed Nephilim that has invaded the human galaxy through a wormhole. Prophecy was the first main-line Wing Commander game in which the player did not take on the role of Christopher Blair, instead being introduced to a new player character, Lance Casey. Some of the characters and actors from previous games return in Prophecy, where they rub elbows with an entirely new cast of Confederation pilots and personnel.
A standalone expansion pack, Secret Ops, was released by Origin in 1998 solely over the Internet and for no charge. The large initial file challenged the dial-up connections of that day. Secret Ops was later released for sale in combination with Prophecy in the Wing Commander: Prophecy – Gold package. A Game Boy Advance port of Prophecy with added multiplayer was released in 2003.