Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom

by Origin Systems

Product Features

• DOS native. Runs under Win 95/98. XP users should be familiar with DOS emulation software before attempting to use.
• Complexly woven story featuring old friends and new favorites. Includes ensemble cast of characters - Mark Hamill, Tom Wilson, John Rhys-Davis and Malcolm McDowell.
• 16-bit movies shot on film, using detailed Hollywood sets and a panning camera.
• Enhanced interactivity both in and out of the cockpit - plus greater control of missions and drama.
• Support throttle and rudder in Windows 95 version.

Product Details

• ASIN: B0007D90EW
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,720 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars T. Gunderson, post wise, June 23, 2006

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el1984 - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (CD-ROM)

T. Gunderson: If you don't know how to run this game, don't rate it one star. Check out [...] if you have no clue on how to run it. Don't rate a gem one star.

This game is marvelous, has a great cast and a good plot. Unlike many games this game has a storyline that changes upon the influences of your decisions in-game. I played it for hours and hours straight when I was younger, and re-ordered it since I lost it. Maybe it's for the memories that I have towards this saga of games, but I seriously can't rate lower than 5 stars.

Eddy

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alas poor Origin we knew them well., July 29, 2006

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General Pete (SC) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (CD-ROM)

Some of you kids may not be old enough to remember this but there used to be this little company named Origin who made the best space combat games ever produced. Seriously kids you need to understand how big a 500 MB game was in 1995.

This game has three things that are lacking in most modern PC games

1. A plot that makes some kind of sense
2. Challenging missions. While I like modern day incarnations like X-2, Freelancer and Tacheyon there is just no challenge anymore. You play these missions 10 or 11 times and still not beat them.
3. Good actors there are none of the secound tier day time soap rejects that you find in most games. Even today if you can get this game to work you will recognize these people.

Overall-just a wonderful game which I have happy to play agian.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the Price of Freedom is Eternal and dilligent vigilance(and a constant uphill one at that!), September 21, 2009

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Kid Prometheus "The Lad from Hades" (danger zoned) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (CD-ROM)

The Price of Freedom. You are taken far from Kilrathi space and now it's the "Border Worlds" you must contend with and a bit of the burocracy of people too comfortable with thier now fast forgotten Kilarthi wars. The irony and relatablity of this plot is something you just don't find in movies, shows, nor games today though a few "glitches" in the software come up(manly Microhard's fault for forsaking DOS compatiblity with soundcard software). DOS box is a tool for circumventing this issue, the makers contiually update and refine thier wonderful utility on a regular basis. And there are instructions for how to run this particular game under it on the website via the Sorceforge users' helpful input. Mark Hamil reprises his role as a near retiring Wing Leader brought out of it by Todd Marshal's "Maniac". The missions a fifty or so line some chosen paths cancel other's for a more enjoyable experience via the player. A few are in mission choices one critical to the very character of your "character" Col. Christopher "Mavrick" Blaire. You live up to your call sign or go with Tolwin's people(Malcolm McDowel). Most missions are of three variety, offense, defend a carrier, and a few planetfalls which will run easily on modern PC's but I always had a slow time of it with my now memoriable and skeletal 486 on VESA local as my "bus" was the standard ISA.