<s>
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Vengeance	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Kilrathi	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
in	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
 '	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
science	O
fiction	O
space	O
combat	O
simulator	O
franchise	O
of	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
II	I-Device
retains	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
conventions	O
:	O
an	O
interstellar	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Terran	O
Confederation	O
and	O
the	O
felinoid	O
warrior	O
race	O
called	O
the	O
Kilrathi	O
,	O
multiple	O
allies	O
as	O
wingmen	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
ships	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
WC	O
,	O
many	O
Kilrathi	O
ships	O
have	O
names	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
WC	O
ships	O
they	O
replace	O
(	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Sartha	O
"	O
replaces	O
the	O
"	O
Salthi	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Confederation	O
uses	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Rapier	O
medium	O
fighter	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expansion	O
packs	O
Special	O
Operations	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
and	O
1992	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
by	O
Fujisankei	O
Communications	O
International	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
May	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
of	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
II	I-Device
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
game	O
:	O
a	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
piloting	O
a	O
ship	O
,	O
completing	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
engaging	O
enemy	O
ships	O
of	O
various	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
AI	O
were	O
improved	O
for	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
ships	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
animated	O
cut-scenes	O
featured	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
missions	O
will	O
generally	O
include	O
multiple	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TCS	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
's	I-Application
Claw	I-Application
,	O
pride	O
of	O
the	O
Terran	O
Confederation	O
's	O
fleet	O
,	O
is	O
on	O
campaign	O
in	O
the	O
Enigma	O
sector	O
,	O
near	O
the	O
Kilrathi	O
sector	O
headquarters	O
,	O
the	O
K'tithrak	B-Device
Mang	I-Device
starbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origin	O
personnel	O
,	O
in	O
these	O
days	O
,	O
called	O
him	O
"	O
Bluehair	O
"	O
after	O
his	O
most	O
defining	O
feature	O
;	O
in	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
,	O
his	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Christopher	O
"	O
Maverick	O
"	O
Blair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blair	O
's	O
claims	O
that	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
"	O
Kilrathi	O
stealth	O
fighter	O
"	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Claw	O
are	O
summarily	O
dismissed	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
his	O
flight	B-Device
data	I-Device
recorder	I-Device
is	O
damaged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
court	O
martialed	O
for	O
treason	O
(	O
reduced	O
to	O
negligence	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
flight	B-Device
recorder	I-Device
as	O
evidence	O
)	O
,	O
demoted	O
to	O
Captain	O
,	O
and	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Coward	O
of	O
K'Tithrak	B-Device
Mang	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
long	O
after	O
,	O
Admiral	O
Tolwyn	O
's	O
flagship	O
,	O
the	O
TCS	B-Device
Concordia	I-Device
,	O
shows	O
up	O
on	O
sensors	O
,	O
under	O
heavy	O
attack	O
by	O
a	O
Kilrathi	O
cruiser	O
and	O
her	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
ensuing	O
battle	O
,	O
Shadow	O
is	O
killed	O
,	O
Blair	O
triumphs	O
,	O
and	O
Tolwyn	O
,	O
ever-mindful	O
of	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
good	O
pilots	O
,	O
takes	O
The	O
Coward	O
of	O
K'Tithrak	B-Device
Mang	I-Device
onto	O
his	O
flagship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Maverick	O
encounters	O
Kilrathi	O
Strakha	O
stealth	O
fighters	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
his	O
black	B-Device
box	I-Device
always	O
manages	O
to	O
malfunction	O
or	O
be	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maverick	O
and	O
Angel	O
fly	O
a	O
critical	O
mission	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
trace	O
a	O
Kilrathi	O
destroyer	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
K'Tithrak	B-Device
Mang	I-Device
,	O
placing	O
its	O
location	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Enigma	O
Campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blair	O
is	O
finally	O
able	O
to	O
clear	O
his	O
name	O
when	O
he	O
and	O
Zach	O
"	O
Jazz	O
"	O
Colson	O
engage	O
Strakha	O
stealth	O
fighters	O
and	O
return	O
,	O
flight	B-Device
recorders	I-Device
intact	O
,	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
tale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
taking	O
matters	O
into	O
his	O
own	O
hands	O
,	O
Blair	O
flies	O
a	O
single-handed	O
strike	O
against	O
K'tithrak	B-Device
Mang	I-Device
,	O
destroying	O
it	O
and	O
defeating	O
Imperial	O
Crown	O
Prince	O
Thrakhath	O
nar	O
Kiranka	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Establishing	O
immediately	O
that	O
the	O
canonical	O
ending	O
involves	O
Blair	O
destroying	O
K'tithrak	B-Device
Mang	I-Device
,	O
the	O
newly	O
promoted	O
Colonel	O
Blair	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Colonel	O
Ralgha	O
"	O
Hobbes	O
"	O
nar	O
Hhallas	O
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
transfer	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Special	O
Operations	O
"	O
division	O
of	O
Intelligence	O
,	O
under	O
Col	O
.	O
Taggart	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
Chief	O
Field	O
Officer	O
of	O
Intelligence	O
and	O
Special	O
Operations	O
in	O
the	O
Enigma	O
Sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
flight	O
group	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
Colonel	O
Ransom	O
,	O
Lieutenant	O
Colonel	O
Poelma	O
,	O
and	O
Lieutenant	O
Jason	O
Bondarevsky	O
,	O
mutinied	O
against	O
the	O
order	O
to	O
kill	O
innocent	O
civilians	O
,	O
and	O
Cain	O
was	O
dispatched	O
back	O
to	O
Confed	O
HQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blair	O
's	O
leave	O
on	O
Akko	O
Base	O
in	O
the	O
Canewdon	O
System	O
is	O
cut	O
short	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
mind	O
one	O
bit	O
:	O
Zachary	O
"	O
Jazz	O
"	O
Colson	O
,	O
the	O
traitor	O
from	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
has	O
been	O
sentenced	O
to	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
Maverick	O
will	O
be	O
escorting	O
his	O
prison	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
humorous	O
scene	O
,	O
Maniac	O
's	O
Morningstar	O
,	O
which	O
broke	O
down	O
just	O
after	O
launch	O
for	O
the	O
mission	O
against	O
Jazz	O
,	O
is	O
seen	O
drifting	O
and	O
deserted	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
evidently	O
neither	O
Blair	O
nor	O
Paladin	O
cared	O
to	O
rescue	O
him	O
(	O
Maniac	O
returns	O
,	O
hale	O
and	O
hearty	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1991	O
called	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
IIs	I-Device
story	O
"	O
mesmerizing	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
clearly	O
excellent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1994	O
survey	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
of	O
strategic	O
space	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
and	O
later	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
four-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
game	O
responsible	O
for	O
putting	O
the	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
on	O
the	O
map	O
as	O
the	O
de	O
facto	O
standard	O
for	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
