Wing Commander III was the most expensive game to be produced at the time with a budget of $4 million dollars.
The FMVs were achieved using green screens with all of the sets being created in post-production. The game is considered to be one of the first 'interactive movie's and was advertised as such.
These conversations usually affected how that character treats him and/or her as the story proceeds. In between missions, Blair could engage in branching conversations with his fellow wing-mates. The Full Motion Videos were directed by Chris Roberts and featured famous actors such as Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) in the central role of Colonel Christopher Blair. It is also the first in the series to change from the previous 2D sprite-based graphics to 3D texture-mapped polygonal graphics. WC3 was the first in the franchise to use full motion video to tell the story instead of the animated cut-scenes used in the first two games. Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is a space combat simulation game and the second sequel to the original Wing Commander released back in 1990. Overview Malcolm McDowell plays Admiral Tolwyn
