of space which is depicted in the game's main screen: dots indicate star systems connected through one or more line representing the available space lanes for starships. The players choose a side (Confederation or Kilrathi) to play with and begin with their forces placed on the opposite sides of the sector. Since both sides start with a carrier and a complement of two light fighters, players can build mines on the planets they visit to gather resources with which to build shipyards for more fighters or fortresses to defend specific planets. Action takes place in turns. During their turns, players can move their ships or build mines/shipyards/fortresses, while the other player waits. The game ends when one player is able to locate the opponent's carrier and attack it with heavy fighters: if the assault is successful a cinematic of the carrier blowing up is displayed and the game ends. Campaign The "Campaign" mode is very much like the "Armada" game type and consists of 11 scenarios played following the same rules as "Armada". To progress to the next level, one of the two sides must be defeated by destroying its carrier. At the end of the last level, depending on the points gathered during all the matches, one side is the overall winner and a cinematic of either Earth or Kilrah blowing up is shown. The "Campaign" can be played both in single-player and multiplayer. Reception Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "if you've been looking to play - with or against a friend - a title worth owning, wait for Wing Commander 3". Reviews Power Play (Jul, 1994) MikroBitti (Dec, 1994) References Paul Pettengale "Wing Commander: Armada", PC Format magazine, September 1994 Paul Galancey "Wing Commander: Armada", PC Review magazine, November 1994 Wing Commander: Armada Play Guide Wing Commander: Armada "Voices of War" manual External links Wing Commander: Armada at MobyGames 1994 video games DOS games FM Towns games Games commercially released with DOSBox NEC PC-9801 games Science fiction video games Space combat simulators Video games developed in the United States Video games with expansion packs Wing Commander (franchise)