Escapist Reviews Wing Command Prophecy

[LeHah]

Heh, at least they're not Kotaku.

Two sides, same coin.

 

[Bandit LOAF]

In case you weren't aware, the Kilrathi bear more than a passing resemblance to the Kzinti cat-like aliens.. and they even share much of the same backstory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kzin Origin acknowledged this in WC2 by naming a star system after author Larry Niven.

I think this has become a bit muddled over the years. The Kilrathi certainly took their appearance from the Kzinti... but the volumes and volumes of Kzin back story that exist today weren't around in 1990. The first contact story you mentioned came years after Wing Commander's (the Jotok didn't even exist as a race in Known Space when Wing Commander hit.)