Happy Birthday Arena! (July 25, 2010)

ChrisReid

ChrisReid

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Wing Commander Arena turns three years old today! Arena might be the baby of the Wing Commander family in terms of age, but that label also applies in regards to how many disparate elements of the series all came together and produce a remarkable blend of history. No other game pulls from so many sources in building its flight roster. Broadswords from WC2/Priv, Arrows from Armada/WC2 and the unique Rapier model from Super Wing Commander all fly side-by-side on the new frontiers of the Terran Confederation. Not since 1994 has there been a WC game so geared towards multiplayer space combat. Capturing satellites, chasing down enemy squadrons and going for the longest streak in the Bearpit are all tons of fun, but coordinating with seven of your closest wingmates to thrash an enemy battlecruiser guarded by eight live foes is as amazing as multiplayer Wing Commander gets.





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Arena didn't sell well enough to garner an immediate expansion or sequel, but it continues to hold its own on the XBox Live Arcade sales charts. Contrary to outlandish rumors of delisting, the game holds its own around the 60th percentile (top 40%) of titles in Microsoft's Marketplace. Games are the core of this franchise, but peripheral fiction, books and merchandise are also an important part. The Star*Soldier companion to Arena includes the most comprehensive timeline of the series, which beautiful ties together elements from the television show, movie and latest games and novels. It also acknowledges the diehard fan base with numerous references to dedicated Wingnuts and the work they've done over the last 15 years to bolster the online community.





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And all this for only $10! Happy Birthday Wing Commander Arena! And thanks to the team at EA Vancouver and Gaia Industries for putting everything together!







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Original update published on July 25, 2010
 
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I would buy (and play) this game in a heartbeat if only it were available for PC or the PS3. :(

Star*Soldier is great, though.
 
Triple-B said:
anyone knows where i can listen to arenamusic? or download the mp3s?
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We'll hopefully have something for you soon. The music is pretty good, but there just isn't that much of it. There's Probably about 4 distinct pieces ranging from about 45 seconds to about a minute, and for the most part they're designed to loop.
 
speaking of short music for loop play, I finally managed to extract the ambient music from the origin catalog of 1994. it is not directly wc, but i always linked it with wc.

currently i am listening to it in a repeating loop for hours and hours :D

maybe chris want's to put this music file to the downloads?

anyway here is it :)

http://www.file-upload.net/download-2700118/catalogsound.wav.html
 

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I can only repeat what others have already said: I cannot believe it's been 3 years already, it feels like last summer.

Arena is a great game for its price and S*S is just priceless. So, happy birthday and thank you Arena and EA and Gaia industries! I definately should play more often - maybe at the CIC birthday party?
 
Triple-B said:
maybe chris want's to put this music file to the downloads?
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That's cute, thanks! Definitely sounds like Origin of 1994.

Mekt-Hakkikt said:
Arena is a great game for its price and S*S is just priceless. So, happy birthday and thank you Arena and EA and Gaia industries! I definately should play more often - maybe at the CIC birthday party?
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I think there'll definitely be people playing after the party!
 
Yeah I'm looking forward to maybe a WCP MP game or two, some Armada and definitely some Arena battlecruiser mode :)
 
You can subscribe for a single month for about $8, but I wouldn't recommend it. Year-long cards have been going for $40 on sale lately, which is only a few dollars a month.
 
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