The newest addition to the series, Wing Commander Arena, was released for the Xbox Live Arcade service on July 25, 2007.
The Wing Commander game series began in 1990 with Wing Commander. As well as Christopher Walken, John Hurt, and Clive Owen in Privateer 2: The Darkening. Starting with Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, every game (excluding Wing Commander: Secret Ops) contained cutscenes that incorporated live action filming, starring several major Hollywood actors, including John Rhys-Davies, Mark Hamill, Thomas F. The games were all notable for their storytelling through extensive cutscenes. Launching from carrier ships, the player fulfills various missions in starfighters. The Terran Confederation is an alliance of systems and regional governments which provide unified protection and economic growth. The player represents the Terran Confederation, the primary human government in the Wing Commander series. The species is featured in every game, with later games revealing more complex characters than just a faceless enemy. Physically they are bipeds who strongly resemble big cats: they have leonine manes, but also have markings which distinguish their clan of origin. The Kilrathi are native to the planet Kilrah with their society depicted as an empire. They loosely resemble the Kzin from Larry Niven's Known Space universe. Set in the 27th century, the games tell the story of humanity's war against the Kilrathi, an alien species of large feline bipeds. 2.8.4 The Kilrathi Saga (1996 recompilation).
2.8.3.1 Wing Commander: Armada - Proving Grounds (1994 expansion).2.8.2.1 Wing Commander: Privateer - Righteous Fire (1994 expansion).2.5 Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1996).2.4 Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994).2.3.2 Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi - Special Operations 2 (1992 expansion).2.3.1 Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi - Special Operations 1 (1991 expansion).2.3 Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991).2.2.1 Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2: Crusade (1991 expansion).2.1.1 The Secret Missions (1990 expansion).