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I'm fairly impressed with this title. After spending a good portion of time in my youth playing the original Wing Commander titles, I had to pick this one up. The GBA version is based on the 1997 PC version of the same title, which was a masterfully created interactive movie with one of the best space combat engines ever put together.

Wing Commander was a very successful franchise comprised of five games plus a number of spin-off titles. While always strong on story, the first two games (published in 1990 and 1991) relied on animated characters to tell the story in between missions. The third title (1994) was the first big budget interactive movie starring Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker from Star Wars). The extravagance continued with Wing Commander 4, and Prophecy rounded out the series in 1997.

I didn't expect much from the GBA title but was very impressed with the smooth frame rates and its nearly faithful reproduction of the original's gameplay. My only complaint has nothing to do with the game or its design, but more to do with which Wing Commander game they ported.

The developers could have met with greater sales success had they ported the first two titles, as the back story would have been easier to implement on the GBA. While the original Prophecy story is here, the presentation of it could have been much better.

Bottom line: If you love space combat games you will love this one. I haven't tried the multiplayer option yet, but I hear it's terrific. You can't go wrong with this one!

A port of the PC hit, Wing Commander: Prophecy almost pushes the GBA to it's limits in terms of graphics and gameplay. In this unbelieveably tough mission based shooter, you get to fly around in full 360 degree movement taking on massive ships while also doing reconnaissance missions. Prophecy for the GBA is very similar to it's PC counterpart; the biggest difference being the obvious lack of FMV sequences that the Wing Commander series is known for (featuring actors such as Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell), but that is forgiveable considering the platform this game is on. The graphics are outstanding minus a few graphical glitches here and there and some blockiness, but other than that Prophecy offers some nice eye candy. The 48 missions are hard and the multiplayer deathmatch mode is more than worth playing. Controls can be cumbersome, which is the game's biggest flaw, but despite Prophecy's shortcomings, it is a near triumph in terms of the GBA's graphical and gameplay capabilities. All in all, if your an old time fan of the Wing Commander series and you own a GBA, your in heaven.

Like my title suggests, this game is simply amazing. The gameplay and graphics are melded together in a game that will surprise and amaze you. The first noticable quality of this game is the amazing graphics, done in almost full 3d! This game is a port of a PC game, and dare I say it, the graphics on the GBA are fairly similar. Gameplay doesn't make the game however, and it's the arena of gameplay where this game shines. The game is a blast too play; you have 48 missions, several ships, dozens of weapons, and a superb multiplayer mode also. The missions range from short to lengthly, and beating them all is a ardous but worthwhile challenge. Playing the game is like watching and participating in a movie. The lengthy cutscenes from the PC version were cut out in favor of text boxes, but it manages to capture the same feel of the game. If you like Wing Commander, enjoy space/flight sims, or simply love well made and fun games, this game is for you!