Wing Commander Academy is essentially Wing Commander II with the freedom for the player to create his or her own missions and hone their piloting skills. Unfortunately it comes with very little storyline or background information. A small ‘bonus’ is the introduction of the Confederation Wraith and the Kilrathi Jrathek – experimental fighters which are later used in the special operations of Wing Commander Armada.
Wing Commander Academy is currently (since 27th August 2013) available from gog.com. Extensive background information for Wing Commander Academy is available at the CIC. Note that this game is not related to the animated series of the same name in the sense that the two are set in different periods and locations of the Wing Commander universe.
