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Description

You are Ser Lev Arris in this "sequel" to the original Privateer. Go on a search to regain your identity and memory in this interactive movie/space combat game. Along the way, you can trade commodities, go on missions, attack strange mutants, rescue damsels in distress, meet weird characters, and visit unusual planets. You can hire wingmen and cargo ships, upgrade your ship or buy new ones, and watch lots of live-action movies.

Stars Clive Owen, John Hurt, Jürgen Prochnow (of Das Boot and the Wing Commander movie), David Warner, Amanda Pays, Mathilda May, David McCallum, Brian Blessed, and Christopher Walken as Hassan.

Alternate Titles

  • "The Darkening" -- Working title

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User Reviews

Not really that bad. It just requires a VERY open mind to enjoy. Zovni (9114) 3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars
William Hurt, Amanda Pays and Clive Owen IN A FREAKIN' GAME!!! Michael McKinlay (5) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Goodish Ashley Pomeroy (227) unrated
A strange departure from the series, both superior and inferior Vance (97) unrated
A step back regarding game design Mr Creosote (139) 3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars
For you to like this game you have to forget that this is a sequel and treat it as a totaly different product. William Shawn McDonie Bronze Star Contributing Member (1164) 3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars
Decent space trade/combat sim with decent FMV mobster_lobster (26) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
A $40 frisbee James Hicks (20) 2.8 Stars2.8 Stars2.8 Stars2.8 Stars2.8 Stars
This one was just "different" from Privateer; better in some areas, worse in others. Spectre (120) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
Space shooter with a story Baxter (38) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars

The Press Says

PC Gamer UK Dec, 1996 85 out of 100 85
PC Action Mar 18, 1998 2 out of 6 80
GameSpot Feb 06, 1997 6.8 out of 10 68
High Score Mar, 1997 3 out of 5 60

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Trivia

In the German gaming magazine PC Player (issue 01/1997) Privateer 2: The Darkening received a special award for the "Best FMV Cutscenes in 1996".


This entry was contributed by Reptil3 (84) and Raphael (1175)
 

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