Wing Commander: Privateer

The Good
I like the way that you did not have to stay within the story line, you can go off and just have fun with the game, and when you got into the story line it was very nice and fun to see what you would come up to next.. The only prob. that I had with the game was at the end, I realy could not make it no matter what I did, so as for the ending I do not know what happens. Overall I wish that they would make games like this a lot more Privateer2 was not even close to privteer in my book, but it was ok in the long run..

The Bad
The bloody ending, could not get through it, even in god mode I could not.. that is all that I found that I did not like about the game.. The only prob that I have with it at this time is that I can not get it to run with my win.98se, I cannot get the dos config right.. I am not a programer...

The Bottom Line
Over all I have been playing a lot of games all the way back from the old com.64 to the ne stuff, and I have found that This game is one of the top 5 games that I would like to play more then most, even some of the new stuff like Half-Life..

The Good
The two things I loved the most was the ability to break away from the plot to explore around and run random missions, and upgrading/buying your ship. It was always nice to make a bunch for bounty hunter runs or a little pirating to gain some extra credits without sacrificing the plot; you could pick it up where you left off. Also, being able to buy better equipment, weapons, and such for your ship gave a lot of incentive for making those extra runs. It also made flying a "hunk of junk" a little more interesting in the beginning.

The Bad
There were a few silly missions you had to complete for the plot to continue. The most annoying one was the dash you made from the alien ship to a confed base with the egg chasing you through the various asteroid fields. It was obviously doable, but annoying all the same to be running full speed through asteroid field through asteroid field.

The Bottom Line
It's an excellent diversion from the Wing Commander game without leaving the universe. You can follow the plot or go off and be a merchant, pirate, and/or bounty hunter......or do any combination thereof whenever you wanted to. You still have the Kilrathi to contend with from time to time while you are working your way through the plot. I felt it was a very refreshing perspective of the WC universe.

The Good
This game is very much like a space-combat RPG. You have no limits as to where you can go, no limits to what you can do, and you can intereact with virtually every little detail. The ports are immersive, and the gameplay is fun. Smuggling, pirating, hunting, blatant anti-social tendencies, you name it, you can do it.

The Bad
While fun, space combat was so-so. This was obviously not one of the best space combat engines provided by Origin. To top it off, the ships one can fly, although great in their own right, are far too limited (number: 4 out of a good 15 ships in the game).

The Bottom Line
A definite must see and must get.