Privateer 2: The Darkening
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Privateer 2: The Darkening is a follow-up to Wing Commander: Privateer. The player takes control of Ser Lev Arris, who is searching to regain his identity and memory. Like its predecessors, the game combines space combat simulation with exploration and trading. Along the way, the player can trade commodities, go on missions, attack strange mutants, rescue damsels in distress, meet weird characters, and visit unusual planets. It is possible to hire wingmen and cargo ships, as well as upgrade the current ship or buy new ones. Live-action movies advance the story.
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- 银河私掠者2:黑暗之渊 - Simplified Chinese spelling
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- 3D Engine: BRender
- EA Classics releases
- Gameplay feature: "Simon says"
- Gameplay feature: Slavery
- Genre: Simulation - Space trading and combat
- Live action cut-scenes
- Merchant / Trade-oriented games
- Privateer series
- Sound engine: AIL/Miles Sound System
- Theme: Amnesia
- Wing Commander spin-offs
- Wing Commander universe
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Critics
Average score: 82% (based on 17 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.6 out of 5 (based on 65 ratings with 10 reviews)
The Good
This game has a very good and involving story. Once started you just have to finish the game to know what'll happen. If you don't like the story or have finished the main-plot, you can just fly on and on, it never stops, that was the original strength of Privateer 1 and is the main reason why you'll never get bored with this game.
The Bad
The original version had a lot of terrible bugs. To make it even worse, even the savegame system was buggy, so once it went wrong, there was a big chance that even your savegames couldn't help you. There's a bug fix available, so that shouldn't be a problem any more, however, the game is completely unplayable on a Pentium II or higher, the spacefight is just way to fast.
The Bottom Line
If you like space shooters, this is a must have. If you don't like them, this might be the game that changes your opinion.
DOS · by Baxter (37) · 1999
The Good
The CD had many uses:
-- Throw it like a frisbee (It could also be turned into one of those Chinese throwing stars with a little modification).
-- A coaster to set your coffee cup on while playing a good game.
-- If you're strapped for cash this holiday season, the CD makes a nice, shiny tree ornament.
-- If you're lost in the wilderness, you can use it as a signal mirror... it might save your life.
The Bad
CDs thrown like frisbees or throwing stars tend to shatter on impact, but there are two of them, so you'll have a replacement.
Seriously, though, this game is really, REALLY bad. The cut-scenes, although of decent cinematic quality, are cheesier than Monterey Jack. The game has absolutely nothing to do with the Wing Commander universe (the setting for the original Privateer). Instead, it's like a leech sucking up Privateer's good reputation in order to survive.
It didn't work.
The Bottom Line
In a word: crap.
DOS · by James Hicks (8) · 2000
This one was just "different" from Privateer; better in some areas, worse in others.
The Good
I thought the graphics were awesome, the plot was fun to watch, and the battles were great. The missions were a little tougher, but a little creativity could give you success.
The Bad
I hate the fact you have to clear a system of enemies before you could jump. It would just be annoying when you'd clear it, then another bad guy would jump in just as you would get ready to leave. In a couple of cases when this happened repeatedly, I'd find myself in a damaged ship and losing my fighting capability and it would turn into a lost cause. This was frustrating. While it's not always noble, it would be nice to have the OPTION to run away when you needed to.
The Bottom Line
Go read the Privateer script, then improve the graphics and add movie clips to describe the story-line. It's a fun game which has a few quirks.
DOS · by Spectre (126) · 2000
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Will editing money make you skip side quests? | Kreshna Aryaguna | Aug 15, 2012 |
Trivia
For as much of a new game as it is, there is at least one nod to the original Privateer in the sequel. There's a random mission in which you have to approach and identify a derelict starfighter. Nothing major, but upon contact with the ship you'll see that it's a 3d-rendered version of the Talon, the singlemost common ship in the original Privateer. Look for it in the manual also.
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Game added by Raphael.
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Additional contributors: Zovni, Silverblade, CaesarZX, SGruber.
Game added November 2, 1999. Last modified March 26, 2024.