Wing Commander: Privateer
About: 2669, Gemini Sector, Troy System. The Terran frontier between the Kilrathi Empire and the unknown. Privateer takes you to the seamy side of the Wing Commander universe. In the far reaches of space, you…
Wing Commander: Privateer is a simulator developed by Origin Systems, released 22 September 1993 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Wing Commander: Privateer is
Wing Commander: Privateer is a simulator game developed by Origin Systems and released in 1993. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
About: 2669, Gemini Sector, Troy System. The Terran frontier between the Kilrathi Empire and the unknown. Privateer takes you to the seamy side of the Wing Commander universe. In the far reaches of space, you live by no man's rules but your own. The fringes are populated by a volatile mix of pirates, miners, mercs cutthroats, and Kilrathi, all struggling to make a life for themselves. In this open-ended game you can choose from many paths. You start with a rusted scout ship and a handful of credits in your pocket It isn't much, but the universe is there for you to explore in search for profitable opportunities. Become a patient, law-abiding merchant, a smuggler far away from the normal…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Wing Commander: Privateer launched on 22 September 1993, within three weeks of Sonic CD, Master of Orion, Ridge Racer and Myst.
Released around the same time: Sonic CD, Master of Orion, Ridge Racer, Myst.
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