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Privateer 2: The Darkening

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Privateer 2: The Darkening
Description
You regain consciousness and the unfamiliar faces surrounding you inform you that you've lost your ship in an unfortunate accident. The cutthroat world of the Tri-System privateers greets you with a clenched fist and a knife pointed at your back. Your only order of business is survival. You've got j...
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Product details
1996, Origin Systems, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9, 2 GB HDD...
Time to beat
10 hMain
21 h Main + Sides
23.5 h Completionist
14.5 h All Styles
Description
You regain consciousness and the unfamiliar faces surrounding you inform you that you've lost your ship in an unfortunate accident. The cutthroat world of the Tri-System privateers greets you with a clenched fist and a knife pointed at your back. Your only order of business is survival. You've got just enough credits to afford something resembling a new ship. It takes more than just a bucket of bolts to make it in this world; you'll need upgrades, and most important of all: money. The sector is brimming with "business" opportunities, but who can you trust? Legal or not, it's time to trade, travel, and battle your way through a place where high risk equals high reward and only those with the brass reap the rewards.

Privateer 2: The Darkening is the premier open universe space trading and combat sim. Blaze your own path through the Tri-System by either hook or crook. Take any mission you see fit, without rules or restrictions. Corner the market as you work out trade routes with the most reward. The universe is waiting for you, Privateer.

© 1996 Electronic Arts Inc.

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manuals quick reference card wallpaper strategy guide
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Minimum system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

This game is powered by DOSBox.
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
10 hMain
21 h Main + Sides
23.5 h Completionist
14.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1996-12-09T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
1.4 GB

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Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
français
audio
text
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Update (20 March 2025)
  • Added French localization.
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  • Added Cloud Saves functionality.
Internal Update (01 October 2018)
  • Updated internal installer structure, no changes to game files.
Update (20 April 2016)
  • Added German localization.
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Posted on: January 1, 2025

b30wulf63

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Games: 97 Reviews: 1

Privateer 2 the Darkening

An oldie space sim but enjoyable. FMV scenes showing the games age.


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Posted on: March 10, 2014

eranweisse

Games: 101 Reviews: 1

the best of its kind

i like it better then the first one it was like I'm in a movie and getting better stuff had a meaning the characters there are a great cast and the ending was fantastic i wish they make another one


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Posted on: September 19, 2013

Grogger

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Games: Reviews: 7

A privateer with a story.

Some die hard Wing Commander fans might have been disappointed but the game more than held its own. The live action videos have good acting with solid main actors including Clive Owen all portraying an entertaining story. The story being broken up by taking missions or smuggling contraband on a hired cargo ship to make money to pay for new weapons and ships. Though it all can feel rather short if you focus to much on the story and not enough on things like bulletin board missions, trading and messing around. The gameplay is solid and fun and getting new weapons and ships makes a big difference feeling rewarding but you'll never feel invincible, especially when testing your mettle against capitals ship and will still have moments where you flee for you life. It's definitely one of those games which if you played when new is very nostalgic to revisit. The biggest downside being technical problems which aren't as much of a problem as when released.


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Posted on: September 19, 2013

TonkiHonk

Games: 202 Reviews: 8

A game with lots of stuff to do

Hey there, I played this game in miy youth over and over again. It is one of the most replayable games i've ever played. U got 3 options to play through the storyline and each option has its own cutscenes. But thats not the reason for the great replayability. The game has lots of stuff to do. Actually the most fun is making money. Escortingh your own hired cargo ship to other planets to sell goods keeps the game interesting also if u don't want to play storyline. From my point of view it is definetly a game worth buying and much thanks to the GOG team to bring up this game, runable on win 7!


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Posted on: September 19, 2013

vertex

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Games: 648 Reviews: 7

Wish granted!

I just received the email about "Wish granted!" for Privateer 2, as I wished for it to go on GoG for like ever. Whee! I like to see this game in league with the X series and can't count the hours anymore I spent playing it. I like the cutscenes, I like the story, I like the gameplay. Trading in game might be simple, but for its time: it was (and for me still is) a platinum embedded diamond. A milestone and one of the best games I've ever played. You might disagree, but for me that's it. Boooyeah! The Darkening on GoG! I'd hug you guys if I could! :D


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