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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...
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Sci-fi
Tags:
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( 108 Reviews )

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Product details
1996, Origin Systems, ESRB Rating: Mature 17+...
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

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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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DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
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Time to beat
10 hMain
21 h Main + Sides
23.5 h Completionist
14.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Sci-fi, Classic, Science, Space, show 4 more... Shooter, Good Old Game, Flight, Only On GOG
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1996-12-09T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Origin Systems / Electronic Arts
Size:
1.4 GB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Realistic Blood, Realistic Violence, Realistic Gore)
Game features
Cloud saves
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
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User reviews

Posted on: September 4, 2021

IamKamakura

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I wanted to love this game, but....

Why must this port be so buggy and shoddy? I can't even exit to Transit! Can anyone care to explain...

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Posted on: December 29, 2013

Grok

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Games: 75 Reviews: 1

Missions

I need to visit Angus Santana at Interplanetary Aid on Anhur, but when on I'm Anhur the Interplanetary Aid location don't show up on my Pad.

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Posted on: November 15, 2013

joshi1967

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Games: 108 Reviews: 1

years ago played it and loved it

Played it years ago and love it . hope it can still play at the same quality as before

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Posted on: March 22, 2014

v1516

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Games: 37 Reviews: 2

Privateer 2

Awesome!!! Nowadays, space sim games doesn't even come close to GOG. Games like Freelancer, FreeSpace 1 and 2, Archimedean Dynasty and Aquanox 1 and 2 are my all time favourites. Currently, I may add EVE on-line is the closer.

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Posted on: April 22, 2014

jedashford

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Games: 8 Reviews: 2

Best game ever!

I never got to complete this game since there was a bug that made it crash on CD3 when landing on a certain base. I soooo look forward to playing again!

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