Wing Commander ®: Privateer ™

This was the first PC game I ever purchased. To say the least I was in awe. Played it hour upon hour. Thing is it is just as awesome today as it was then. Perhaps more so, imagine all the work that went into the production of what was in it's day the pinnacle of gaming. Young Gamers owe themselves this game, not just for the incredible game play and world Origin created, but also for the appreciation of how far graphics have come. Privateer II would sure be a nice addition.

"Back in the day" I bought this when the CD edition was released with the add on packs, spent hours on end playing it. Somewhere over the years, house moves and computer upgrades, I lost the CD. I've tried the remake projects, but they never felt the same. Now to get a version that is complete AND runs nicely under win 7, I'm over the moon (so to speak). Hopefully Privateer 2 runs as nicely. They just don't make games like this anymore.

Best space-sim since Elite. It has a special quality to it that I like even better than Freelancer. It also supports Joysticks.

IF I could have an updated version of this game with modern graphics, full motion characters, and modern engine, but keep the basic game play, I would be GOLD for years. Forget all the reviews that say their is no Righteous Fire pack, its there now. At 5 bucks its the best deal on GOG. You have to set the graphics to: Keep aspect ratio and run it on 800X600 resolution.

The source code was released on this, but the thing is that not all of it was released. I played the open-source version of the game and its very glitchy, and requires the user to write in code. This is pretty much how I remember playing it. And it doesn't glitch on certain missions, like in the freeware version. The only marketable difference is that it doesn't say it has the expansion Righteous Fire in it. But according to reviews it does. I think its far worth the 5-6 bucks to buy this and not have the glitches. Oh, and the speech is here, lips move, upgrades show and battle damage to. Not to mention the scenery moves. Playing the freeware version is like looking through a picture viewer with an attack option. This is how i remember it back in the day. Way to go GOG. This will make you wanna get a stick and throttle controls to get the full effect.