I said it. And I stand by it too. Privateer has been a love in my life since i played it the first time back in 94. Its immersive, simple yet elegant with a phenomenal mission system that is often emulated but never quite done as well. If you don't know if you want to play this or not, but have played freespace, or Galaxy on fire (for ios4) then this is the game for you. those two games try oh so hard to be privateer and fail. well not fail so much as fall short. I can't play one without thinking, "man, i wish when i upgrade my ship that it shows me the engine getting bigger or the new gun i just installed" or the CLANG of hitting metal with a laser, or fleeing from a horde of Retro's in your rickety old Tarsus. I LOVE THIS GAME. each time i am able to play it on my computer (this GOG.com is a godsend) I bust out my Nirvana and STP and just zone into the game. 5/5 stars.
