Wing Commander: Privateer

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Wing Commander: Privateer
Developer(s)	Origin Systems
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Producer(s)	R. Scott Russo
Designer(s)	Joel Manners
Programmer(s)	Ed Maurer
Composer(s)	Nenad Vugrinec
Platform(s)	DOS
Release	September 1993 (floppy) 1994 (CD-ROM)
Genre(s)	Space trading and combat simulator
Mode(s)	Single-player

Wing Commander: Privateer is an adventure space trading and combat simulator computer video game which was released by Origin Systems in September 1993. Privateer and its storyline is part of the Wing Commander series. The player takes the role of Grayson Burrows, a "privateer" who travels through the Gemini Sector, one of many sectors in the Wing Commander universe. Unlike Wing Commander, the player is no longer a navy pilot, but a freelancer who can choose to be a pirate, a merchant, a mercenary or any of the above in some combination. The player may follow the built-in plot, but is free to adventure on his own, even after the plot has been completed.

Privateer had two add-ons titled Speech Pack (1993) and Righteous Fire (1994). A sequel was released in 1996, titled Privateer 2: The Darkening. The game was re-released in 2011 with Windows support on GOG.com, with MacOS support added in 2012.