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| Wing Commander: Privateer | |
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| 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 game 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.