<s>
Privateer	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkening	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
under	O
the	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	I-Application
Privateer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
some	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
EA	O
Manchester	O
,	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
found	O
Warthog	O
Games	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
simulator	O
Starlancer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GOG.com	O
released	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Privateer	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
survivor	O
,	O
As	O
Lev	O
Arris	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
in	O
a	O
fugue	O
state	O
with	O
no	O
memory	O
of	O
who	O
he	O
is	O
and	O
no	O
record	O
of	O
his	O
existence	O
prior	O
to	O
two	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
crash	O
,	O
awakens	O
from	O
his	O
cryo-sleep	O
and	O
must	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
a	O
privateer	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Tri-System	O
,	O
re-discovering	O
his	O
past	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
said	O
Privateer	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
has	O
rejuvenated	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
emulates	B-Application
the	O
plotline	O
of	O
the	O
mainline	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
had	O
been	O
widely	O
criticized	O
,	O
it	O
at	O
least	O
gives	O
players	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
ignoring	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
can	O
accept	O
its	O
multiple	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
find	O
that	O
Privateer	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
actually	O
a	O
fairly	O
solid	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
flight	O
mechanics	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
plot	O
,	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
massive	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privateer	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Entertainments	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
quite	O
as	O
freewheeling	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Privateer	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
still	O
a	O
fluid	O
,	O
immersive	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
