<s>
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	I-Application
Privateer	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
space	O
trading	O
and	O
combat	O
simulator	O
computer	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
in	O
September	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privateer	B-Application
and	O
its	O
storyline	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Grayson	O
Burrows	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
privateer	B-Application
"	O
who	O
travels	O
through	O
the	O
Gemini	O
Sector	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
sectors	O
in	O
the	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
navy	O
pilot	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
freelancer	B-Language
who	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
pirate	O
,	O
a	O
merchant	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	O
or	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
above	O
in	O
some	O
combination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privateer	B-Application
had	O
two	O
add-ons	O
titled	O
Speech	O
Pack	O
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Righteous	O
Fire	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
titled	O
Privateer	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2011	O
with	O
Windows	O
support	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
with	O
MacOS	B-Application
support	O
added	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privateer	B-Application
features	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
world	O
in	O
plain	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
at	O
320x200	B-Protocol
with	I-Protocol
256	I-Protocol
colors	I-Protocol
(	O
VGA	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkhouse	O
tells	O
Burrows	O
the	O
artifact	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
an	O
ancient	O
technologically	O
advanced	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
Steltek	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burrows	O
then	O
encounters	O
a	O
Steltek	B-Application
scout	O
,	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
traces	O
of	O
their	O
technology	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
remove	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Righteous	O
Fire	O
expansion	O
,	O
the	O
Steltek	B-Application
weapon	O
is	O
stolen	O
from	O
his	O
ship	O
while	O
Burrows	O
is	O
docked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Retro	O
defector	O
tells	O
Burrows	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
Retros’	O
headquarters	O
and	O
warns	O
they	O
have	O
made	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Steltek	B-Application
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
edition	O
which	O
uses	O
full	O
speech	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
always	O
refer	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
"	O
Captain	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Privateer	B-Application
"	O
;	O
many	O
people	O
assume	O
"	O
Privateer	B-Application
"	O
is	O
his	O
callsign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Privateer	B-Application
:	O
the	O
Speech	O
Pack	O
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
digitized	O
speech	O
voice-overs	O
to	O
inflight	O
communications	O
with	O
other	O
Pilots	O
and	O
enemies	O
;	O
and	O
Righteous	O
Fire	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
adds	O
other	O
purchasable	O
equipment	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Righteous	O
Fire	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Privateer	B-Application
in	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
"	O
lose	O
"	O
by	O
failing	O
a	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
edition	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
included	O
the	O
Righteous	O
Fire	O
expansion	O
and	O
full	O
speech	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
what	O
the	O
Speech	O
Pack	O
alone	O
provides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actor	O
voicing	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
also	O
changes	O
between	O
the	O
Speech	O
Pack	O
and	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Privateer	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Privateer	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkening	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1996	O
,	O
helmed	O
by	O
Erin	O
Roberts	O
,	O
the	O
brother	O
of	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darkening	O
is	O
set	O
a	O
century	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Privateer	B-Application
and	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
region	O
of	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privateer	B-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
live	O
action	O
sequences	O
featuring	O
such	O
talents	O
as	O
Clive	O
Owen	O
,	O
Mathilda	O
May	O
,	O
Jürgen	O
Prochnow	O
,	O
John	O
Hurt	O
,	O
David	O
Warner	O
and	O
Christopher	O
Walken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
shut	O
down	O
Origin	O
,	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
Freelancer	B-Language
which	O
featured	O
similar	O
art	O
and	O
story	O
to	O
Privateer	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Privateer	B-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
debut	O
sometime	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
fan	O
remake	O
entitled	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	I-Application
Privateer	I-Application
-	O
Gemini	O
Gold	O
was	O
made	O
using	O
the	O
Vega	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
engine	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privateer	B-Application
was	O
very	O
popular	O
,	O
appearing	O
in	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
PC	O
Data	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
best-selling	O
DOS	B-Device
games	O
for	O
September	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
place	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
"	O
Playing	O
Lately	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
recommended	O
the	O
"	O
deluxe	O
,	O
high-end	O
product	O
"	O
to	O
those	O
with	O
"	O
486	B-General_Concept
machines	O
sporting	O
fast	O
video	O
cards	O
and	O
vast	O
hard	O
drives	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
in	O
May	O
1994	O
approved	O
of	O
Righteous	O
Fires	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
storyline	O
—	O
as	O
open-ended	O
as	O
Privateer	B-Application
while	O
adding	O
"	O
new	O
ship	O
elements	O
"	O
—	O
and	O
its	O
tight	O
continuity	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
reporting	O
a	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
challenge	O
"	O
for	O
experienced	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
recommended	O
the	O
expansion	O
to	O
"	O
privateers	B-Application
who	O
just	O
ca	O
n't	O
get	O
enough	O
of	O
life	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
universe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privateer	B-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Flame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
Privateer	B-Application
"	O
advanced	O
the	O
graphic	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
somewhat	O
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
free-wheeling	O
open-endedness	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
who	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
story	O
line	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
