Privateer 2: The Darkening
You regain consciousness and the unfamiliar faces surrounding you inform you that you've lost your ship in an unfortunate accident. The cutthroat world of the Tri-System privateers greets you with a clenched…
Privateer 2: The Darkening is a shooter developed by EA Manchester, released 13 December 1996 on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Privateer 2: The Darkening is
Privateer 2: The Darkening is a shooter game developed by EA Manchester and released in 1996. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
You regain consciousness and the unfamiliar faces surrounding you inform you that you've lost your ship in an unfortunate accident. The cutthroat world of the Tri-System privateers greets you with a clenched fist and a knife pointed at your back. Your only order of business is survival. You've got just enough credits to afford something resembling a new ship. It takes more than just a bucket of bolts to make it in this world; you'll need upgrades, and most important of all: money. The sector is brimming with "business" opportunities, but who can you trust? Legal or not, it's time to trade, travel, and battle your way through a place where high risk equals high reward and only those with the…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Privateer 2: The Darkening launched on 13 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper and Mega Man 8.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper, Mega Man 8.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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