And once it was all over, you had the feeling that a pretty damn good gaming experience had just occurred. Naturally, the best approach was to combine both elements, playing freelance until you had a descent arsenal, and then taking on the storyline missions. There was a story within the game, but you could either follow that or play entirely on your own. This time around, players were entirely independent, flying missions for private contractors or government payees, building up their savings, and using that money to buy new ships, new weapons, and new equipment.
In game two, much the same was true, except that you did not move in rank and the entire game was story-driven rather than based on your personal progress. Over time, your success was mirrored in the course of the war and the theaters of operation you were sent to. In the first, you flew missions and were promoted in rank and to new squadrons based on your performance. In fact, each game in the series had its own particular appeal, choosing to do things a little differently than the last. Rather than delving into the Kilrathi War, which was central to the series, this game addressed the lifestyle of merchants, mercenaries and pirates.Īnd that’s what makes this game so cool. Falling in between Wing Commander II, one of the best selling space combat simulators of all time, and WCIII, this game was a diversion for the series in that it dealt with the dark underside of the WC universe. Hello all and welcome to another installment in my video game review series! Today, I will be tackling an old (and I mean really old) favorite, a special installment in the Wing Commander series known as Privateer.
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