Privateer 2 windows

If you have problems using your throttle on your joystick, simply reinstall Privateer 2 without throttle support. This saves you from dealing with the slightly buggy? Selecting either Windows 95 or Windows 98 should work for everyone. IFF from your original Privateer 2 version in your language , you will get the installation interface and the game interface in your language, and not up to now in English.

I'll just say a word or phrase and you write down everything that comes into your head on that subject. Right, here goes: "Interactive movies". Short pause, sound of grey matter whirring into action accompanied by a wry smile. I'll hedge my bets a little here, but would I be a million miles away if I presumed you thought of at least four or five of the following: hammy, out of work, two bit actors; Plumbers Don't Wear Ties; Mark Hamill; blue screen; FMV; Wing Commander 3 and Under a Killing Moon ; Mark Hamill; linear plot and storyline; MPEG; non-interactive; ninja pc required; adventures; nice graphics; and, er, wait a min Mark Hamill?

So, how did I do? Did I miss anything? We'll forget the bit about that "adult" cd you picked up at a car boot sale, shall we? Almost perfect? Well there you have it; conclusive proof that just about every interactive movie released so far on the pc has been just a bit cack. Or should I say, has the reputation of being a bit cack. Well, you see, EA being EA want to do something different. It sees the future of pc entertainment as being much closer in terms of production and direction to the movie industry and it's keen to push back the boundaries in an attempt to take the lead.

And we're not talking lame movie license deals here, we're talking next generation home entertainment. As Adam Medhurst, Creative Design Co-ordinator, puts it: "The Darkening represents the beginning of a new evolution in home entertainment.

We're approaching the stage when medium is of no relevance and we aim to be the first to produce a product that is recognisably the next step in interactive entertainment. And what will make The Darkening so different from all the other interactive movie releases that have been forced onto an unsuspecting games buying public, I wonder? Adam remains totally unfazed by my scepticism.

It has so many different facets. The result is a superior world that offers the user a new level of immersion. I want people to go home and play The Darkening instead of just turning on their tv sets and watching Coronation Street. I want them to interact with real characters, played by people who can act, in a "feature film" quality environment.

Adam's more optimistic: "We want to get the player emotionally involved in what's going on. That's why we're using professional actors, recognised names in the film industry, to give the game extra weight. And we're not relying on computer-generated graphics to set the seen. Instead, we've opted to build the sets, just as we would if we were making a "normal" movie. That way we can ensure that it is of the same quality as a feature film and uses the same filming techniques, such as multiple camera angles and panning, to give a sense of pace and tension.

Something you could never recreate when you were working with rendered sets. We haven't set a minimum machine specification yet. Although we do recommend an 8Meg machine. A quick guided tour around Studio 2 at the world famous Pinewood Studios where they are filming a crash scene, and a stunt man is being "blown" through the side of the set , and a quick peek at the rushes is enough to convince me that Adam's got a point. The quality of the production is much higher than anything yet seen on the pc in terms of atmosphere and quality, and it's, well Just to give you an indication of the scale of the production, there are seven studios at Pinewood, and EA are filming in four of them.

The sets are massive, and each one is constructed from a special kind of polystyrene. It's then painted, decorated and lit. All in all. The atmosphere on set is understandably tense, but I still manage to grab a few words with Aaron Roberts yes. To say that Aaron is very excited about the whole project is like saying a Ferrari is quite a fast car. Having worked as assistant producer on Privateer, he now wants to do things his way.

What we're trying to offer the player is more choice, more freedom and get them emotionally involved by giving them real choices instead of just two options, and combine this with realistic characters who give real responses. But with all this filming and money you're blowing on mega sets and big name actors, isn't there always the danger that it's going to be just ever so slightly linear?

This limited freedom makes the game feel much more like a Wing Commander game than a Privateer game. Which is not a bad thing, except that one would expect the game titled Privateer 2 to be a true sequel to Privateer and maintain its freelancing spirit.

There are also other oversights that will irk fans of Privateer. This feature is part of what makes the first Privateer so replayable. Playing the same missions over and over in The Darkening , is naturally much more boring, so you would be less likely to re-install it after you beat the game. The Darkening does offer some big improvements over the original, although it is naturally to expect that: technology in is naturally superior to what Origin had in This means you will be treated with great-looking 3D graphics, and a great flight engine that would set the new standard for all subsequent Wing Commander games.

Despite a smaller gameworld, there are more ships to pilot and destroy, and more planets you can land on. Overall, The Darkening is a great game with top-notch graphics and acting missing from this CD-rip download to to huge size - multiple CDs original. If you regard the game as a plot-driven Wing Commander game than a true heir of , Privateer 's free-wheeling spirit, you will have a blast.

Highly recommended. There are sites out there with add ons, freebies, if you want Privateer. I'm trying to install Privateer 2 the deluxe edition in Win XP. The Turbo utility slows down the game all right but it makes the sound not work at all or studder every quarter of a second. I didn't use any utilities then. Find a system slowdown utility, would be my recommendation. I know I use one called "Turbo," but I can't remember where I found it. Try looking around the net.