{"id":8207625,"date":"2022-11-15T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reason.com\/?p=8207625"},"modified":"2022-11-15T08:19:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T13:19:15","slug":"wing-commander-privateer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reason.com\/2022\/11\/15\/wing-commander-privateer\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Be Your Own Boss in Space With 1993's <em>Wing Commander: Privateer<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 1993 computer game\u00a0<em>Wing Commander: Privateer<\/em>\u00a0wasn't the first to merge free market trading with exciting space combat, but it was the first to combine them in a lovingly rendered sandbox where your ethics and goals are up to you.<\/p>\n<p>Set in the larger Wing Commander universe, the game takes players out of a military cockpit and puts them in the shoes of a civilian pilot trying to make a living in the gritty Gemini Sector. You start off in a jalopy and can earn money for ship upgrades through trading, mercenary work, piracy, or smuggling. You face factions to please or enrage, distinct bases and planets to visit, and a storyline you were invited to follow. But the real fun is being your own boss and flying where you wish. Plus, you can taunt your enemies.<\/p>\n<p>While the combat hasn't aged well, the charming graphics and addicting just-one-more-job gameplay have made\u00a0<em>Wing Commander: Privateer<\/em>\u00a0an enduring classic of the space sim genre. The original game is available on GOG.com, and several fan remakes over the years provide updated graphics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1993 computer game\u00a0Wing Commander: Privateer\u00a0wasn't the first to merge free market trading with exciting space combat, but it was<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2022\/11\/15\/wing-commander-privateer\/\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1567,"featured_media":8207626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","beyondwords_generate_audio":"","beyondwords_integration_method":"","beyondwords_project_id":"","beyondwords_content_id":"","beyondwords_preview_token":"","beyondwords_player_content":"","beyondwords_player_style":"","beyondwords_language_code":"","beyondwords_language_id":"","beyondwords_title_voice_id":"","beyondwords_body_voice_id":"","beyondwords_summary_voice_id":"","beyondwords_error_message":"","beyondwords_disabled":"","beyondwords_delete_content":"","beyondwords_podcast_id":"","beyondwords_hash":"","publish_post_to_speechkit":"","speechkit_hash":"","speechkit_generate_audio":"","speechkit_project_id":"","speechkit_podcast_id":"","speechkit_error_message":"","speechkit_disabled":"","speechkit_access_key":"","speechkit_error":"","speechkit_info":"","speechkit_response":"","speechkit_retries":"","speechkit_status":"","speechkit_updated_at":"","_speechkit_link":"","_speechkit_text":""},"categories":[100209,100414],"tags":[452457],"newsletter":[],"ttd_topic":[599446,599445],"coauthors":[{"display_name":"C.J. 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