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Pirate Galaxy
Pirate Galaxy
Developer(s)	Splitscreen Studios
Publisher(s)	Splitscreen Studios
Producer(s)	Gustaf Stechmann, Alexandre Maia
Designer(s)	Gustaf Stechmann, Jonathan Lindsay, Alexander Walter
Programmer(s)	Mark Buchholz, Ole Schaper, Alexandre Maia, Lars Campe, Joana Grade, Jannik Staub, Jan Schwien, Alexander Grunert
Artist(s)	Alexandre Maia, Boris Patschull, Jan Sonnwald, Jan Weyers, Friederike Engels, Jochen Geisler
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	April 29, 2009
Genre(s)	MMORPG

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Pirate Galaxy is a free-to-play, massive multiplayer online game written in Java.^[1] Players can operate spaceships, explore a collection of planets, mine minerals, and fight other players and enemies in the planetary combat. The game features 3D graphics and runs from a downloadable client.

Story

The game's story revolves around an organization called The Mantis who have conquered many star systems, leaving only a few pilots to recruit others to fight back.

Players take on the role of a smuggler on the planet Kalabesh in the Vega system. As the player progresses through the game, they travel to various planets, and eventually join The Colonials, who were previously their enemies. After a battle with the Mantis mothership, the player gains access to the Antares star system, where they meet the Admiral and help him find his daughter.

Later, the player travels to the Gemini system and meets Isaac, Sara, and the survivors of the war with The Mantis. They then move on to the Mizar system, where they encounter the Baum Arian Fighters, and eventually reach their own star system, Sol, which is now controlled by the Imperials. After a boss battle with Lord Fam Doom, the player gains entrance to the Draconis system, where they meet the Methanoids and defeat the Mantis Queen to complete the ancient artifact.

The game's final system, the Sirius Singularity, is accessed through a wormhole that opens after the player experiments with the artifact. This new system is rich with wealth and is inhabited by both the Mantis and rogue Methanoid criminals, as well as a race called "The Ancients". The latest system, Tau Ceti, has recently been completed with the fourth and final part being released.^[2]

Gameplay

Throughout the game, the player explores star systems and planets, upgrades their ship, and completes missions to progress through the story.

Beginning on planet Kalabash in the Vega System, there are eight star systems and over 30 planets to explore. The star systems are Vega, Antares, Gemini, Mizar, Sol, Draconis, Sirius Singularity, and Tau Ceti. These systems are named in reference to the stars of the Milky Way.

The Sirius Singularity is a system which needs lot of teamwork in which clan allies have a role to play. The Sirius Singularity has 5 Rings. Rings 1–4 are resource planets, and Ring 5 is an ancient planet from which players get ancient items of other systems. In Sirius Singularity, a jump ship plays a major role to jump to planet by accomplishing missions on 1–4 ring planets and mission not needed to be done to jump from the Ring 5, The player has to jump out of the planet to different ones before the planet collapses and it will be displayed on the planet profile. The planet will collapse, and new ones will be automatically made but the names are random.

Reception

The game generally received favorable reviews.^[3]^[4]

Awards

The game received an award at Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2009 for technical innovation and was nominated at Deutscher Computerspielpreis for best browser-based game of the year.^[5]

References

^ Chris Donlan (2009-07-17). "The Friday Game: Pirate Galaxy - Edge Magazine". Next-gen.biz. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
^ "Tau Ceti Part 4 Update". Pirate Galaxy Forum. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
^ Pirate Galaxy Review, gamezebo.com
^ "Pirate Galaxy Review | Game Rankings & Reviews". www.gameranks.net. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
^ Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2009: Genre-Sieger + Sieger-Fotos Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, pcgames.de website.

Players Quotes

« Prot is nerfed » is a sentence that has been said by a player named "Hecatte".

External links

[Edge-1] Chris Donlan (2009-07-17). "The Friday Game: Pirate Galaxy - Edge Magazine". Next-gen.biz. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2011-06-28.

[2] "Tau Ceti Part 4 Update". Pirate Galaxy Forum. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-05.

[3] Pirate Galaxy Review, gamezebo.com

[4] "Pirate Galaxy Review | Game Rankings & Reviews". www.gameranks.net. Retrieved 2023-07-18.

[5] Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2009: Genre-Sieger + Sieger-Fotos Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, pcgames.de website.

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+| title = Pirate Galaxy
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+| image = Pirategalaxylogo.jpg
-|developer=[[Splitscreen Studios]]
+| developer = Splitscreen Studios
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+| publisher = Splitscreen Studios
-|designer=Gustaf Stechmann, Jonathan Lindsay
+| designer = Gustaf Stechmann, Jonathan Lindsay, Alexander Walter
-|producer=Gustaf Stechmann
+| producer = Gustaf Stechmann, Alexandre Maia
-|programmer=Mark Buchholz, Ole Schaper, Alexandre Maia, Lars Campe, Joana Grade, Jannik Staub, Jan Schwien
+| programmer = Mark Buchholz, Ole Schaper, Alexandre Maia, Lars Campe, Joana Grade, Jannik Staub, Jan Schwien, Alexander Grunert
-|artist=Alexandre Maia, Boris Patschull, Jan Sonnwald
+| artist = Alexandre Maia, Boris Patschull, Jan Sonnwald, Jan Weyers, Friederike Engels, Jochen Geisler
-|released=2009
+| released = April 29, 2009
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-'''''Pirate Galaxy''''' is a [[free-to-play]], [[massively multiplayer online game]] written in [[Java (programming language)|Java]]<ref name=Edge>{{cite web|author=Chris Donlan |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/friday-game-pirate-galaxy |title=The Friday Game: Pirate Galaxy - Edge Magazine |publisher=Next-gen.biz |date=2009-07-17 |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref> in which players operate spaceships, explore various planets, mine minerals from orbit, fight other players and computer enemies in planetary combat. The game features 3D graphics and runs in the browser with a downloadable client.
+'''''Pirate Galaxy''''' is a [[free-to-play]], [[massively multiplayer online game|massive multiplayer online game]] written in [[Java (programming language)|Java]].<ref name=Edge>{{cite web |author=Chris Donlan |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/friday-game-pirate-galaxy |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115050216/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/friday-game-pirate-galaxy |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-15 |title=The Friday Game: Pirate Galaxy - Edge Magazine |publisher=Next-gen.biz |date=2009-07-17 |accessdate=2011-06-28 }}</ref> Players can operate spaceships, explore a collection of planets, mine minerals, and fight other players and enemies in the planetary combat. The game features [[3D computer graphics|3D graphics]] and runs from a downloadable client.
-== Plot ==
+== Story ==
+The game's story revolves around an organization called The Mantis who have conquered many star systems, leaving only a few pilots to recruit others to fight back.
+Players take on the role of a smuggler on the planet Kalabesh in the Vega system. As the player progresses through the game, they travel to various planets, and eventually join The Colonials, who were previously their enemies. After a battle with the Mantis mothership, the player gains access to the Antares star system, where they meet the Admiral and help him find his daughter.
-The star systems are under siege by a race of aliens called the Mantis. The Mantis are ruthless in their hunt for resources and power. Peace was thought to have been an option, but the mantis could not be trusted, the human race found itself overwhelmed by the opposing forces. Fighting back with all their might the armies of humans from numerous star systems fought bravely. There are only a handful of those pilots left while the mercenary's and pirate's have multiplied and the armies are looking to recruit people, this is where you come in pilot.
+Later, the player travels to the Gemini system and meets Isaac, Sara, and the survivors of the war with The Mantis. They then move on to the Mizar system, where they encounter the Baum Arian Fighters, and eventually reach their own star system, Sol, which is now controlled by the Imperials. After a boss battle with Lord Fam Doom, the player gains entrance to the Draconis system, where they meet the Methanoids and defeat the Mantis Queen to complete the ancient artifact.
-Players start off on a nearly forgotten planet called "Kalebesh" in the Vega system, as a smuggler. On this planet the player will learn what things are, and get your their missions, which will eventually lead to a new planet called "Axiom". In the storyline players will get to some other planets, and also join the colonials, which are at first their enemy. After a big fight with a Mantis mother ship, they will go to a new star system, "Antares". Here players meet the Admiral, and will help him find his daughter. After another big fight, the player will gain access to another system: "Gemini", where they meet Isaac, Sara, and villagers who survived the war with the Mantis. When finally finishing the extremely hard story line players will reach "Mizar", where they meet the Baumarian Fighters. After yet another big fight players will reach their own solar system, Sol, which is now controlled by Imperials. After stealing and ancient artifact from the Emperor and once again a massive mantis ship, the player will gain entrance to Draconis, the newest system of Pirate Galaxy at the moment. Here the players meet the Methanoids, another alien race. In Draconis is the mother ship of the Mantis: the Mantis hive, where the player will defeat the Mantis Queen to complete the ancient artifact. After experiments with the artifact a wormhole will open to the new system, the Sirius Singularity. Here the next adventure begins. Untold riches and wealth await there, but only for the bravest of pilots who choose to yet again face the mantis and the rogue methanoid criminals.
+The game's final system, the Sirius Singularity, is accessed through a wormhole that opens after the player experiments with the artifact. This new system is rich with wealth and is inhabited by both the Mantis and rogue Methanoid criminals, as well as a race called "The Ancients". The latest system, Tau Ceti, has recently been completed with the fourth and final part being released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tau Ceti Part 4 Update |url=https://forum.pirategalaxy.com/threads/tau-ceti-part-4-update.37189/ |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=Pirate Galaxy Forum |date=19 July 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>
-Cryonite, the most precious mineral in the galaxy. It is extremely rare and only found deep in a planet's crust. Previously the systems were a hub filled with merchants, trading for Cryonite. When the mantis struck, the rich merchants were forced into slavery.
-== Ship Types ==
-There are many ships in pirate galaxy, costing from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of cryonite each. There are four main ship types:
-* Tank: The muscle of Pirate galaxy, these behemoths have high hitpoints but are relatively slow and have mediocre attack power. While virtually unstoppable by mantis, player versus player against these ships tend to fail. This includes the new META-01 Tank, and the extremely strong AnIn-1 Dominator.
-* Engineer: The pilot of one of these ships is your best friend. The engineer can repair ships around it and even rebuild the player's ship if shot down. that includes the META-04 engineer and AnIn-3 Constructor.
-* Storm: These ships have the highest firepower. They shoot harder and more accurately than any other ship in the game, and are the only ones equipped with rockets, like the META-02 Storm and AnIn-12 Parsec.
-* Shock: These ships are arguably the best player vs player fighter, able to stun enemy ships and use a speed actuator which speeds up the equipment of allies. Two examples: the META-03 Shock and AnIn-10 Terrorizer.
-<br />
-The following ship types are unlocked with progress through the game:
-* Sniper: This ship Type is first introduced in Sol System as a Rare Golden ship. These ships have immensely long-range and powerful weapons which take down enemies before being seen, and can deploy an attack droid to aid the player during close-quarters firefights; such as the META-05 Sniper, STAM-X shadow Sniper (Sol Rare Ship) and Parsec Disruptor.
-* Defender: These mine layers are essentially defensive ships, which can lay mines and drop turrets which attack enemies and repair allies. This class is the newest, and only ship in its class is the META-X Defender and Hyan Mutilator.
-* Hybrid: These ships are a mixture of two or more of these ship types above. Some examples of Hybrid Ships are Ancient Myst, Ancient Punisher, and Hunter Parsec (Mixture of Shock and Sniper).
 == Gameplay ==
-In the game, players must take control in any of the large variety of spaceships, perform various tasks such as space exploration, and play many exciting missions. The player must explore the different star systems and planets, upgrade their ship with new technology, and complete various missions to progress throughout the storyline.
+Throughout the game, the player explores star systems and planets, upgrades their ship, and completes missions to progress through the story.
+Beginning on planet Kalabash in the Vega System, there are eight star systems and over 30 planets to explore. The star systems are Vega, Antares, Gemini, Mizar, Sol, Draconis, Sirius Singularity, and Tau Ceti. These systems are named in reference to the stars of the Milky Way.
-Pirate Galaxy is a [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] where players can interact with other players across the world, make friends, create or join clans for huge [[player versus player]] (PvP) conquest battles, and create a squad to blast enemy ships.
+The Sirius Singularity is a system which needs lot of teamwork in which clan allies have a role to play. The Sirius Singularity has 5 Rings. Rings 1–4 are resource planets, and Ring 5 is an ancient planet from which players get ancient items of other systems. In Sirius Singularity, a jump ship plays a major role to jump to planet by accomplishing missions on 1–4 ring planets and mission not needed to be done to jump from the Ring 5, The player has to jump out of the planet to different ones before the planet collapses and it will be displayed on the planet profile. The planet will collapse, and new ones will be automatically made but the names are random.
-Starting off on the planet Kalabesh in the Vega System, there are a total of 8 star systems and over 30 planets to explore.
-The star systems are as follows: Vega, Antares, Gemini, Mizar, Sol, Draconis, Sirius Singularity, and Tau Ceti. These systems are similar to the stars of the Milky Way, showing the similar planets, including the sun.
-The newly updated Sirius Singularity is a system which needs lot of teamwork in which clan allies have the role to play. The Sirius Singularity has 5 Rings in which 1–4 is resource planets and 5th is an ancient planet from which you get ancient items of other systems and Sirius Singularity, jump ship plays major role to jump to planet by accomplishing missions on 1–4 ring planets and mission not needed to be done to jump from the Ring 5, The player has to jump out of the planet to different ones before the planet collapse and it will be displayed on the planet profile. The planet will collapse, and even the new ones will be automatically made but the names are random.
-Sirius Singularity is clan oriented, which you need to buy a clan jump ship for 75,000 Cryonite to travel around Sirius until the jump ship explodes by not jumping to another planet when the planet collapses. Also, Tau Ceti is not finished at the moment. (Releasing new episodes every month).
-== Blueprints and Gold Blueprints ==
-There are two types of Blueprints in the game, known as Blueprints (common) and Gold Blueprints (rare). Blueprints are blue in color, and offer 50% lower cost than the Gold Blueprints. Gold Blueprints are gold in color, and harder to find compared to the normal Blueprints. Blueprints give the lowest to the second best quality, while the Gold Blueprints offer the best technology of the system.
-The developer has made a few changes since the adding of the Sirius Singularity system. On the Ring 5, players are possible to obtain the Blueprints stronger than the Gold Blueprints.
-There are 3 different types of Blueprints which are obtained from Sirius Singularity: Sirius Ancient Long or Rapid, Sirius Ancient Strong, Sirius Ancient.
-The durability, strength, and sustainability increases with the ancients. Sirius Long Technology only apply to Speed Technology (Afterburner, Speed Actuator, Shield, Protector, Repair Droid).
 == Reception ==
+The game generally received favorable reviews.<ref>[https://www.gamezebo.com/2011/05/13/pirate-galaxy-review/ Pirate Galaxy Review], gamezebo.com</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pirate Galaxy Review {{!}} Game Rankings & Reviews |url=https://www.gameranks.net/reviews/mmo/sci-fi/pirate-galaxy-review/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.gameranks.net}}</ref>
-The game generally received favorable reviews.<ref>[https://www.gamezebo.com/2011/05/13/pirate-galaxy-review/ Pirate Galaxy Review], gamezebo.com</ref>
 == Awards ==
+The game received an award at Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2009 for technical innovation and was nominated at Deutscher Computerspielpreis for best browser-based game of the year.<ref>[http://www.pcgames.de/Deutscher-Entwicklerpreis-2009-Event-233723/News/Deutscher-Entwicklerpreis-2009-Genre-Sieger-Sieger-Fotos-701235/ Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2009: Genre-Sieger + Sieger-Fotos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226114142/http://www.pcgames.de/Deutscher-Entwicklerpreis-2009-Event-233723/News/Deutscher-Entwicklerpreis-2009-Genre-Sieger-Sieger-Fotos-701235/ |date=2012-02-26 }}, pcgames.de website.</ref>
+== References ==
+{{reflist|30em}}
+== Players Quotes ==
-The game received an award at Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2009 for technical innovation, and was nominated at Deutscher Computerspielpreis for best browser-based game of the year.<ref>[http://www.pcgames.de/Deutscher-Entwicklerpreis-2009-Event-233723/News/Deutscher-Entwicklerpreis-2009-Genre-Sieger-Sieger-Fotos-701235/ Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2009: Genre-Sieger + Sieger-Fotos], pcgames.de website.</ref>
+* « Prot is nerfed » is a sentence that has been said by a player named "Hecatte".
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-==External links==
+== External links ==
-* [https://splitscreen-games.com/en/games/pirate-galaxy/ Official website]
+* {{Official website|https://splitscreen-games.com/en/games/pirate-galaxy/}}
-* [https://pirategalaxy.com/en/ Official gamepage]
+* [https://pirategalaxy.com/ Official gamepage]
-* [http://pirategalaxy.gamigo.com/en/ Pirate Galaxy on Gamigo]
 * [http://prelude.myzen.co.uk/PG/ The Hitchhiker's Guide to Pirate Galaxy]
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