A number of computer games have been based on Frank Herbert's science fiction novel Dune:
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2 Dune II 3 Dune 2000 4 Emperor: Battle for Dune |
Mixture between adventure and strategy game, fairly simple and not very successful. You played Paul Atreides, who learns the ways of the Desert Planet and tries to establish a Fremen army to reclaim his father's fief.
Dune II
(Westwood Studios, 1992)
aka
- Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis
- Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
Some of the key-elements that first appear in this game:
- Resource-gathering (spice)
- Construction of buildings
- Buildings construct units
- Certain buildings allow the construction of further building types
- Different factions (the Houses), each with their own unit-types
Dune 2000
(Westwood Studios, 1998)Based around the game engine for Red Alert from Westwood Studios, the game is a remake of Dune 2 using then-current technologies. The AI of this game is better than any other game made by Westwood Studios until today.
Emperor: Battle for Dune
(Westwood Studios, 2001)
PC.IGN preview 3D engine utilised. Gameplay similar to Command and Conquer series.