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Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty

Description

The planet Arrakis (also known as Dune for it's sandy landscape) is the only place in the known universe where the Spice Melange can be found. The Spice is very important, being the basis of interstellar travel and thus the standard of the Imperial economy. To increase productivity, The Padishah Emperor has invited three powerful Houses (Harkonnen, Atreides and Ordos) to compete against one another economically and bring up spice production. Competition between these houses will begin peacefully but soon turn to conflict involving weaponry, troops and spies. At the same time, the planet itself is hostile, with dangerous sandworms that inhabit the spicefields.

Dune II is often considered the first mainstream modern real-time strategy game and established many conventions of the genre. Even though set in Frank Herbert's famous Dune universe, the game is only loosely connected to the plot of any of the books or the films based from them. Controlling either of the three Houses, the player must fight a number of battles against the other Houses. In the early levels, the goal is simply to earn a certain number of credits, while in the later missions, all enemies must be destroyed.

The single resource in the game is the Spice, which must be collected by harvesters. The spice is converted to credits in a refinery, which are then spent to construct additional buildings and units. There are two terrain types: buildings can only be constructed on stone, while the Spice is only found on sand. However, units moving on sand attract the large sandworms of Dune, who are virtually indestructible and can swallow even large units whole. As levels progress, new and more advanced buildings and units are made available, including structures like a radar station, a repair facility or defense turrets and, for units, various ground troops, light vehicles and tanks. Each House can construct one unique special unit, and, after building a palace improvement, can unleash a unique palace effect.

After a mission is completed, the player can select the next mission on a map of Dune. This choice determines the layout of the next map to be played, but has no effect on the overall campaign.

Alternate Titles

• "沙丘魔堡II :王朝的建立" -- Chinese Title (Tradition)
• "Dune: The Battle for Arrakis" -- Genesis/Master System Title
• "Dune II: Kampf um den Wüstenplaneten" -- German Title
• "Dune II: Battle for Arrakis" -- European Title
• "Dune 2" -- Informal Title

Part of the Following Groups

• Dune II series
• Dune series

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User Reviews

Real Time Strategy Starts Here

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The Press Says

High Score	Sep, 1994	5 out of 5	100
Sega-16.com	Aug 01, 2005	9 out of 10	90
Hardcore Gaming 101	2000	9 out of 10	90
Game Players	Mar, 1994	87 out of 100	87
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Jan, 1994	8 out of 10	80
GamePro	Dec, 1993	4 out of 5	80
Game Informer Magazine	Jun, 2004	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

The patched game (v. 1.07) is incompatible with old saves, but a very nice feature is included: If you try loading an old save, the game will recognise which mission you were on and will simply restart it, meaning not all of your progress will be lost! Phew!