Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Non-Sport
Misc
68
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.4
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Dune 2000 is a remake of the classic Dune II updated for Windows. In this Real-Time Strategy game, you can play one of the three houses, the evil Harkonnen, the greed filled Ordos or the noble Atreides. Each has different sets of units and tactics while maintaining an overall balance.

Unlike the original, the cutscenes happen after every mission, with live-cast this time, already seen in Westwood Studio's Command & Conquer franchise. A 16-bit color mode was the next step for their RTS genre, boosting up the graphics in Dune 2000.

Everything from the original is back - sandworms, the spice, the Fremen, the known structures and the map of the planet, even the intro cinematic is a 3D enhanced version of the original one.

Each house fights differently. The noble Atreides have air-superiority and rely on their honour and alliance with planet natives, the Fremen. The insidious Ordos rely on guerrilla tactics and superior technology, as well as mercenaries. The evil Harkonnen just go brutal, with no care for lives of their own troops or destruction as longs as they are victorious.

Unlike the Windows version, the PlayStation version of the game is fully 3D.

Alternate Titles

  • "Dune" -- European title

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User Reviews

Lame cash-in attempt Maw (827) 1.6 Stars1.6 Stars1.6 Stars1.6 Stars1.6 Stars
Money For Old Rope Martin Smith (77) unrated
An unfairly trashed game emerging_lurker (181) unrated
A disappointing update to one of my favorate games. Brian Hirt (9991) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
This isn't Dune Terrence Bosky Bronze Star Contributing Member (5238) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! James ruwan (3) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
Disappointing. Stephen M Bronze Star Contributing Member (24) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
a shame, considering its from 1998 Tomthesecond (10) 2.2 Stars2.2 Stars2.2 Stars2.2 Stars2.2 Stars
Westwood lost the lead in RTS Daniel Martin (17) unrated
An excellent must-play for any Dune fan. Jacob Enriquez (15) 3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars

The Press Says

PC Action Jul, 1998 85.5 out of 100 86
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Sep, 1998 84 out of 100 84
GameStar (Germany) Aug, 1998 84 out of 100 84
PC Games (Germany) Aug 05, 1998 83 out of 100 83
Strategy Gaming Online Oct 15, 1998 7.5 out of 10 75
GameGenie 1998 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
GameSpot Sep 15, 1998 5.5 out of 10 55
Gaming Entertainment Monthly 1998 55 out of 100 55
JeuxVideoPC.com Mar 20, 2006 11 out of 20 55
Deaf Gamers 2000 2.5 out of 5 50

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Trivia

The game is sequeled by emperor, as in the beginning of emperor you will see the Ordos ending sequence from dune 2000. This is the first game by Westwood that the bad guys really win !


This entry was contributed by Brian Hirt (9991) and Grant McLellan (555)
 

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