Emperor: Battle for Dune represents the seamless combination of cutting-edge 3D graphics and perfected real-time strategy gameplay. In your conquest for the Imperial Throne in the gripping universe of Dune, choose from three unique sides and five powerful subgroups to plot a perilous course through up to five treacherous game worlds. In both single-player and multiplayer modes, lead your forces in both large-scale planetary strategies and cunning ground-level tactics.

Westwood claims the game contains a more realistic AI, in that when you start out, the computer knows nothing about land it cannot see, which is a nice change.

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Alternate Titles

"Imperator: Bitka za Dinu" -- Croatian title
"Emperor: Schlacht um Dune" -- German title
"Empereur : La bataille pour Dune" -- French title
"Dune 3" -- Informal name

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User Reviews

A fairly decent strategy game, an innovative approach of Frank Herbert's work.	KaiserChicken (12)
A masterpiece on unwanted ground.	MAT (53452)
Yet another C&C	El-ad Amir (110)
interesting asymmetric factions, but single player is flawed	MiG_ (33)

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The Press Says

PC Gamer Brasil	May, 2001	88 out of 100	88
4Players.de	Jun 29, 2001	87 out of 100	87
Svenska PC Gamer	May, 2001	87 out of 100	87
WomenGamers.com	Sep 13, 2001	8.3 out of 10	83
Gamesmania	Jun 27, 2001	83 out of 100	83
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Jun 20, 2001	80 out of 100	80
Gamer's Pulse	Jun 27, 2001	80 out of 100	80
Super Play	Jul, 2001	7 out of 10	70
Retrogaming History	Sep 07, 2009	7 out of 10	70
Gamekult	Jun 20, 2001	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

Editor

The game had no editor, but because of the rising demand from the fans, Westwood patched the game, and released a map editor. They also released six map packs as an example to well built maps. After the editor was out, Westwood lost interest in the game and moved it's support to one of their fans known as Gabblehopper.

Music

Beside Frank Klepacki (Westwood's house composer at the time), Westwood Studio brought another two music composers for Emperor: battle for Dune. This way, each of them composed music tracks for different houses, so that way they accomplished that each of the house, Atreides, Ordos, and the Harkonnen possess similar yet unique music style that marks a certain house.

Ordos

We finally learn the name of the icy home planet of the Ordos: Draconis IV.

Plot (Dune 2000 spoiler!)

This game is a sequel to Dune 2000, but when finished with Ordos. In the last scene of Ordos House in Dune 2000, Lady Elara uses her Gob Jabbar to kill the Emperor, and that piece of animation is even used as intro for this game. By this, Westwood breaks the tradition of making add-ons and sequels as if the good guys have won in the predecessor.

Pre-order code

Those that pre-ordered Emperor: Battle for Dune, received special code that unlocks three units for multiplayer mode. However, Westwood Studios's plan was to make them available for all the others as well, but not so soon.

Support

As of 2003, the game support has moved from Westwood to fed2k. Their website was www.fed2k.com

Information also contributed by Henry Aloni and Jornand de Buisonjé

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Brolin Empey (702) on Apr 12, 2001.