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  Dune 2000 for PC - Dune 2000 PC Game - Dune 2000 Computer Game
While some may take away from Dune 2000 a fleeting sense of nostalgia for the classic, most will invariably leave the game disappointed and wondering how a true...
In borrowing conventions from earlier games, Westwood managed to make its latest project interesting enough and enjoyable enough to be worthwhile for virtually anyone who's ever liked another game of its type.
It's a poorly designed 3D action-adventure game that actually has precious little to do with the source material and equally little to recommend it.
www.gamespot.com /pc/strategy/dune2000/index.html   (371 words)

  
  Dune (computer game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As such, Dune II is considered the founder (or simply "the daddy") of the RTS genre.
The basic strategy in the game is to harvest the spice from the treacherous sand dunes, convert the spice into spendable credits via a harvester and refinery and to build military combat units with these acquired credits in order to fend off and destroy the enemy.
The goal of the game is to build the dynasty into the most powerful family in the universe and gain control of the planet Arrakis, the source of the most precious substance in the universe: spice.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dune_(computer_game)   (1280 words)

  
 Dune - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes.
Dunes move downstream as the upstream slope is eroded and the sediment deposited on the downstream or lee slope.
Dunes on the bed of a channel significantly increase flow resistance, their presence and growth playing a major part in river flooding.
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 Facts about topic: (Dune (computer game))   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The basic strategy in the game is to harvest the spice (Any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food) from the treacherous sand dunes, convert the spice into spendable credits via a harvester and refinery and to build military combat units with those acquired credits.
Using a game engine which resembles that of Westwood's Red Alert (The highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems immanent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from immanent danger)), Dune 2000 is a remake of Dune 2.
The game was criticised by some for not adding enough fresh content, and for an inferior interface compared to its competitors — most notably Total Annihilation (additional info and facts about Total Annihilation).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/du/dune_(computer_game).htm   (1297 words)

  
 Dune Novel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Dune has been turned into a film made by David Lynch, a mini-series made by the Sci Fi Channel (United States) and a series of computer gamess.
Against this background, Dune chronicles the conflict between the aristocratic House Atreides and its enemy the House Harkonnen, behind whom lurk the combined powers of the Emperor Shaddam IV, leader of House Corrino, and the Spacing Guild.
Dune is the sole source of melange, also known as "the spice" that gives limited prescience and prolongs the user's lifespan; with it the Guild Navigators see a path through foldspace, and the Bene Gesserit can enhance their abilities.
www.wikiverse.org /dune-novel   (1827 words)

  
 Dune game information
For those not familiar with the story of Dune is about a planet across the Universe entitled Arrakis.
During the game you must collect a set amount of spice in a duration of time periods, fight off the Harkonens and develop the planet to something never thought of.
In addition to a great game the Dune game also includes actual footage from the David Lynch film.
www.computerhope.com /games/games/dune.htm   (152 words)

  
 Information Headquarters: Dune (computer game)
A number of computer games have been based on Frank Herbert's science fiction novel Dune: Dune (Cryo, 1992) Mixture between adventure and strategy game, fairly simple and not very successful.
Dune II (Westwood Studios, 1992) aka * Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis * Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty The world's first real-time strategy game, complex and fun to play, was a huge success.
You played a commander for one of three parties at war, the Atreides, the Harkonnen or the Ordos (which were invented for the game).
www.informationheadquarters.com /Video_games/Dune.shtml   (319 words)

  
 Dune
Alternate meanings: Dune (novel), Dune (movie), Dune (miniseries), Dune (music) or Dune (computer game)
Some linear dunes merge to form Y-shaped compound dunes.
These plants are well adapted to the harsh conditions of the fore dune, typically having deep roots which reach the water table, rhibozomes which produce nitrogen compounds, and protected stoma, reducing transpiration.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/d/du/dune.html   (1108 words)

  
 Frank Herbert's Dune for PC - Frank Herbert's Dune PC Game - Frank Herbert's Dune Computer Game
Frank Herbert's Dune for PC - Frank Herbert's Dune PC Game - Frank Herbert's Dune Computer Game
Be recognized as the one who will return Dune to a fertile planet in this action game.
Frank Herbert's Dune for PC Frank Herbert's Dune Summary
www.gamespot.com /pc/action/frankherbertsdune/?new_theme=standard_alt&tag=header;bg_light   (264 words)

  
 Copyright - Dune
Images/captions from the Behind The Scenes sections for the 1984 Dune movie, marked as such, are © Charles L. Finance, and are used with permission.
Images/captions from the Behind The Scenes sections for the 1984 Dune movie, marked as such, are © Eric Swenson, and are used with permission.
Images/captions from the Behind The Scenes sections for the 1984 Dune movie, marked as such, are © Terry Cox, and are used with permission.
www.duneinfo.com /copyright.asp   (431 words)

  
 Dune for PC - Dune PC Game - Dune Computer Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Dune for PC - Dune PC Game - Dune Computer Game
An immersive experience with some memorable characters and a great soundtrack which makes you feel and want more.
While some may take away from Dune 2000 a fleeting sense of nostalgia for the classic, most will invariably leave the game disappointed and wondering how a true sequel might have turned out.
www.gamespot.com /pc/adventure/dune/index.html   (166 words)

  
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