Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
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…
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Westwood Studios, released 1 December 1992 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga and DOS.
What Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty is
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1992. It was published by Virgin Games. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Emperor has proposed a challenge, to each of the houses: "The House that produces the most spice will control Dune. There are no set territories, and no rules of engagement." Vast armies have arrived. Now, three Houses fight for control of Dune; The Noble Atreides, The Insidious Ordos, The Evil Harkonnen.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Frank Herbert's Dune series
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty is the second of 15 entries we hold in the Frank Herbert's Dune series. It arrived 9 months after Dune. The next entry was Dune MUD in 1992.
What it launched against
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty launched on 1 December 1992, within three weeks of Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity and Moto Roader MC.
Released around the same time: Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity, Moto Roader MC.
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