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Emperor: Battle for Dune

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, choose from 3 unique sides and 5…

12 June 2001

Emperor: Battle for Dune is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Intelligent Games, released 12 June 2001 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Emperor: Battle for Dune is

Emperor: Battle for Dune is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Intelligent Games and released in 2001. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on W3D.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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, choose from 3 unique sides and 5 powerful subgroups to plot a perilous course through up to 5 treacherous gameworlds. In both singleplay and multiplay, lead your forces in both large-scale planetary strategies and cunning ground-level tactics. Westwood Studios is proud to have chosen the gripping universe of Dune for its first 3D real-time strategy title - Emperor:Battle for Dune.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Frank Herbert's Dune series

Emperor: Battle for Dune is the sixth of 15 entries we hold in the Frank Herbert's Dune series. It arrived 3 years after Dune 2000. The next entry was Frank Herbert's Dune in 2001.

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What it launched against

Emperor: Battle for Dune launched on 12 June 2001, within three weeks of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2 and Twisted Metal: Black.

Released around the same time: Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2, Twisted Metal: Black.

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When did Emperor: Battle for Dune come out?
Emperor: Battle for Dune was released on 12 June 2001 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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