Known as Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty, Dune II: Battle for Arrakis, Dune: Battle for Arrakis, or just simply Dune II, it was also based on Lynch’s movie adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel. In December 1992, Westwood Studios released its own Dune video game under several different names. All the while, another company was working on its own version of Dune, that also looked to strategy for inspiration. Because Dune (1992) was not the only 1992 Dune game. It had a reportedly troubled development, and ultimately, found itself in competition with itself. It’s pretty ahead of its time, with its mix of politics, dialogue, exploration, and strategy bringing to mind games like Divinity: Dragon Commander. It’s a mix of point-and-click adventure and real-time strategy, with both aspects playing into the success or failure of House Atreides. You’re tasked with managing relationships, both with local Fremen and the rival faction, Harkonnen. It’s based on the original novel, following Paul Atreides as his family is given the fief of the desert planet Arrakis by the emperor. It was one of the first floppy format games converted to CD, and this version included footage from the David Lynch adaptation, voice acting, and 3D-rendered scenes. Well, one of them.ĭeveloped by Cryo Interactive, Dune (1992) was released for MS-DOS and Amiga, and later came to Sega CD in 1993. But the commercial video game legacy of the books kicked off with 1992 game Dune. There are also several board games, role-playing games, and even MUDs (a.k.a. There are, by a general tally, five licensed Dune games.
The gaming legacy of Dune is a pretty remarkable one though, at least for one company in particular: Westwood. The last time we did this, around the premiere of Evangelion‘s Thrice Upon a Time, we dove into a line of visual novels, multimedia discs, and even a hidden gem of a Nintendo 64 game. Dune‘s legacy in video games isn’t just notable, but groundbreaking in some respects-and a bit dramatic, too. But the silver screen isn’t the only medium that’s tried to bring the dunes of Arrakis to life. Sandworms, strategy, and a whole lotta spiceĭenis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the 1965 sci-fi novel Dune went live in theaters and on HBO Max this weekend.
0 kommentar(er)
