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Dune II is one of the few games which launched the RTS genre in computer gaming, and after several years, the same guys who made Dune II came up with Dune 2000. In gameplay, everything is virtually the same with Command & Conquer or Red Alert, except the graphics are much better and the units are the same from Dune II. Those who still remember the Sonic Tank, Deviator or the Devestator will certainly see a good look of them in the games. I just wish there was something new distinctive than the other games Westwood made. Aside from the gameplay, the storyline is still the same: The Emperor propose a challenge to each of the three great house to mine spice in the spiceworld Arrakis, also known as Dune. The Atreides and the Harkonnens were both mentioned in Frank Herbert's novels and the Dune movie, but the Ordos was certainly made up by the guys at Westwood. It's interesting to know that the only really good guys are the Atreides. Well... I wouldn't say much about the sound effects, but the music is certainly worth mentioning. Frank Klepacki, the same guy who made the music of C&C, Red Alert and Tiberian Sun, made some good tunes here. While some are much alike Toto's in the Dune movie, the remakes of Dune II's music was surely pleasant to hear. Unfortunately, for those who love the Dune novels (or the movie), you won't be seeing any much of interaction, less of the Mua'dib Paul Atreides, since the game is much more about the fighting for Dune. Fortunately, the Fremen are around and ready to fight once they gain the trust to Atreides. Good thing though, John Rhys Davies can be seen here being the Mentat for the Atreides. Bottom line: Dune 2000 is a good game, at least for the remake. But gameplay and units are virtually more of the same, and the movies aren't much to hold up a story line. But it's still a good buy. Note: There's also a pack called Ultimate Sci-Fi series from Electronic Arts. It includes the games Blade Runner, Wing Commander Prophecy as well this game. Comment | Permalink | function showYesNoCommunityResponse(uId,result,value) { var msgLayer = getElement("thanks" + uId); if ( result == "SUCCESS" ) { msgLayer.innerHTML = "Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.com readers and reviewers. Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."; } else { showVoteErrorResponse(msgLayer,result,value); } } (Report this)

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