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Definitely for fans familiar with Dune

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: March 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you are familiar with the Dune universe and are not that familiar with strategy games, Dune is a good game for you. I have the Sega Genesis version which I played long ago and this game is very similar to that. You have an option to play as anyone of three houses: Atreides, Harkonnen or Ordos. Although it in no way resembles the story line of the novels, it has many familiar elements. The hatred between the Harkonnen and Atreides still exist. And you must harvest spice to be successful on Dune. Harvesting the spice in the game is basically your resource gathering. Spice allows you to purchase new units and build structures. Your basic goal beyond harvesting spice is to gain control of the planet by eliminating the competing houses. There are about 8 or 9 scenarios for each house and they progress in difficulty. In some of the later scenarios you will be hooked playing for hours and wondering where the time went. Although this is a relatively simple RTS game, it still provides enjoyment when playing. If you are looking for greater immersion in detail and difficulty I would suggest the Command and Conquer series.

I would like to see Westwood create a new version of Dune in which you could play as either Duke Leto, Paul Atreides, or the Baron Harkonnen.

DUNE 2000 RULES!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: September 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game rules!Its GREAT graphics,awesome gameplay,smooth acceleration,etc.Theres 3 different houses to choose from,each with their own specialtys,weapons,etc.You can play multiplayer with 3 other people with westwoods FREE internet service.You can also "Practice" by yourself against other AI's which is exactly how to set up a regular multiplayer game.If you like games such as Warcraft,Starcraft,Command & Conquer,or Age of Empires 1 or 2 I highly suggest to try this game.Its awesome!! JUST TRY IT!!!!!!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

WOW. This game is great. It is addictive and fun, while being difficult at the same time. You can choose from 3 different house- each with some unique weapons and people. Also, you can play internet games, or practice for an online game too, with special features. I play on this practice setting regularly because it is so much more fun and addictive, but regular is good too. I highly reccomend this game-especially if you are a lover of Age of Empires 2 and other such games.

I love these games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've owned all of the games EA has made like this, including Tiberian Sun, Command and Conquer, and the new Red Alert 2. Everytime they come out with a new version of any of them I have to get my hands on it. It's just so addictive. I'll spend hour after hour playing and replaying it. The only thing I wish EA would have done was to have more missions. If you had the time you could beat it in just a couple of days. I find myself getting frustrated with most games when I have a hard time trying to beat them, then I just give up and never play it again. But, I can't seem to do that with these. I just keep trying untill I finish the level that is giving me so many problems. I wish that they had a training function like the first Dune game. This game is a whole different build than that game. In the first dune you went around looking for caves that would have Fremen in them that would help you. Some you would make military, and some you would have create farms so you could get more men as the cave grew in population (it's been a long time, I may have forgotten some of it). Also, they had a space port where you could buy weapons. Now, that would make for a more exciting game for the whole EA family of these games. More, I can't wait till the next Dune comes out in 2001.

Dune: The Ultimate Stratiegic Battle Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Dune truly is an awesome game. Choose from three houses and battle for control of the spice on the planet Arrakis, or Dune. You get to choose what kind of vehicles and tanks to produce in conquering the entire planet. The graphics are good, but it was probably intended more for the idea of the game, (Which is flawless). Sure made me power hungry. In general, it is a most stunning battle game.

Dune 2000

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 15
Date: March 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is awsome. I would sugest you by it. the weapons are cool and you get to play with three different teams.

Please don't rate this game compared to other modern games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: July 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

OK, I need to clear some things up. #1. Nobody should every compare this to a modern strategy game. It wasn't made for that. It was made for the people who loved Dune 2 a long time ago. This shouldn't be viewed as a ultra-modern game, it should be rated as an upgrade to Dune 2. Thats why they called it Dune 2000! It uses the same story line, the same units (for the most part, there are some new ones) and the same fun that the old one once had. What are people hating about this game? It hasn't taken away anything from the game (unless you're a fan of Pong type graphics). What did the old one have? 5 pixels per infantry! Mouths moving and screenshots of poorly drawn troopers lying in the dust after each mission! The ability to select a whole 1 unit at a time! An amazing unit cap of 25 units!! A 5 minute wait in between spice deposits! A full 2 song soundtrack! And there's much, much more!!

The new one has digital videos inbetween each mission, conveying the storyline MUCH better than the original. It has wonderful unit animations. NO unit cap (that I'm aware of). The ability to select ALL units at a time. Quick harvesting. A complete soundtrack. This game is great! I love it!

A bargain (and then some)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Dune 2000 is essentially Command & Conquer with units (and plot) inspired by the Dune novels by Frank Herbert. This will either disappoint you or excite you. Personally, I was a huge fan of the original Command & Conquer series, even buying the much-maligned Tiberian Sun. So when I saw Dune 2000 for a mere $..., I was more than happy to part with my spare change.

The game is not about blockbuster visual effects or mind-bending strategy, but rather old-school RTS graphics with pure build `em up and blow `em away fun! Some of the missions require some out of the box thinking, but overall your main objective is to take out the enemy. You have the option to fight for the Atreides, the Harkonnen, or the Orods, and the story changes accordingly depending upon your choice. The types of units at your disposal are unique to each House, and require you to alter your battle tactics to work with what you've got. The Atreides units generally are middle of the range - their armour and firepower is solid but not outstanding. The Harkonnen units are designed for sheer force, but suffer from a lack of speed and precision. The Ordos units don't have the mightiest weapons, but their armour compensates for this fact. The most outstanding unit from any House would have to be the famed Ornithopters - sure you have to use your imagination a little, but what fun it is to fantasise being Paul Atreides, if only for the briefest of seconds. The terrain of the maps is fairly consistent with the C & C series, but it's not quite as vivid as Herbert's description of Arrakis. Given the games graphical limitations, it's hard to get a sense of the living and breathing planet that is Dune. Guess we can't have it all. However the dreaded sandworms make an appearance every so often to spice up (pardon the pun) the action, so keep an eye on those harvesters!

The story of the game isn't highly memorable, a disappointment given the source material the developers had to work with, but having fine actors such as John-Rhys Davies (now most famous for his role of Gimli in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films) briefing you on your duties is a fine treat indeed.

Overall for the price, the concept, the game play, and nostalgic-RTS graphics, you can't go wrong with Dune 2000.

Non-stop action

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: January 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ok, lets get something straight here, this game isn't made for the REALITY, but it's made for the FUN of it. If you like to command battalions of tanks, armies of minigunners (I'm a fan of C&C) and escort harvesters through enemy territory to steal their spice, you'll like this game. 10 years ago, I was only 3 yrs of age, so I couldn't play Dune 2. I REALLY wish I could play Emperor in this game so I could spam the enemy with the Sarakours, but defeating the missions are quite amusing in every House you choose. Many units to make use from, and you can pick any amount of units at a time, unlike Starcraft (which I hate) where you can only select 12 at a time. I saw the movie "Dune" which was made in 1979 I think. And the Harkonnen DID in fact fire a nuke at the Atreides base. The movie was quite different from the game, but don't expect for a game to be a perfect copy of the movie. It's very hard to make. But it's close enough. this game makes the Atreides look SO GOOD and the Harkonnen look SO BAD I wish they remade it. But Harkonnen will still be my fave nontheless. This game has an awesome soundtrack too. If you don't have this game, get it now! :-)

Reborn dune 2 for new PC environment

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: June 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I liked original dune 2 very much.

It was sensational to me when I played it about 10 years ago. I had played other RTS but I couldn't find any game like dune 2.

I met dune 2000 a few years ago. It invoke me the emotion I got 10 years ago.

It was new born Dune 2 with improved graphic and game engine.

I have liked it much and played more than 5 times except for network play.

I'm also looking forward that Emperor would invoke me another emotion by beautiful 3D graphic.

Thank you for your reading.

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