Though peaceful at first, the rivalry soon turns sour resulting in armed combat between the families. In order to increase productivity the Emperor pits 3 powerful families against one another.
This spice is the basis for space travel so high production is a must.
Arrakis’ value lies in a spice that can only be found in its sandy dunes. For those unfamiliar with the saga, the game takes place on a desert planet called Arrakis. Though set in the ‘Dune’ universe, the game’s plot is only loosely connected to any of the books by Frank Herbert. But in the end they decided to keep both games and one of them was renamed Dune II: The Battle For Arrakis. In fact the adventure game by Cryo Interactive was planned to be canceled by Virgin, to release Westwood Studio's strategy game instead. The two games were developed independently by two different studios. Dune II is thought of by many as the first real-time strategy game, since for the first time a player was able to control and micromanage several units and resources without a turn-based time structure.ĭespite the name, Dune II is not the sequel of the first Dune. It was developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Games in 1992. Dune II: Battle for Arrakis) is the second entry in the Dune series and it's one of the most influential video games of all time. Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (a.k.a.
