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Dune
Dune
Publishers: Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
Release date: Dec 1993
Summary:
Dune is a 1992 video game, based upon Frank Herbert's science fiction novel of the same name. Developed by Cryo Interactive, is the first of the Dune computer games. Dune blended adventure with economic and military strategy, and is considered by many the most immersive Dune computer game. Loosely following the story of the novel, the game casts the player as Paul Atreides, with the ultimate goal of driving the Harkonnen from Planet Dune, while managing spice extraction, military, and later, ecology through the native Fremen tribes. As the player progresses, his troops are equipped with weapons from "crysknives" to atomics, tap into Paul's latent psychic powers, and get acquainted with such characters from the book as Chani and Liet-Kynes.
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Average Score
83.75%
Ed
Score
9.0
Danyon Carpenter
Score
8.0
Al Manuel
Score
8.0
Sushi-X
Score
8.0
Mike Weigand
Score
7.0
8
80%
King Fisher
Graphics
5.0
Sound
5.0
Gameplay
4.5
FunFactor
3.0
4.38
87.5%
Pricing Information
 Used : 37.69 Complete: 80.0 New: 197.19
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