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|title=Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty<br/> | |title=Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty<br/>Dune II: Battle for Arrakis | ||
|developer=[[Westwood Studios]] | |developer=[[Westwood Studios]] | ||
|publisher=[[Virgin Interactive]] | |publisher=[[Virgin Interactive]] | ||
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While not the first [[real-time strategy]] (RTS) game (both [[Ancient Art of War]] and ''[[Stonkers]]'' preceded it), ''Dune II'' established a format that would be followed for years to come, and is the first to use the mouse to move units, giving much fluid interaction. As such, ''Dune II'' is the founder of the RTS genre in its modern form. Striking a balance between complexity and innovation, it was a huge success and laid the foundation for the coming ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' (which was nicknamed "Dune III" by some fans and detractors), the ''{{c|Warcraft}}'' series, and many other RTS games. | While not the first [[real-time strategy]] (RTS) game (both [[Ancient Art of War]] and ''[[Stonkers]]'' preceded it), ''Dune II'' established a format that would be followed for years to come, and is the first to use the mouse to move units, giving much fluid interaction. As such, ''Dune II'' is the founder of the RTS genre in its modern form. Striking a balance between complexity and innovation, it was a huge success and laid the foundation for the coming ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' (which was nicknamed "Dune III" by some fans and detractors), the ''{{c|Warcraft}}'' series, and many other RTS games. | ||
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'''Emperor Frederick IV''' of House Corrino is desperate for the harvesting of the valuable spice melange, only found on the planet Arrakis, to pay off all of his debt incurred on internecine wars with family members. To achieve this, he now offers the sole governorship of Arrakis to the House (huge nobleman family/cartel) which delivers the most spice for him out of House Atreides, Harkonnen and Ordos. War begins as deputations from all three Houses arrive on Arrakis. | '''Emperor Frederick IV''' of House Corrino is desperate for the harvesting of the valuable spice melange, only found on the planet Arrakis, to pay off all of his debt incurred on internecine wars with family members. To achieve this, he now offers the sole governorship of Arrakis to the House (huge nobleman family/cartel) which delivers the most spice for him out of House Atreides, Harkonnen and Ordos. War begins as deputations from all three Houses arrive on Arrakis. | ||