Emperor: Battle for Dune

This real-time strategy game centres on the planet Arrakis and three houses going to war for the precious spice. Although a deviation from the books, the gaming universe has introduced a mysterious third faction, House Ordos. They follow stealth and deception, which contrasts nicely with the noble and more conventional House Atreides and "evil" and heavy-handed House Harkonnen. The cutscenes in this game really tell a cool story, all the while as the player takes territory upon territory on the planet Arrakis. There's mystery and intrigue - betrayal and suspense. It truly plays out like a tv series and does an outstanding job.

Honestly, real time strategy at its finest. It's almost as though the Dune universe was destined to be used for the purposes of this gaming genre. There's a great deal of thought and effort that was put into this game, from the writing to acting; the costumes to the set design/animation. The game once again follows three warring factions fighting for the world of Arrakis, home to the addictive hallucinogen, spice.

The actors do an expert job at paying homage to the original film and the book - with performances that will make you feel like you are actively part of the Dune universe. The gameplay is fun and the graphics are upgraded into 3D. Definitely worth a whirl.

I just wish they went a bit further with the narrative beyond this game

Much like the Dune 2000 game, this game's cutscenes carry a great compelling story in a parallel world of Frank Herbert's Dune.

There's 3 houses: the Atreides of Caladan, noble and just- siding the native Fremen. The brutal Harkonnen from Giedi Prime headed by the savage Barron and Ordos- the more enigmatic faction that have been added to the gaming universe. They all converge on the world of Dune to seek control and power of the mysterious and addictive substance: spice.

The intersecting storylines go well with the gameplay, which pairs well with the style of real time strategy and a battle for Dune. Worth watching/playing!

After the entertaining, yet somewhat dissapointing DUNE 2000, we get a new RTS game in the Dune Universe which exceeds all my expectations. First off we have the new movie chapters, setting up the story and giving you orders for your missions, which not only are visually superior to those of the previous game, but at times to both the movie and the miniseries! Though the plot is barely like in the classic novel, it remains more faithful to the feel and visual style that Dune still deserves in a movie form. Once again the visual work is kept close to the David Lynch film, but offers plenty of new sights. Not only that, but visuals in the actual gameplay are better than in any other RTS game I have ever seen, and in 3D! The sandworms, made very small in D2K, now often take up the entire screen! This game definately kicks ass, and is a must for all Dune fans.