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A bargain (and then some)
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.

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DO NOT BUY FOR MULTIPLAYER
I just got this game in the mail. Had purchased two copies, one for me and One for a very good friend, so we could play online, just as the game says you can play. well, buyer beware. a WASTE of money. There is no way to play this game online. There is no way to connect using IP addresses. the only weay is to call your friends modem, a very outdated thing, in a world wher emost people use dial up ISPs. they Do have a way to connect using a battle.net type server, but after tlking to tech suppor tont he phone, i have found out they no longe rsupport this serve reither. the person on the phone told us, we were 'out of luck' if we wanted to play online and NOt on a network int he same room. if you want it for single player, then go for it. but if you wish to play head to head with anyone, go play Star wars: Galatic Battlegrounds

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Indeed a Classic
When this game came out, it was a little bit behind the times with respect to the graphics. But the graphics are MUCH better than Dune 2, from which the game derives. As an alternative to one of the first Real-time Strategies EVER!... this game is dang good. If you have the processing power though, and a nice video card, you should definately venture for Emperor: Battle for Dune instead.