Inspired by the best selling
science fiction adventure of all time, this simulation-strategy game
takes resource management to epic proportions. As either the honorable
Atreides, the mysterious Ordos or the brutal Harkonnens, you must
overcome violent known and unknown adversaries to build up military
prowess, political security and mining monopolies to secure the future
of your dynasty on the planet of DUNE.
Forget turn-based strategy games
of the past. DUNE II: The Building of Dynasty puts you in the
middle of the action in this real-time game with plenty of combat.
With an easy to use interface, issuing orders to take out a sonic tank
was never so easy, or fun. And there's more than just a few tanks in
your path to total victory. You'll go up against the best the enemy
has to offer, with more than 20 different units to command. Orders are
immediate, your response time must be quick, and the enemy can be
extremely brutal.
And since you get to select who
your enemies are, replay value is extremely high in DUNE II. Will you
choose to ally yourself with House Atreides, a passive yet extremely
loyal people? Maybe the savage Harkonnens are more to your liking.
Their history of violence and fear have worked well in past conflicts,
and will undoubtedly serve them well on DUNE. Or, are you more
comfortable using weapons of trickery and deception? House Ordos is
known for their success in sabotage and terrorism. Regardless of what
side you fight for, there will be plenty of missions to command before
victory is yours.
Over 1 megabyte of digitized
speech and sounds make combat exciting and realistic with a Sound
Blaster compatible sound card. A 286 or better is required, with VGA
graphics and 2 megabytes of RAM or more. DUNE II is available on 3.5"
HD or 5.25" floppies, and is Windows 3.x compatible.