With the exception of a few unique units and structures, all three sides look identical. And because the game takes place on a desert planet, every single map looks exactly alike. Thus, other than the occasional crashed ornithopter here and dead sandworm there, every single map looks equally boring.Īn optimistic way to describe the sound would be to say it corresponds to the graphics appropriately. The sound effects in Dune 2000 are all subdued and weak, with gunfire, explosions, and unit acknowledgments so dry as to make the desert world Arrakis itself go green with envy. At least each warring House has its own narrator much like in the original, who helps differentiate the three just a little. ![]() On the other hand, Dune 2000's soundtrack is excellent. Many tracks are directly lifted and enhanced from Dune II others recall Toto's strange yet stirring score from the film. If only the in-game graphics stood up to the soundtrack and full motion video, at least the substandard gameplay wouldn't seem so obvious. The original Dune II is crude by present-day real-time strategy standards. Mounting a large-scale assault was a cumbersome matter of individually selecting each unit and ordering it to proceed to the enemy's base. Westwood was kind enough to implement band boxing to make Dune 2000 a little more modern, although unit production queues remain absent. ![]() Otherwise, the game plays much like it did in 1993: You lay foundation for a base, build structures, mine spice to earn cash, avoid the sandworm, build a lot of units, and attack the enemy. It's true that several gameplay elements of Dune 2000 remain rather interesting - particularly the starport, which allows you to pay up front for reinforcements at the fluctuating market price, usually less than what you'd pay to build your own. But for the most part, Dune 2000 is simple and boring. ![]() Part of the problem is that Westwood attempted, but failed, to balance the game. In the original, once you built a trooper, you had no use for infantry once you built a quad, you no longer needed the trike.
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