Dune: Spice Wars

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Dune: Spice Wars
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Dune: Spice Wars is a 4X real-time strategy video game developed by Shiro Games and published by Funcom. In the game, the player tries to dominate the planet of Arrakis diplomatically or militarily. The title is set in the Dune universe, it was released in early access in April 2022 and was fully released in September 2023.

Gameplay

The player can vote on three issues during a Landsraad session.

Dune: Spice Wars is a

Sietches
are found throughout the desert, and can be allied with or destroyed.

The player uses

Landsraad, the player must pay a tax after a certain number of in-game days. Failing to pay the spice tax will reduce a players standing within the Landsraad and as a result, reduce the number of votes available to their faction.[1] The Landsraad convenes every couple weeks, and the player can choose what issues are voted on, and whether they or their enemies receive certain buffs or debuffs.[2]

Development

Dune: Spice Wars was released on April 26, 2022, in early access.[3] In June 2022, a patch has been released[4] and roadmap details about future factions and gameplay expansions coming in the near future.[5] The game initially released with single player gameplay, with multiplayer being added at a later date with several different game modes available. Version 1.0 of the game was released on September 14 2023.[6]

As for the game's art, the lead artist spoke about keeping distance from previous Dune adaptions, "We tried to keep some distance from the previous Dune material out there because we really wanted to have our own take on it and express our own style".[7] The game is mainly based on the books for world inspiration.[8]

Reception

The full release of Dune: Spice Wars received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator, Metacritic.[9]

While finding the AI inept, IGN enjoyed the changes to water management from early access, "Running a surplus of water, though, increases both the maximum supplies your units can carry and their recharge speed at friendly settlements, so keeping your industrial operations minimal translates into freer movement across the planet".[10] PC Gamer wrote that the game did a poor job capturing the nuances of the Dune universe with its RTS trappings, "Its Byzantine conspiracies and Shakespearean clashes between familial loyalty and personal drive are—unsurprisingly—missing from such a conservative approach to a genre".[11] Eurogamer also wrote that the game, outside of a few minor exceptions, felt "like Dune dressing for traditional strategy mechanics".[12] Rock Paper Shotgun enjoyed managing the CHOAM system, choosing how much spice went to storage versus the company, "It’s a nifty system that forces you to either keep expanding or exploit the spice you already have to its limits".[13]

Dune: Spice Wars was awarded with "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year" at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Landsraad". spicewars.telepedia.net. 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ Parkin, Jeffrey (2022-04-26). "Dune: Spice Wars beginner's guide". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  3. ^ Welsh, Oli (2022-04-06). "Dune: Spice Wars launches in early access in April". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  4. ^ "Dune: Spice Wars - Dune: Spice Wars - Community Update #1 Out Now! - Steam News". store.steampowered.com. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  5. ^ "Dune: Spice Wars' early access roadmap teases multiplayer, spaceports, more". Eurogamer.net. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  6. ^ Ngan, Liv (September 6, 2023). "Dune: Spice Wars worms its way out of early access next week". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "'Dune: Spice Wars' deliberately avoided taking inspiration from the films". NME. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  8. ^ Dune: Spice Wars - Official Behind the Scenes Trailer, retrieved 2022-05-31
  9. ^ "Dune: Spice Wars". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  10. ^ Hafer, Leana (2023-09-15). "Dune: Spice Wars Review". IGN. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  11. ^ Alexander Chatziioannou (2023-09-21). "Dune: Spice Wars review". pcgamer. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  12. ^ "Dune: Spice Wars review - a good strategy, but an underwhelming adaptation". Eurogamer.net. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  13. ^ Reuben, Nic (2022-04-25). "Dune: Spice Wars early access review: a compact 4X that falters in the middle". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  14. ^ Chandler, Sam (February 15, 2024). "The D.I.C.E. Awards 2024 winners & finalists". Shacknews. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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