Frank Herbert's Dune (video game)
Frank Herbert's Dune | ||
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Artist(s) Dominique Peyronnet | Robert Foriel | |
Series | Dune | |
Engine | RenderWare | |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 | |
Release | ||
Genre(s) | Adventure | |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Frank Herbert's Dune is a 2001
Sci Fi Channel miniseries of the same name. The game was not a commercial or critical success, and was one of the last games by Cryo Interactive, which went bankrupt shortly after the game's failure.[3]
Production
By the time the game was made, Cryo had already started to be in financial debt. The game turned out to be a costly flop, and the studio was unable to find creditors to keep operations running.[4] The PlayStation 2 version was released only in Europe.
Plot
As
Emperor
.
The story behind each mission is accurate to the novels, though taking place during the two-year span in the 1965 novel Dune when Paul gains the trust of the Fremen.
Critical reception
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 51%[5] |
Metacritic | 48/100[6] |
Publication | Score |
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Computer Games Magazine | [7] |
EP Daily | 7.5/10[8] |
Jeuxvideo.com | 11/20[2] |
Dune was a finalist for The Electric Playground's 2001 "Best Adventure Game for PC" award, but lost the prize to Myst III: Exile.[9]
References
- ^ IGN Staff (2002-01-03). "Readers' Vote: Adventure Game of 2001". IGN. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ a b Pilou. "Tests; Frank Herbert's Dune". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Archived from the original on December 6, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Overview: Cryo Interactive Entertainment". MobyGames.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Walker, John (2015-06-22). "I Kind Of Miss Dreadful Adventure Developer Cryo". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- CBS Interactive. Archived from the originalon 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "Frank Herbert's Dune for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ Bub, Andrew S. (March 26, 2002). "Frank Herbert's Dune". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004.
- ^ Harris, Neil (December 20, 2001). "Frank Herbert's Dune". The Electric Playground. Archived from the original on January 29, 2004.
- ^ Staff (January 25, 2002). "Blister Awards 2001". The Electric Playground. Archived from the original on February 8, 2002.
External links
- Frank Herbert's Dune at MobyGames
- Official homepage (in French) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2004-04-11)