Frank Herbert's Dune
Frank Herbert's Dune is a 2001 action-adventure video game based on the 2000 SciFi 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.
Frank Herbert's Dune
- Date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cryo Interactive
- Genre
- action-adventure game
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Frank Herbert's Dune is a 2001 action-adventure video game based on the 2000 SciFi 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.
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• Title — Frank Herbert's Dune • Developer — Widescreen Games • Producer — Olivier Masclef • Designer — Sylvain Blanchot • Programmer — Jérôme Berthier Sylvain Paris • Artist — Dominique Peyronnet Robert Foriel • Series — Dune • Genre — Action-adventure • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 • Engine — RenderWare
Production
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. The PlayStation 2 version was released only in Europe.
Plot
Plot
As Paul, the son of the Duke Atreides's concubine and heir to the throne, the player must earn the trust and respect from the natives of the desert planet Dune, the Fremen, to ultimately become their prophesied messiah and free them from the desolate conditions of the planet. He also needs to overcome the evil Baron Harkonnen who slaughtered the Atreides family with covert backup from the 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.
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Frank Herbert's Dune published.
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Frank Herbert's Dune is recorded as published in 2001.
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Dune was a finalist for The Electric Playgrounds 2001 "Best Adventure Game for PC" award, but lost the prize to Myst III: Exile.
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- 1.IGN Staff. Readers' Vote: Adventure Game of 2001. IGN. 2002-01-03.
- 2.Osborne, Scott. Frank Herbert's Dune Review. GameSpot. 2006-05-17.
- 3.MobyGames.com. Overview: Cryo Interactive Entertainment.
- 4.Walker, John. I Kind Of Miss Dreadful Adventure Developer Cryo. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. 2015-06-22.
- 5.CBS Interactive. Frank Herbert's Dune for PC. GameRankings.
- 6.Red Ventures. Frank Herbert's Dune for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- 7.Bub, Andrew S. Frank Herbert's Dune. Computer Games Magazine. March 26, 2002.
- 8.Harris, Neil. Frank Herbert's Dune. The Electric Playground. December 20, 2001.
- 9.Pilou. Tests; Frank Herbert's Dune. Jeuxvideo.com.
- 10.Staff. Blister Awards 2001. The Electric Playground. January 25, 2002.
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