Frank Herbert's Dune

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Frank Herbert's Dune
Studio Widescreen games
Publisher Cryo Interactive Entertainment , DreamCatcher Interactive
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 November 2001
platform Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 2
genre Action adventure
Subject Dune
Game mode Single player
control Mouse , keyboard
medium CD-ROM
language German
Age rating
USK approved from 16

Frank Herbert's Dune is a 3D action adventure from the French computer game developer Cryo Interactive Entertainment from 2001. It is based on the license for the American science fiction miniseries Dune - Der Wüstenplanet (original title: Frank Herbert's Dune ) the year 2000 in the Dune universe.

action

The game's missions follow the plot of the film and thus that of the first novel. After his father, Duke Leto of the House of Atreides , was murdered by his opponents of the House of Harkonnen, the player as Paul Atreides must win the trust and respect of the Fremen , the native inhabitants of the desert planet Arrakis (Dune). As their prophesied Messiah, who is to lead them to freedom and prosperity, the evil Baron Wladimir Harkonnen has to be defeated, who brutally oppresses the Fremen and is supported by Emperor Shaddam IV in order to wipe out the House of Atreides for his power's sake.

Gameplay

The game consists of five linear, comparatively long missions. The pawn Paul Atreides has to move through the levels as unseen as possible and eliminate opposing fighters. Paul has a Krys knife to silently switch off opponents, but there are also various firearms whose ammunition is very limited. The health of the character is symbolized by the water supply, which can be replenished with items within the levels or killing enemies with the Krys. Occasionally there are puzzles such as searching for and entering an access code for a door. The game cannot be saved during a mission, scores can only be created after completion. The level of difficulty may therefore make it necessary to play the mission multiple times.

development

The game was created by the French developer Widescreen Games. The project manager was Olivier Masclef ( Outcast ). The game was initially announced for PC, later also for PlayStation 2. An Xbox version was suggested as a possible option, but ultimately never implemented.

reception

The game was generally perceived as a flop and mostly received negative ratings (Metacritic: 48/100 (PC)). It was criticized for its wobbly camera and the uncomfortable controls, a varied game design with hardly any puzzle elements, but with exuberant battles against stupid computer opponents. The whole thing would be made more difficult by the lack of storage options or the non-existent storage points during a mission. The fact that missions sometimes had to be restarted due to a lack of ammunition was particularly criticized. The German dubbing, which is not lip-synchronized, was also rated poorly. The visual and sound design, which also uses compositions by Graeme Revell for the film, was rated positively . Bodo Naser from 4Players described it as "a typical game from Cryo: The exterior - design and sound - is pretty good, only the content is lacking again." Charles Ardai ( Computer Gaming World ) was more drastic : "It's not just that reading the book is more fun - giving yourself a paper cut with each page of the book would be more fun. And that's 535 paper cuts. ”(Translation:“ It's not just that reading the book is more fun - even if you cut yourself with every single page of the book, that would be more entertaining. And that's 535 cuts. ” )

A few months after the game was released, publisher Cryo went bankrupt and had to cease operations.

Reviews in PC game magazines:

Trivia

The name of the author of the novel, Frank Herbert, is misspelled in the title menu. There you can read Franck Herbert's Dune .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Frank Herbert's Dune. In: ign.com. December 19, 2001. Retrieved March 14, 2017 (American English).
  2. ↑ PC Player, May 2001, p. 91
  3. ^ Dune on the PlayStation 2 . In: GameSpot . ( gamespot.com ).
  4. ↑ Frank Herbert's Dune. In: metacritic.com. Metacritic, accessed March 14, 2017 .
  5. ↑ a b Frank Herbert`s Dune - Test, Action - 4Players.de . In: 4Players . ( 4players.de ).
  6. ↑ Computer Gaming World 213, April 2002, p. 102
  7. ↑ a b Frank Herbert's Dune. In: eurogamer.net. January 8, 2002, accessed March 14, 2017 (UK English).
  8. ↑ Test Frank Herbert's Dune sur PC - Gamekult . In: Gamekult . ( gamekult.com ).
  9. ↑ Frank Herbert's Dune Review . In: GameSpot . ( gamespot.com ).
  10. ↑ Frank Herbert's Dune (PC) - test, download, system requirements, release date, demo - GameStar. In: gamestar.de. Retrieved March 14, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Frank Herbert's Dune: Test, Tips, Videos, News, Release Date - PCGames.de. In: pcgames.de. PC GAMES, accessed March 14, 2017 .

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