Dune

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Summary: Dune by Dreamcatcher Interactive
Review: OK, this must be by far the winner in two catagories: 1. The worst adaptation of a novel into the PC gaming format; and 2. The worst 3D PC game ever produced. Since I can not rate it at NO stars, I am forced to give it a 1 star which is much, much more than it deserves. What were you guys at Dreamcatcher thinking? Do you have any quality control staff, or is the pursuit of the almighty buck so overwhelming, and by any means necessary, that this tripe is maketed and sold to an unsuspecting public! Please recal this game and destroy all copies at once! I could not wait to uninstall and relegate to the dustbin. The game fails misearbly on all levels; story, gameplay, controls, enjoyability and fun, you name it, and is a genuine waste of cash. Please, I am a mature gamer and have played over 100 titles in my time. Some better than others, some worse, but this game by far is the greatest disapointment in any gaming experience I have ever had. Save your money; this is not, repeat not, even worth considering.

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Summary: Huge dissapointment to Dune fans
Review: Story adaption is awful, gameplay is terrible, and user interface is very frustrating, to put it mildly. It appears they didnt do a lot of testing before releasing this opus barfo to the public.

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Summary: a fun representation of dune
Review: The characters don't look like any of the people you have seen in the mini series or the original film but the gameplay is easy to learn but very dependant on patience and awareness. Most of all stealth is required, much like in the Metal Gear Solid games you have to suprise your enemies and if you can't then shoot them at range.

If your a dune fan give it a try but if you don't like to work in your games don't, this takes patience and control. Experience gamers only!

rated 4 instead of 5 cause the character work is poorly done

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Summary: Pitiful
Review: The previous review by Joshua tells it all, although I thought the mini-series was good. I got this game as a christmas present and I sincerely wish my brother could get his money back. Not that the graphics were anything spectacular, but when are game companies going to realize that if there is no playability, then all the pretty graphics and cutscenes do not matter. Also, the storyline is choppy. You jump from one scene where Paul and his mother are running from the sandworm (and yes, Paul is running toward you so you can't see where you are going) and the next scene you are the Maudeep and Paul's mother has already become reverend and given birth to his sister. The overall rating and I think that is terribly decieptful. If you have any doubt, do not buy this game.

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Summary: Terrible Gameplay - could have been so good.
Review: This game was one of the biggest dissappointments I've ever had in a game. Dreamcatcher has made some great games, but maybe action games just aren't their forte. This game has terrible controls, you have to use the directional keys for movement and can't use w,a,s,d, so if you are right handed, like most people, it is realy awkward. Every action like opening doors or changing weapons is terrible. If an enemy actually sees you there really isn't much you can do but stand there while they shoot you to death. The voice work was ok, and the look of the game wasn't that bad, but all the other mistakes far outweigh any positives. I have a decent graphics card and it still took me quite a while just to get the game to work. A sad release of what should have been such a great game. I know it looks like fun but really don't bother with this one.

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Summary: Great Story; Flawed Game
Review: When will the gaming world understand that if a book cannot be made into a movie, then it has no business trying to turn a mini-series that tried to unsuccessfuly capture the essence of Dune into a video game.

You begin the game listening to a short prologue that seems to borrow from the David Lynch version of Dune. Then you are thrust into a scene where Paul and his mother are running from the sand worm. This would be fun and an interesting progression only for the fact that the angle that you are forced to view the level is in front of Paul. He is looking at you, actually. There is a huge sand worm coming from behind you and the task that you have to perform is running on patches of sand that will not cause you to sink down. The problem is you cannot see in front of you. You have to constantly guess where the safe sand is. It is nothing but trial and error, and you will be eaten by the sand worm several times.

That is the first level. It only gets worse from there. The graphics are par at best, nothing compared to the excellent graphics that are displayed in the recent Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and the upcoming Unreal 2. The AI needs some tweaking: the guards will shoot you to death and then ask "who's there." Also there are bugs in the game. Enemies will walk through walls. They can shoot you from behind a wall, but you cannot seem to hit them.

Worst of all, though, is the camera angle. It is so awkward, that it takes away from the game play. If you put the camera on automatic, then the angle changes so rapidly as to give you vertigo and lose all sense of direction. It you decide to take over the camera with your mouse, then it becoms a struggle for the best angle. The game is bent around stealth and the point of view prevents this. THe game creators should have studied Thief the Dark Project a little more.

This game might sell well because of all of the fans of the Dune series. However, I hope that it fails miserable. Only then will we have a gaming company that will seriously look at the series and provide us a avenue that is worthy of the Dune title.

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Summary: This game does not deserve the name "Dune"
Review: Wow. When I saw the cover for this game, I thought to myself "Finally! Somebody has made a 3D Dune game!" Then I put the game in my computer and nearly broke down crying because it was SOOOOOO bad. I mean, this game is beyond bad. First: the story is confusing, and, as a fan of the Dune series, disgustingly wrong. Names are confused, people are referred to by the wrong titles, and it's just sad. It makes me wonder if anyone at Dreamcatcher has actually READ the book. Second: the controls are confusing at best, difficult at worst. You can't change them, so you better get used to it. The camera is dizzying and hard to follow. I uninstalled the game in the middle of the second level, because I got tired of restarting my computer every time Paul got caught behind a wall or in a wall and the controls froze. So, ultimately, if you like Dune, do not buy this game. However, if you like video games, do not buy this game.

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Summary: This game does not deserve the name "Dune"
Review: Wow. When I saw the cover for this game, I thought to myself "Finally! Somebody has made a 3D Dune game!" Then I put the game in my computer and nearly broke down crying because it was SOOOOOO bad. I mean, this game is beyond bad. First: the story is confusing, and, as a fan of the Dune series, disgustingly wrong. Names are confused, people are referred to by the wrong titles, and it's just sad. It makes me wonder if anyone at Dreamcatcher has actually READ the book. Second: the controls are confusing at best, difficult at worst. You can't change them, so you better get used to it. The camera is dizzying and hard to follow. I uninstalled the game in the middle of the second level, because I got tired of restarting my computer every time Paul got caught behind a wall or in a wall and the controls froze. So, ultimately, if you like Dune, do not buy this game. However, if you like video games, do not buy this game.