![]() ![]() Originally released for DOS in 1992, Dune II was one of the first PC games to support the recently introduced General MIDI standard. Striking a balance between complexity and innovation, it was a huge success and laid the foundation for Command & Conquer, Warcraft, StarCraft, and many other RTS games that followed. As such, Dune II is the archetypal "real-time strategy" game. While not necessarily the first real-time strategy (RTS) video game, Dune II established the format that would be followed for years to come. ![]() It is based upon David Lynch's 1984 movie Dune, an adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel of the same name. Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (titled Dune II: Battle for Arrakis in Europe and Dune: The Battle for Arrakis for the North American Mega Drive/Genesis port respectively) is a real-time strategy Dune video game developed by Westwood Studios and released by Virgin Games in December 1992. ![]()
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