Emperor: Battle for Dune (2001)

Emperor: Battle for Dune represents the seamless combination of cutting-edge 3D graphics and perfected real-time strategy gameplay. In your conquest for the Imperial Throne, choose from 3 unique sides and 5 powerful subgroups to plot a perilous course through up to 5 treacherous gameworlds. In both singleplay and multiplay, lead your forces in both large-scale planetary strategies and cunning ground-level tactics. Westwood Studios is proud to have chosen the gripping universe of Dune for its first 3D real-time strategy title - Emperor:Battle for Dune.

Real Time Strategy (RTS)Strategy Action Science fiction aliens guild military abandonware futuristic spaceship real-time religion war micromanagement multiple endings campaignPC (Microsoft Windows)

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Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Developer: Westwood Studios, Intelligent Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: June 12, 2001
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Engine: W3D

IGDB rating 7.6/10 from 22 ratings.

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