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Emperor: Battle for Dune
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Emperor: Battle for Dune (2001)

by Intelligent Games, Westwood Studios, Electronic Arts
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres:Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Themes:Action, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
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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.
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When I first started playing, and saw Michael Dorn was a character, I was hooked. It was a lot like command and conquer, but Dune with Worf! How can you go wrong?Mighty_Wagner
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user avatar@Mighty_Wagneruser avatar@Mighty_Wagner
July 12, 2025
When I first started playing, and saw Michael Dorn was a character, I was hooked. It was a lot like command and conquer, but Dune with Worf! How can you go wrong?
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user avatar@Sat42user avatar@Sat42
August 09, 2025
I have been playing "Emperor: Battle for Dune" over the last week or so after having kept the game on my radar for a long time and it absolutely lives up to expectations: it's at least an excellent game, one of the best RTS titles at the time of its release, AND it's based on Dune! What more can you want? To see it legally available on GOG? Sure but good luck overcoming the epic licensing issues - still, you brought back "Blade Runner", so there is hope! Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go back and play some more... the Spice must flow!
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user avatar@Lord_Blazeyuser avatar@Lord_Blazey
October 13, 2025
The absolute best soundtrack in any RTS I have ever played, hands down, still listen to it from time to time. The gameplay did not lag far behind either, the campaign was thrilling and challenging, no matter which house you picked. Just add widescreen support pls, other than that no changes necessary.
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user avatar@Traveller800user avatar@Traveller800
October 15, 2025
This is a game I'd give a choice of vital organs to play. As it is, the only way to make it work is to use a third party program that copies the disc contents into a digital version but its not perfect. I'd pay good money to get this official.
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user avatar@LastSipahiuser avatar@LastSipahi
October 18, 2025
It was the first 3D game of Dune universe and Westwood done an amazing job for creating an Arrakis Planet in 3D. AI is also better than the previous games. All and all this was the best strategy game of Dune universe.
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user avatar@lecram920user avatar@lecram920
July 10, 2025
Widescreen support and I will insta buy it... But if it doesn't have it, there's still a solution on YouTube...
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user avatar@EsotericAtheistuser avatar@EsotericAtheist
July 18, 2025
By far one of the finest RTS games I first played along with TA which I still play and adore to this day. A phenomenal introduction, swiftly folllowed by BFME II and Tiberian Sun. Unfortunately modern Strategy games have been disappointing and have never really produced the highs that these classics did. Fedaykin Ready! Soundtrack was phenomenal and the unit variation was brilliant. The balance across the factions was very well done and the graphics of the time were excellent, they would still hold up today. Only downside was the installation process but all 3 discs would have to be included to get the best out of this game. Add all map packs for the skirmish players and you're onto a winner, who knows multiplayer could be restarted? The campaign mode was thoroughly enjoyable. I want this to be a GoG release as I'd rather give my money to GoG rather than any other platform if they were beaten to a release. Resurrect it guys, bring it back!
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user avatar@Flamogususer avatar@Flamogus
July 25, 2025
It would be sooooo cool if they make campaign maps available for skirmish and multiplayer, they just feel so alive and sometimes even epic. Tried to play with my brother recently and didn't make it to actually work, and then I see this page and the number of people who also want to preserve this masterpiece. Truly amazing
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user avatar@Sjonkelrolf88user avatar@Sjonkelrolf88
July 28, 2025
A 3D westwood Dune RTS, with full motion cutscenes and a great soundtrack composed by 3 different composers for each of the 3 distinct houses. What's not to love about that?
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user avatar@Quarion.Nailo.2000user avatar@Quarion.Nailo.2000
July 30, 2025
A good sequel for the first RTS game I played in my life, Dune II. I played it a long time ago, but have since look to buy it for myself with no positive results. I would love to have it in GOG.
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