The much anticipated RTS, delivers the best parts of an epic, expanding sci-fi, neatly packaged in a consumable strategy game without becoming too overwhelming. For fans of the Dune books, movies as well as fan’s of the strategy genre, this is a game definitely worth checking out. Hit Points has more.
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00:00 Dune Spice Wars, the much-anticipated RTS, delivers the best parts of an epic, expanding
00:07 sci-fi neatly packaged in a consumable strategy game without becoming too overwhelming.
00:14 For fans of the Dune books, movies, as well as fans of the strategy genre, this is a game
00:19 definitely worth checking out.
00:22 According to Rock Paper Shotgun, in the standard game mode, after choosing your faction, you
00:26 rush to be the king of colonialism by turfing the locals out of their homes, paying an ever-increasing
00:33 spice tax, and outfighting, out-scheming, or out-prestigioning your foes.
00:39 Above the dusty surface, IGN reports that high-level strategy simmers as each faction
00:45 jockeys for position in the cutthroat Space Senate, the Landsraad.
00:50 The Houses Atreides, Harkonnen, Corino, and Ikaz are voting members with official representation,
00:56 but all factions, including the unrecognized Fremen and Smugglers, can spend an influence
01:02 resource representing bribes and backroom deals to get what they're after.
01:07 All in all, Dune Spice Wars is a clever, multi-layered, and challenging game that shows great respect
01:13 for the source material from which it comes and isn't too hard to understand if you're
01:18 new and unfamiliar with it.
01:20 Aside from some slightly odd AI behavior which might be patched, this real-time strategy
01:26 game will have you sitting in front of your system for hours, all to get that sweet, sweet
01:31 spice.
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