''Frank Herbert's Dune'' is a 2001

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video game based on the 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries of the same name. The game was not a commercial or critical success, and was one of the last games by Cryo Interactive, which went bankrupt shortly after the game's failure.

Production

By the time the game was made, Cryo had already started to be in financial debt. The game turned out to be a costly flop, and the studio was unable to find creditors to keep operations running. The

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version was released only in Europe.

Plot

Paul Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ...

, the son of the Duke Atreides's concubine and heir to the throne, the player must earn the trust and respect from the natives of the desert planet

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, the

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, to ultimately become their prophesied messiah and free them from the desolate conditions of the planet. He also needs to overcome the evil Baron Harkonnen who slaughtered the Atreides family with covert backup from the

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. The story behind each mission is accurate to the novels, though taking place during the two-year span in the 1965 novel ''

'' when Paul gains the trust of the Fremen.

Critical reception

''Dune'' was a finalist for '' The Electric Playground''s 2001 "Best Adventure Game for PC" award, but lost the prize to '' Myst III: Exile''.

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