Editing List of games based on Dune (section)

===''Dune II'' (1992)===
{{Main|Dune II}}
''Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty'', later retitled ''Dune II: Battle for Arrakis'' for the European release and the [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive/Genesis]] port, was released in December 1992 from [[Westwood Studios]]/Virgin Interactive.<ref name="Moby Dune II">{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/dune-ii-the-building-of-a-dynasty|title=Game Overview: ''Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty'' (1992)|publisher=Mobygames.com|access-date=March 17, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Abandonia Dune II">{{cite web|url=http://www.abandonia.com/games/36/download/Dune2.htm|title=Review: ''Dune II - The Building of a Dynasty'' (1992) - Game download available|publisher=Abandonia.com|access-date=March 17, 2010}}</ref> Often considered to be the first "mainstream modern [[real-time strategy]] game", ''Dune II'' established many conventions of the genre.<ref name="Moby Dune II"/> Only loosely connected to the plot of the novels or films, the game pits three interplanetary houses &mdash; the [[House Atreides|Atreides]], the [[House Harkonnen|Harkonnen]]s, and the [[House Ordos|Ordos]] &mdash; against each other for control of the planet [[Arrakis]] and its valuable spice, all while fending off the destructive natural forces of the harsh [[desert planet]] itself.<ref name="Moby Dune II"/>