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''Dune 2000'' is a real-time strategy video game, programmed by Intelligent Games and released by Westwood Studios in 1998 for Microsoft Windows.〔(FED2k: Dune 2000 )〕 It was later ported to the PlayStation in 1999.〔(DUNE for the Playstation Goes Gold )〕 It is a partial remake of ''Dune II'', which is loosely based on Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' universe.〔(Press Release: Westwood brings Dune to life once again )〕 The story of the game is similar to ''Dune II'', and is continued in ''Emperor: Battle for Dune''. The game uses a similar game engine to Westwood's ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert''. Although ''Dune 2000'' was originally intended to be a remake of ''Dune II'', the plotline differs completely and makes a reference to the execution of Mentat Amon of House Ordos and the replacement of the Harkonnen Mentat from ''Dune II'', Radnor, by Hayt De Vries. The story is told with full motion video. ==Storyline== Emperor Corrino (Adrian Sparks) has issued a challenge that the House which can produce the most spice will control its source, the desert planet Dune, with no rules as to how the Houses can achieve the goal. Meanwhile, Lady Elara (Musetta Vander) of the Bene Gesserit and bound concubine to the Emperor, secretly takes the commander - the player - into one of the Heighliners, a person whose bloodline and future the Sisterhood had checked. According to Elara, they saw many visions of the commander dying many times—and only in one vision does the commander live and even rise to control massive armies and bring peace to Arrakis. As in ''Dune II'', the three main playable factions are House Atreides, House Harkonnen and House Ordos. There are also four non-playable subfactions: House Corrino, the Fremen, the Mercenaries and the Smugglers. ;House Atreides :Hailing from the water-planet of Caladan, the Atreides have a strict loyalty to their Duke and follow him with zeal. The Duke's famous Mentat, Noree Moneo (John Rhys-Davies), advises and resides over the Duke's forces on Arrakis. The House's fleets of ornithopters ensure their superior air power. The Duke also wishes to develop an alliance with the Fremen, the native warriors of Dune. ;House Harkonnen :The Harkonnens are ruled by the wicked Baron and come from the volcanic waste-planet of Giedi Prime. According to Lady Elara, the only thing human about the Harkonnen is their genetic makeup, as all humanity was abandoned long ago in favor of brutality and maliciousness. The Baron's Mentat, Hayt De Vries (Robert Carin), was born from the flesh of a dead man in the Tleilaxu Flesh Vats. ;House Ordos :The Ordos originate from a frigid, ice covered planet unnamed in ''Dune 2000'' but later called Sigma Draconis IV in ''Emperor: Battle for Dune''. As they import their goods from nearby star systems, House Ordos relies on their skills as merchants to make their profits; however, their wealth has made them increasingly paranoid. According to the manual, House Ordos buys all of its units instead of constructing them themselves. Unlike the other two houses, House Ordos is not mentioned in any of Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' novels, but it is mentioned in the non-canon ''Dune Encyclopedia''.〔McNelly, Willis E. ''The Dune Encyclopedia'', June 1, 1984, pg. 273, ISBN 0-425-06813-7 (US edition)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dune 2000」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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