<s>
Dune	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
partial	O
remake	O
of	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
Frank	O
Herbert	O
's	O
Dune	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
continued	O
in	O
Emperor	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Dune	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dune	B-Application
2000	I-Application
features	O
an	O
interface	O
and	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Command	O
&	O
Conquer	O
:	O
Red	O
Alert	O
,	O
where	O
unlike	O
in	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
unit	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
construct	O
concrete	O
before	O
placing	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
all	O
buildings	O
would	O
deteriorate	O
regardless	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
concrete	O
foundations	O
slowed	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
Dune	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
the	O
buildings	O
do	O
not	O
deteriorate	O
over	O
time	O
when	O
built	O
in	O
their	O
entirety	O
on	O
concrete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Houses	O
Harkonnen	O
and	O
Atreides	O
share	O
the	O
Trike	O
,	O
while	O
House	B-Application
Ordos	I-Application
has	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Raider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
Ordos	I-Application
can	O
obtain	O
the	O
Missile	O
Tank	O
by	O
ordering	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
Starport	O
when	O
it	O
would	O
otherwise	O
be	O
inaccessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
playable	O
factions	O
are	O
House	O
Atreides	O
,	O
House	O
Harkonnen	O
and	O
House	B-Application
Ordos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Duke	O
's	O
famous	O
Mentat	B-Language
,	O
Noree	O
Moneo	O
(	O
John	O
Rhys-Davies	O
)	O
,	O
advises	O
and	O
resides	O
over	O
the	O
Duke	O
's	O
forces	O
on	O
Arrakis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Baron	O
's	O
Mentat	B-Language
,	O
Hayt	O
De	O
Vries	O
(	O
Robert	O
Carin	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
born	O
from	O
the	O
flesh	O
of	O
a	O
dead	O
man	O
in	O
the	O
Tleilaxu	O
Flesh	O
Vats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ordos	O
originate	O
from	O
a	O
frigid	O
,	O
ice	O
covered	O
planet	O
unnamed	O
in	O
Dune	B-Application
2000	I-Application
but	O
later	O
called	O
Sigma	B-Application
Draconis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
in	O
Emperor	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Dune	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
import	O
their	O
goods	O
from	O
nearby	O
star	O
systems	O
,	O
House	B-Application
Ordos	I-Application
relies	O
on	O
their	O
skills	O
as	O
merchants	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
profits	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
their	O
wealth	O
has	O
made	O
them	O
increasingly	O
paranoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
manual	O
,	O
House	B-Application
Ordos	I-Application
buys	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
units	O
instead	O
of	O
constructing	O
them	O
themselves	O
,	O
including	O
Saboteurs	O
to	O
demolish	O
buildings	O
and	O
Deviator	O
Tanks	O
to	O
temporarily	O
turn	O
enemy	O
vehicles	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
houses	O
,	O
House	B-Application
Ordos	I-Application
is	O
not	O
mentioned	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
Frank	O
Herbert	O
's	O
Dune	O
novels	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
non-canon	O
The	O
Dune	O
Encyclopedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
it	O
gets	O
an	O
automatic	O
one-star	O
deduction	O
for	O
featuring	O
John	O
"	O
Multimedia	O
Whore	O
"	O
Rhys-Davies	O
in	O
the	O
FMV	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Suciu	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
four-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
those	O
who	O
like	O
a	O
real-time	O
challenge	O
,	O
Dune	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
an	O
instant	O
classic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Glenn	O
Wigmore	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
smooth	O
visuals	O
,	O
superb	O
sound	O
,	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
strategy	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
Dune	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real	O
winner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
makes	O
great	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
PlayStation	B-Device
peripherals	O
,	O
making	O
for	O
a	O
well	O
rounded	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
