Emperor: Battle for Dune

Emperor: Battle for Dune
North American cover art
DevelopersIntelligent Games
Westwood Studios
PublisherEA Games
DirectorJames Steer
DesignersJamie Ferguson
Neil Marsden
Gregory Mathews
ProgrammerPhilip Veale
ArtistsRichard Evans
Gary Cox
ComposersJarrid Mendelson
David Arkenstone
Frank Klepacki
SeriesDune
PlatformMicrosoft Windows
Release
  • NA: June 12, 2001
  • EU: June 15, 2001
GenreReal-time strategy
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Emperor: Battle for Dune is a real-time strategy video game, released by Westwood Studios in June 2001. It is based in Frank Herbert's science fiction Dune universe. It follows its predecessors, Dune II and Dune 2000. While Dune II was a distinct story to that of Dune, and Dune 2000 was a remake of Dune II, Emperor: Battle for Dune is a direct sequel to the previous games. In particular, it is a sequel to Dune 2000, carrying on from where it left off, with several of the characters and actors returning. Like Dune 2000 and many of the other Westwood games that came before it, Emperor features Full Motion Video cut scenes filmed with actors.