Herzog Zwei
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North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Technosoft |
| Publisher(s) | Sega
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| Programmer(s) | Takashi Iwanaga |
| Composer(s) | Naosuke Arai Tomomi Otani |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Switch |
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| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Herzog Zwei (pronounced [ˈhɛʁtsoːk ˈtsvaɪ]; German for 'Duke Two') is a real-time strategy video game developed by Technosoft and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis. An early real-time strategy game, it predates the genre-popularizing Dune II. It was released first in Japan in 1989 and worldwide in 1990. It is the sequel to Herzog, which was available on the Japanese MSX and PC-8801 personal computers.
Herzog Zwei combines the arcade-style play of Technosoft's own Thunder Force series with a simple, easy-to-grasp level of strategy. It has been cited as an inspiration to the developers of Warcraft, StarCraft, Dune II, and Command & Conquer and is also considered a precursor to the MOBA genre.