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Herzog Zwei (1989)

0.1756Canon Score · ranked #144 all time

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About the game

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.

Why it ranks #144

Every list on which Herzog Zwei appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Next Generation Top 100 (1996)Editorial list#31 / 100
Polygon 500 Best (2017)Critics' canon#114 / 500
1001 Video Games (2013 ed.)Critics' canonSelected