Herzog Zwei

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Herzog Zwei
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Technosoft
Developer:
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

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Herzog Zwei (ヘルツォーク・ツヴァイ) is the sequel to Herzog, and was released exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive in 1989.

Herzog Zwei is often credited for creating the foundations of the real time strategy genre. The player controls a unit which can freely transform from a plane to a robot, and must create and transport units to capture structures and destroy enemy bases.

Production Credits

Main Program: Takashi Iwanaga
Weapon Program: Haruhiko Ohtsuka
Map Design: Osamu Tsujikawa
Character Design: Izumi Fukuda
Demo Program: Izumi Fukuda
Music Compose: Naosuke Arai, Tomomi Ohtani
Sound Effect: Naosuke Arai, Tomomi Ohtani
Manual Writer:Fumio Sugano
Herzog: T. O.
Special Thanks: Marie Hughes, Kamometei
Copyright: Tecno Soft

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
76 №4, p31
82 №101, p103
75 №28, p50
78 №10, p102
85 №5, p63
74 №9, p20
76 №1, p78[1]
80
80 №5, p58/59
78 №20
80 №23, p53
80 №3, p61[2]
76 №18, p66
Sega Mega Drive
78
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[3]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
80
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
78
[5]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
76
[6]
Console XS (UK) PAL
76
[7]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
82
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
43
[10]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
40
[11]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
40
[12]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[13]
The Games Machine (UK)
75
[14]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
97
[15]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)
50
[16]
Joystick (FR)
78
[17]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
85
[18]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
75
[19]
Mega (UK) PAL
74
[20]
Mega (UK)
74
[21]
MegaTech (UK)
76
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
76
[23]
Play Time (DE)
78
[24]
Power Play (DE)
58
[25]
Raze (UK) PAL
80
[26]
Sega Power (UK)
78
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[28]
Sega Pro (UK)
80
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
76
[30]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
75
[31]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
66
[32]
User (GR) NTSC-J
90
[33]
Sega Mega Drive
70
Based on
31 reviews

Herzog Zwei

Mega Drive, US
HerzogZwei MD US Box.jpg
Cover
HerzogZwei MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Herzogzwei md us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
HerzogZwei MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
HerzogZwei MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
HerzogZwei MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
HerzogZwei MD JP CartTop.jpg
HerzogZwei MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Herzogzwei md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, CA

  1. File:Megatech UK 01.pdf, page 78
  2. File:Segapro UK 03.pdf, page 61
  3. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 95
  4. Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1990" (DE; 1990-03-30), page 78
  5. Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 69
  6. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 31
  7. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
  8. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 102
  9. Computer & Video Games, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-03-16), page 103
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20
  11. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 321
  12. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 107
  13. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1989-xx-xx), page 1
  14. The Games Machine, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-08), page 50
  15. Game Informer, "May 1999" (US; 1999-0x-xx), page 72
  16. Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 207
  17. Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 102
  18. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63
  19. Mega Drive Fan, "May 1990" (JP; 1990-04-07), page 89
  20. Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20
  21. Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 79
  22. MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
  23. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
  24. Play Time, "6/91" (DE; 1991-05-10), page 116
  25. Power Play, "4/90" (DE; 1990-03-16), page 123
  26. Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 58
  27. Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 26
  28. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  29. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 61
  30. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  31. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  32. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16
  33. User, "Noémvrios 1990" (GR; 1990-1x-xx), page 63