<s>
(	O
;	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Technosoft	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-88	I-Device
computers	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
and	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
game	O
with	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
prototype	O
for	O
its	O
sequel	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
last	O
Land-Armor	O
results	O
in	O
an	O
automatic	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
nine	O
cities	O
to	O
fight	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-88	B-Device
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
versions	O
have	O
different	O
visuals	O
and	O
only	O
five	O
contested	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herzog	B-Application
served	O
as	O
the	O
prototype	O
for	O
its	O
more	O
well	O
known	O
1989	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
sequel	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
first	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
with	O
a	O
feature	O
set	O
that	O
falls	O
under	O
the	O
contemporary	O
definition	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
predating	O
the	O
genre-popularizing	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
