<s>
(	O
;	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Technosoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
it	O
predates	O
the	O
genre-popularizing	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Herzog	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC-8801	B-Device
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
combines	O
the	O
arcade-style	O
play	O
of	O
Technosoft	O
's	O
own	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
with	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
easy-to-grasp	O
level	O
of	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
and	O
is	O
also	O
considered	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
MOBA	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tactical	B-Application
re-deployment	O
(	O
mission	O
reassignment	O
,	O
vehicle	O
repair	O
)	O
involves	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
micromanagement	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
required	O
involvement	O
of	O
the	O
mech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
supports	O
both	O
single-player	O
mode	O
against	O
the	O
AI	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
two-player	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
huge	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
marketing	O
,	O
relatively	O
early	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
non-arcade	O
genre	O
on	O
what	O
was	O
considered	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
reception	O
in	O
Europe	O
was	O
generally	O
more	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
conquest	O
between	O
two	O
commanders	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
what	O
"	O
sets	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
is	O
that	O
everything	O
happens	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
command	O
icons	O
are	O
"	O
fairly	O
easy	O
to	O
grasp	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
helps	O
establish	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
"	O
real	O
"	O
computer	O
rather	O
than	O
"	O
a	O
machine	O
for	O
immobilized	O
arcade	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
particularly	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Herzog	B-Application
2	O
;	O
Power	O
Play	O
magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
80%	O
score	O
in	O
its	O
April	O
1990	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
Play	O
Time	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
85%	O
score	O
in	O
its	O
June	O
1991	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Filip	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
on	O
home	O
consoles	O
and	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
fine	O
cure	O
for	O
those	O
days	O
when	O
you	O
want	O
a	O
different	O
kind	O
of	O
RTS	O
to	O
control	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
users	O
have	O
given	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
8.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
as	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
September	O
1996	O
issue	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
31st	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
February	O
1999	O
issue	O
ranked	O
it	O
39th	O
best	O
in	O
both	O
cases	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
strategic	O
concept	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
were	O
aped	O
by	O
more	O
high-profile	O
games	O
like	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
and	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
game	O
release	O
packaging	O
art	O
was	O
executed	O
by	O
veteran	O
San	O
Francisco	O
game	O
box	O
illustrator	O
Marc	O
Ericksen	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
done	O
the	O
art	O
for	O
its	O
sister	O
game	O
Thunder	B-Device
Force	I-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
central	O
command	O
and	O
fighting	O
vehicle	O
directing	O
other	O
friendly	O
units	O
to	O
attack	O
remote	O
enemy	O
base	O
appeared	O
in	O
past	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sir	O
Tech	O
's	O
1984	O
game	O
Rescue	B-Device
Raiders	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Scott	O
Sharkey	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
1988	O
game	O
Modem	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
possibly	O
"[t]he	O
closest	O
predecessor	O
"	O
to	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
was	O
fairly	O
primitive	O
and	O
abstract	O
by	O
comparison	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
earlier	O
such	O
games	O
lacked	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
construct	O
units	O
or	O
manage	O
resources	O
which	O
made	O
them	O
"	O
much	O
more	O
tactical	B-Application
than	O
strategic	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
slower	O
processors	O
made	O
the	O
ticks	O
"	O
so	O
long	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
practically	O
turn	O
based	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
also	O
inherit	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
robotic	O
command	O
vehicle	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
construct	O
and	O
command	O
an	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
and	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
are	O
controlled	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
traditional	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
;	O
unlike	O
in	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
,	O
the	O
command	O
vehicle	O
in	O
those	O
games	O
is	O
mainly	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
particularly	O
powerful	O
and	O
versatile	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producers	O
of	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
acknowledge	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
,	O
as	O
do	O
the	O
producers	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
predecessor	O
to	O
the	O
MOBA	O
subgenre	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
action	O
RTS	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
key	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
has	O
a	O
fully	O
customizable	O
command	O
unit	O
with	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
elements	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
,	O
while	O
commanding	O
an	O
army	O
to	O
go	O
into	O
battle	O
with	O
rather	O
than	O
mindless	O
drones	O
that	O
respawn	O
at	O
set	O
intervals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2014	O
battle	O
arena	O
game	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
the	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
line	O
of	O
rereleases	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
2	O
on	O
October	O
27th	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
