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[ Reply ] My favorite RTS of all time, still wows me to this day (Score: 1) by Hiryu on Wednesday, June 27 @ 02:29:59 EDT (User Info) http://www.romfinders.net | This one truly great game that was overlooked by everyone, including those guys at egm :) What most people don't realize is that Herzog Zwei (or the Second Baron translated from german into english) was a great rts by Techno Soft in which you, the player, pilot a mechanized plane that can morph into walking robot. You actually get to shoot in this game, making it more interesting for the player and more fun! You also get to build troops and tanks and things and give them commands and ship em out to wherever. The main goal of the game is to destroy the other player or computer's home base. You are also trying to capture bases around the map, for more power and money. The graphics in this game are pretty nice, usual genesis fare. There's about 8 maps to choose from, each with it's own terrain and even one with water so you can use boats! There's even a 2 player split screen mode that moves very smoothly. the music is great for the time and has some neat "moog" sounding music effects. Just watch out for the computer, he'll kick your ass if your not good. So go read a faq on this game before you even attempt it. It's not hard to learn, it's just if you don't have the instruction manual handy, you won't understand what to do. Once you learn everything, the game is just so much fun! I give this game a 9.5!
A little known fact is that Herzog Zwei is the sequel to Herzog, which was released on a japanese computer called an msx. Herzog is a fun little game, but no where near the complexity of Herzog Zwei. I read in the variations comment that there was a sequel for saturn, anybody have anyway of confirming this? Because I haven't found anything about it on any herzog sites. |
[ Reply ] Re: Herzog Zwei (Score: 1) by ozy on Tuesday, June 26 @ 15:11:11 EDT (User Info) | A thoroughly under rated game in my book... takes a little while to get into, and the computer AI is a bit suspect at times.. Multiplayer splitscreen mode, however, is another matter. Get a few friends round, stick a bit of cardboard in the middle to stop people seeing each others screen (optional) and this game is great fun! This has to rank as one of my favorite ever multiplayer Genesis games. |
[ Reply ] Re: Herzog Zwei (Score: 1) by themosthotguy (themosthotguy@hotmail.com) on Wednesday, June 27 @ 19:35:10 EDT (User Info) http://none! | ok i will get flamed for this, but: i do not like this game, it is too slow when you do not have someone to play and well, i just do not like this game! go play liero instead of this! |
[ Reply ] Re: Herzog Zwei (Score: 1) by Vintage_Gamer on Thursday, December 13 @ 17:38:57 EST (User Info) | Well, What can I say?
On one hand good, the other bad. Guess I have to try 2 player. The graphics, while not stellar do well, The control outright suxs. Remember to tell a unit what to do before building it or you'll end up with an unusable piece of junk. and the computer CHEATS hard sometimes. The music is passable, and overall is a pretty good game. I don't know why people love it so much, I can think of better titles to waste my time on. |
[ Reply ] Re: Herzog Zwei (Score: 0) by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 16 @ 22:21:45 EDT | hello my name is izzy lopez and my email address izzylopez@email.com and i am searching for a copy of the game herzog zwei, if anyone knows where i can get it or find it,please email me. thank you. |
[ Reply ] Re: Herzog Zwei (Score: 0) by Anonymous on Saturday, October 05 @ 19:54:34 EDT | Well, this is one of my all-time-favorites. You need to play it with two players though, the ai is pretty simplistic.... just send some boats on his base in the island level and he'll try to transform in the water all the time :) But then again, I guess they didn't have much CPU power to work on.
And remember: this is the game Westwood got their inspiration from to do Dune II, so Herzog Zwei is actually the mother of all RTS games. :) |
[ Reply ] Re: Herzog Zwei (Score: 0) by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27 @ 01:41:09 EDT | This is one of the best Sega games ever. Infact, I just went to buy a Sega Megadrive(genesis) and HEZOG in the beginning of this yr. This game is pretty boring in single player, as after a while, the computer's moves are pretty predictable. but in 2 player mode...WOW. I can still remember the countless hours i spent with my friends battling it all out in this game.
And yes this is the mother of all RTS...way before dune 2 comes out :)
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[ Reply ] Re: Herzog Zwei (Score: 0) by Anonymous on Saturday, August 30 @ 15:55:44 EDT | OMG I just went to tried out my Herzog cart today, and found out mine isnt working anymore!!!
Anyone wanna sell me his??? |
[ Reply ] Re: Herzog Zwei (Score: 1) by makemedance on Wednesday, October 01 @ 14:35:29 EDT (User Info) | I can do nothing but agree with all of you guys. This game is superb--well, at least multiplayer is. The strategies you can create are endless with furious and consistent action! Also, the music fits each stage perfectly with pounding drums (mega-bass!!) and synths. It's a classic that needs to be redone. I give it an 9. |
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