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Herzog Zwei - Accessibility Patch

Original game : Herzog Zwei

Platform : GEN

Author : Carl Dixon

Release date : 03 February 2019

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.01

Modifications : G, T

Downloads : 1083

ROM Information

Herzog Zwei (UE) [!].gen
CRC: A605B65B
MD5: e812002daafb264fc2ab1dff9bd06ac2
SHA1: 8f7262102c2b2334f0bc88ee6fd6b08797919176
SHA-256: 3f891f8ce99d673313d6e49aafa329ee2b0cc464f9be779c5115f645a4baea73

Hack description

Herzog Zwei was one of the earliest RTS games, and is relatively simple and easy to play. This patch aims to make the unit and command names more accessible for beginners, as well as making the HUD icons more intuitive. Gameplay is otherwise identical to the original.


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Reviews

Honestly, this should have been on the Sega AGES version tooRed Soul2021-06-16Version 1.01

I really like immersion in games; acronyms and uniquely named tech can do a lot to improve world building. However, in a game as straightforward as this, it only gets in the way of usability and enjoyment.

This patch makes everything directly understandable to the uninitiated and lessens the learning curve significantly, so it's wholeheartly recommended.

What I always wanted!LuigiXHero2020-06-07Version 1.01

This hack does what it says: makes the game easy to pick up for anyone new to the game. What originally caught me in this game is the amazing music and then out of curiosity tried to actually play it and... got nowhere. Eventually I started to kinda figure it out but still never really got it. With this patch it's super obvious what everything does making it a lot easier to do things and makes the game much more enjoyable because of it. So yeah I completely recommend playing this over the original anyday.