Strategy & Defense Games · 7

Good strategy interfaces summarize complexity. Tiny icons for production, alerts and queues are effectively a commander's dashboard for a world that refuses to pause. Put that beside this bit of history: Herzog Zwei on the Sega Mega Drive is often cited as an important real-time strategy precursor because players directly controlled a transforming unit while commanding others. Turn-based games kindly provide unlimited time to regret a move before pressing End Turn.