The balance is off with the Horse Archer/Moveable Shield being overpowering. Stronghold Crusader / Stronghold Crusader Extreme - Basically the same game with Extreme adding a few extra features. Unfortunately, the balance is off and multiplayer, when I played it more often, had severe lag problems. Stronghold Crusader 2 - the new units promised to add a tactical aspect to the game that was missing in other games in the series. I think Stronghold 2 has a bit too much micromanaging for my taste. I like the battle aspect of the game and view the economy as a means to building my army. doesn't care, after all it cheats like all hell. Just attack with some mantlets and you win(wall hoardings are actually better than towers!!) + the difficulties of acutally maintaing a high tax economy. Talking of defensive capabilities, that's IMO the biggest problem with stronghold crusader 2, man towers are worthless in this game. This ment you actually needed a significantly greater army to take a castle, so it became so much more important to mess with your opponents economy. But IMO it's the best stronghold regarding the strongholds you can create, having some of the strongest defensive capabilities, with massive towers, gates, hoardings for towers and walls that could only be destroyed by siege weapons instead of by soldiers.
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Plus it was well implemented both in regards to balancing and squashing of bugs.Īnd while I really enjoyed Stronghold 2's honour system it IMO suffered most from its map pool. Added many new features compared to the original, while still maintaining a clear vision. Pre-Order the Stronghold Crusader 2 (link below) game now and receive 10% off launch price + $5 Video Games credit + the exclusive mini-campaigns ‘Justice’ and ‘Freedom Fighters’ + 10 exclusive in-game shields + a Bonus Stronghold Kingdoms Power Pack.Stronghold crusader for me. Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB or AMD Radeon HD 2900XT 512MB or better Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2Ghz or equivalent
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For more fun and intense action start the 8 player mulitplayer game and mix human and AI players, maps and game modes.Īs in the previous version the new stronghold will offer Free build mode and a Map Editor and let you design your dream castle. Play against computer opponents and use archers and deadly traps and other units to master your game-play skills. In the Co-op mode you will have the ability to share control over castle buildings, troop controls and resource management.Ĭommand more than 25 unique unit types and master their special abilities.
Challenge the Crusader Trail in increasingly difficult campaigns.
Fight with a wide range of AI lords with unique personalities, castles and play style. Use deadly array of troops and destructive siege equipment to destroy the enemy lands.ĭefend your land in fast paced matches against AI in Skirmish Mode. Lead your troops into battle as either the Richard the Lionheart or the Sultan of the Syria in two single player campaigns. Game will offer the same addictive game play, fast-paced action and awesome castle simulation. This new stronghold game will define the old school real time strategy, combining RTS and city builder game play. Firefly promises epic battles against AI opponents on new maps with new units, new traps and never before seen castle designs. As compared to the 2D graphics engine in the previous release the new version uses a 3D version and realistic castle destruction powered by Havok Physics. After 12 years of the original game the Firefly studio is releasing the new version on September 2 2014. Stronghold Crusader 2 is the sequel to the popular castle sim game Stronghold: Crusader.