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Excellent game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Stronghold came out a few years ago, do not let that put you off.

Set in medieval England, this is a simulation game that allows you to fight campaigns, enjoy peaceful campaigns, and even build your own campaigns.

There is enough to this game to keep you busy for years. It is suitable for kids around 10 years old through to adults. We own stronghold 2 as well, and also stronghold crusader. If you are looking for a fantastic game or a fantastic present for someone, I recommend Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader. Because these games are older you should be able to pick them up at a good price.

Basically it is a simulation game where you have to manage the economics of your kingdom. Factories need to be built, farms created and your kingdom has to be protected. It is a great game and after having the game for 5 years we still enjoy playing it.

Gret Game worth many

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game though released in 2001, and a lot has changed in computer industry, still this game is definitely one of my most favorite, and I always come back to play it. You can build castles, command armies, fee as a Lord in the castle. There is enough humor in it which will greatly lift up your mood, besides AI is not stupid at all. Yes, the graphics are in 2D, but for me personally graphics is not the most important thing, the soul and the wholeness of the game is important. I greatly recommend it! Enjoy!

Immerse Yourself

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: May 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is fantastic. It's like playing Warcraft but in a much more realistic fashion. No magic or strange beasts. This is downright strategic gameplay at it's best. The graphics are incredible (you can see the trees blowing in the wind!). The micromanagement is fun and not too tedious. I can't wait to finish it, play it again and then get the Crusader follow up.
I only wish it was like the old Stronghold game (does anyone remember that?) based on Dungeons and Dragons, where you could hire four Lords besides yourself of different classes. But I guess you can't have everything. Maybe Take 2 can do something about that in the 3rd version of the game.

Too Much Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: August 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the first game I've bought for the computer. I picked it because I like medieval stuff, and I wasn't disappointed. The games are challenging enough to frustrate, but not so hard that you can't work them out in a fair amount of tries. I've pretty much played through this, I'm still going back and replaying my faves, and I'm ordering Crusader today.

Very Replayable Stategy Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: April 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is probably one of the best strategy games that I have ever played, and I played a lot. The real draw with Stronghold is that it's defensive oriented, so if you're the type of person that likes to design and build garrisons, then this is definately in you alley.

The way that it's design, strategy isn't just merely building up a large contingent of forces and then rush. To win you have to plan carefully and take advantage of terrain and know the strenghts of both your own men and the enemy's. Hence, there lots of ways to win a battle. You can have full fledge blood and guts battle, or opt for something more low key tactics.

For less than $10 dollars, Stronghold won't disappoint.

2nd Greatest Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: February 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Greatest game except Stronghold: Crusador. I got Stronghold: Crusador first and at first it was confusing but then I played the tutorial and I play for about 2-3 hours on that or Sronghold. Then I got Stronghold . I played the siege mode and I thought it was so cool that you could start out with an already made castle, manned, and a flood of men filling in your moat. I was very happy about that mode because it doesn't take 1 hour to build a castle and wait 20 minutes for the enemy to come. Unlike Age Of Empires where you can't man the walls but in Stronghold you can. I enjoy the building mode where I recreated Helm's Deep in the siege mode.

Graphics 9\10 (bad face graphics)

Availability of troops 9\10

Buildings 10\10

AI 9\10 (sometimes the enemy acts stupid)

Gameplay 10\10

Overall 9\10 (more modes would make this a perfect 10)

Fun strategy game with a medieval castle-based theme

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Admit it, you've seen those movies where armies fight to attack/defend a castle and wished you could somehow take part. Stronghold for the PC gives you the chance to lay siege or defend a castle of your choosing, as well as giving you the ability to build your own stronghold or map, or to just play through the intriguing campaign. Don't have time to play through the main game? Then play a quick single-stage game on any map of your choosing! You can opt for a combat-intensive (no resource management!), or economic-based game, or you can download hundreds of fan-created maps/castles if the main game isn't challenging enough!

Keep in mind that the main campaign is a typical strategy game where you have to do your fair share of micromanagement as well as keeping your citizens healthy/happy and employed. Your popularity meter plays a big part in your overall success, so manage this aspect well by adjusting taxes, food rationing, etc.

Stronghold is an engaging game. The difficulty seems to be set at just the right level. Some degree of trial-and-error may be required on some levels, but that's half the fun! No two games have to be alike! There's enough variety to keep novice and expert strategy gamers busy for weeks, and the graphical style and sound effects fit the mood perfectly!

What more can be said? Stronghold is affordable and may be just what you need when you tire of all those 3D FPS games!

Best Castle Sim EVER!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: June 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I haven't had too many castle sims, but this is the best one i've ever had! It has strategy, awesome castles, and all that. You build your own castle while controlling ur economy, it's sorta like Age Of Empires except more based on economy.(that and the towers dont fire arrows, you hafta supply the soldiers for all that stuff.) But be careful, the enemy has siege weapons, archers, crossbowmen, knights, and much more. With all this u hafta prove that ur castle is the best of all!

I LOVE this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I am not a gameplayer. I liked SimCity the original for a while way back in 1990, and since then I've played almost no games at all. I happened on this game because Stronghold (#1, original) and Tropico were bundled, and on clearance for $2 at target. From the very first little mission, where you have to build a settlement and manage to make a bunch of bread for the king, I was rapt. It far better than simcity because aside from the nice graphics, it's very educational and diverse. The series of missions act like a non-obtrusive tutorial, letting you learn how to do each thing, and challenging what you learned before.

Stronghold 2 is better and more expansive than the original in many ways, and but don't miss #1! And especially don't miss Stronghold Crusader (my #1 #1).

After being so blown away with Stronghold 1 and Stronghold 2 and Stronghold Crusader, I wondered if I've been missing out all these years. I ordered a bunch of games in similar genre, and none of them interested me. Settlers, Pharoah, Cleopatra, The Guild, and others... I think age of empires 3 is nice (3 1/2 stars), and I'm delaying judgment on rise & fall and rome total war.

But stronghold is far and away the best game I've ever played.

Stronghold- One of the top RTS games on the market

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: July 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

It's a rare thing when an unknown company comes out and makes an amazing product. Especially when there is such a tough market in the gaming industry these days. With many realtime strategy games on the market, you have to make a good one to come out on top, and that is what Firefly Studios has done with Stronghold.

Stronghold is an amazing combination of realistic Castle building and realtime strategy. And unlike most other strategy games, you have to maintain a happy population. Things such as charging taxes upon your population decreases their happiness. Providing them with large rations of food increases their happiness. If their happiness drops below 50%, you start losing your population, sometimes leading to the loss of the game. It takes some skill to maintain a good population, with all the factors involved in this sim.

Firefly Studios also did a great job with the combat side of the game. There are many units, including crossbowmen, knights, pikemen, and seige equipment such as trebuchets. You can even design your own maps to play on with the map editor the game contains. There are even famous castles availible for download on the internet. One of them is the Tower of London, and all of the castles are designed the same way as the original castles were.

This game is sure to keep you occupied for hours at a time, and it becomes addicting, with the realistic gameplay and the intense battles. Stronghold is sure to make an impact on your view of gaming. And another great thing is it's low cost. Buy it, you won't regret it.

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