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29.4.2005

MY OVERVIEWGame play 9 /10Graphics 10/10Sound 10/10Last ability 9/10Overall 9.5/10The gameplay would be 10 but the game slows down when too many troops on map.2 full story line capaigns, King maker (you and up to 7 AI lords), prebuilt seiges, free build, custom senario map maker and MultiplayerAll stronghold and most stronghold crusader troops plus 8 new troops including axe men, thieves (steal from enemy's treasury), out laws, new mounted unit and Pictish boat warrior (carries mini boat).2 new siege equipment: Straw wagons (to set on fire) and cats (massive arrow shields on wheels) plus giant seige towers as well as smallArmy formations and Knights can mount/dismountThe king can be healed from the apothecary and mount/dismount as wellNew towers,gatehouses etc including a sally port(a hidden gate)All in 3DMY MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONThere is also lots more economics like crime for which you have to place guard posts, a courthouse, dungeon, torture guild and of course torture equipment of which there is a vast selection. Also honour plays a huge amount in stronghold 2 as you need it to rise up the ranks from free man to Duke and also affecting the number of knights you can create. You gain honour by setting up jousting tournaments running churches, feasting (for which you have to set up several more food chains including eel farms) and having lots of different types of food in your granery. You now have to make candles to run churches meaning as well as cloth for clothes. Perhaps most important is the disease aspect with gong (rubbish)needing to be carted away and falconers to be hired. As well as all the economics there are more ways of crushing your foe and defending your castle from your enemies, including rolling burning logs ofer your walls and dropping stones on their heads. Now you can also conquer or buy nutral or enemy lands as the map is devided into realms.So all I can say is this is a brilliant sequel, no matter what anyone else might say. If you liked the original or just like combat rts combined with castle sim you will love this game!
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12.6.2005

Can I just point out that anyone who says not much has changed obviously hasnt even played the game (maybe they cant find the play button?!) As there are HUGE amounts of changes from troops to siege equipment from honour to crime and loads of other economics as well as a great new campaign where (apart from the first level which really was a let down) every game has several different targets for example the 3rd or 4th one has you rescuing monks from wolves, an ally from a siege, defending your people from small outlaw attacks (untill you destroy their siege camp) then when you have done all that you face a fairly large siege before finally laying siege onto edwins castle.Along the way you gather more resources and as you complete each seperate objective you are given more resources you can gather and more gold as well as honour. There are about 11 of these maps in the campaign as well as the new option to make your own custom campaign (creating several maps and linking them together with a storyline). There is also king maker mode (where you can just fight it out on a map against up to 7 ai lords and/or ai allies) as well as mission maps (like the campaign but not linked), economic challanges and an economic campaign as well as all the normal map editors and multiplayer and a bit more!!! THIS IS NOT THE SAME It still has the great appeal as the original and same basic idea but apart from them and the name that is all! I have already written a full review on the new troops ect on amazon so have a look at it in the 'spot light review' section.Oh and another thing: each map is divided into sections with castle areas and village lands which you can buy or capture (if your enemy owns them) and then set them up to cart resources to your castle. (but you must defend the village of course!)The game goes into so much detail that you can even bet on jousting tournaments you set up!
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22.4.2005

Stronghold 2 now places the entire world in 3d. Gone is the isometric view and now you're actually able to view inside your castle buildings and view how people properly run your economy.However, not much has changed from the previous Stronghold titles. You still have to hunt or grow food using the same equipment, create hovels to accommodate your peasants etc...but now you have the advantage of purchasing estates to expand your territory using the honour system. This relates to your popularity and how well you are doing. The more honour you have, the more you can expand, providing you have an adequate army to invade your enemy first.You can now also host royal banquets, depending on the size of your keep.The more you invite increases your honour too.Another nice touch is that if you don't take proper care of your land, eventually rats will infest your area, creating havoc, not to mention a crime rate rising. However, you can keep this under control from either being a gentle ruler, or an oppressive tyrant...the choice is yours.In my opinion, the best part of the game is getting to view the absolutely epic battles and sieges available in 3d. Truly magnificent, and it certainly keeps you on your toes.There's a basic tutorial for complete beginners to the stronghold mechanics, but if you've already played the previous versions I'd suggest not bothering.Overall I'd say that Stronghold 2 wasn't the revolutionary experience I'd hoped for, but by no means is this a bad game. It does offer new challenges and I will keep coming back to this, especially with being able to create your own maps once again.
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21.9.2005

First of all if you are to write a review, get all the spelling and grammar correct first you noggin. Check out the ones below me!! The reason I only gave this 4 stars is because (AND I'M SURE EVERYONE WILL AGREE) of the fact that you really do need a NASA space computer for it to run well. Also a couple of glitches like when for some reason on the main menu the mouse wouldn't click at all (By the way, if that is happening to you just email me to Darrell and I will be happy to help you) or it wouldn't load any of your previous saved games.The whole basis of the gameplay has changed completely. The whole 3-D graphics thing is fantastic. The whole idea of trial and exucution , be it gallows or burning stake,really gives you a feel for the life. Newly introduced ideas such as the honour point system and the whole thing about being able to buy estates, is just so realistic. The only real thing that had me truly gripped was the absolutely fabulous story mode. To watch the computerised character of Sir William and Sir Matthew converse with surroundings and each other emphatically launches the sense of realism out of the screen into the room. All in all, a truly superb masterpiece from Firefly. MORE PLEASE!!!
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2.9.2005

At a glance stronghold would come to you as a great idea a truly original game and let me tell you now as a fan of the series it was. But being a rts/castle sim you have got sacrifice somthing and i think the thing which lets this game down is changing it into 3 D. Although maybe looking better it generally starts to freeze your computer up after you build more than ten buildings. I think firefly were aiming to give the battles more detail and excitment but truly all they have done is make it freeze when to many soldiers are on the screen. so why have i put it as 4 stars. Well even thow freezing every so often in the castle there is nothing more joyful than seeing all your peasants go aroundthere daily work harvesting the weat taking it to the stock pile wich then is taken to the mill etc and many more and quite right the 3 d has added more detail to castle life and even though this is the sequel this is still a truly original game from firefly. so be warned you will need a high spec computer for this at least recomended reqirments but this is a good buy for any fan of the series and any rts gamer.
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25.2.2006

Let me just say that the guy above is wrong about you needing a super computer as this game is not actually that demanding. True you need a fairly decent computer but not an overly powerful one. I can run Stronghold 2 on higest graphics:AMD Athlon xp 2400+ 2.00ghzPc3200 2gb ram6600gt 256mbmy pc is only above avrage as it is two years old but that shows that people should easily be able to run this game.Anyway buy this game!!

15.9.2020

runs perfect and is exactly how i remeber, had it when i was young and is still an amazing game

22.3.2020

Years later..... still love this game

6.8.2014

Jolly good.

6.5.2016

excellent

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