The fourth game was Stronghold Legends and adds the new mechanic of controlling both human and mythical armies. It offered 3D graphics and the addition of new gameplay mechanics such as crime and punishment. After this game came the confusingly titled Stronghold 2.

Here, there are four separate but linear campaigns to go through and lets you choose whether to play as a European king or as an Arabic lord. The first was Stronghold Crusader, which was set in the Middle East during the Crusades and brought in enhanced RTS elements.

It became highly successful and spawned numerous sequels, as well as HD versions of some of the games. Set in the Middle Ages in England, you have to manage both the military and economic sides of your nation-all the while surviving scenarios such as fires and invasions and conquering other lands. The unit cap has been increased from 1000 to a staggering 10,000 troops, special Tactical Powers such as the Arrow Volley can be used and new buildings make their appearance alongside the Crusader Extreme skirmish trail.Stronghold is a 2001 historic real-time strategy game developed by Firefly Studios, wherein you expand your kingdom through military pursuits. Extreme plays exactly like the original Stronghold Crusader, only with a few additions. Advance on the castle gates while flanking the enemy from behind, feign retreat and lead your foe into a deadly trap or just sit back and watch the destruction unfold.īoth Stronghold Crusader and Stronghold Crusader Extreme are included in Stronghold Crusader HD. The new HD battlefield view allows you to zoom out and play in real-time, with the whole map on one screen.

With new high resolution graphics you have more control over your soldiers than ever before.

Battles such as Nicea, Heraclea, siege of Antioch, Krak des Chevaliers and the Siege of Jerusalem all feature, as do the Crusader Trails from the Stronghold Warchest and Stronghold Crusader Extreme. Stronghold Crusader HD features several campaigns documenting the First, Second and Third Crusades, as well as conflicts within the individual Crusader states. Lead a determined group of Crusaders, forged by centuries of barbaric warfare, amidst the haze of the desert heat then fight for your freedom as the mighty Saladin. Relive the historic Crusades as Richard the Lionheart and the Saladin, Sultan of Syria.

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