FireFly Studios' Stronghold

Description

FireFly Studios' Stronghold is a combination of a building simulation (like SimCity) and a real-time strategy game. The player can build and conquer castles, populate lands with his peasants and defend his country from invaders. The game has two principal modes, simulation and invasion. In simulation, the player just builds castles and villages, without troubling himself with warfare. In invasion mode, one has to use tactical combat to defeat his enemies. The opponents are Duc de Puce, Duc de Beauregard, Duc Truffe and Duc Volpe, also called "the Rat", "the Snake", "the Pig" and "the Wolf", respectively. They all have different personalities and styles of combat, with the Wolf being the toughest adversary by far.

Alternate Titles

• "要塞" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Twierdza" -- Polish title
• "Stronghold" -- Common title

Part of the Following Groups

• FireFly Studios' Stronghold series
• Genre: Simulation - Castle / Fortress building
• Setting: Medieval Europe

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User Reviews

Great game my liege!	Windows	Depth Lord (946)
Simply a fantastic game	Windows	Kate Jones (454)

The Press Says

GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Oct, 2001	87 out of 100	87
IGN	Macintosh	Aug 09, 2002	8.7 out of 10	87
Game Informer Magazine	Windows	Jan, 2002	8.5 out of 10	85
PC Zone Benelux	Windows	Jan, 2002	80 out of 100	80
macHOME	Macintosh	2002		80
Gamesmania	Windows	Oct 23, 2001	79 out of 100	79
Gamezone (Germany)	Windows	Oct 18, 2001	7.8 out of 10	78
Jeuxvideo.com	Windows	Oct 22, 2001	15 out of 20	75
Netjak	Windows	Feb 22, 2002	7.1 out of 10	71
Svenska PC Gamer	Windows	Jan, 2002	70 out of 100	70

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Trivia

Christmas shopping reference

There is an interactive voice in the main menu that reminds the player of Christmas shopping 10 days before Christmas.

Variations on different markets

The German release has the campaign storyline set in Germany instead of England. Some versions of the game also have differences in the menu interface and the Pig's appearance (sometimes his head is covered).