FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2 (Windows)

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Description

The sequel to Firefly Studios' acclaimed castle building and management sim offers 3D graphics and many new gameplay elements. It retains the mix of a construction/ management game with real-time strategic combat in which the player either lays siege to his opponents or defends his castle against them.

The campaign is again divided in two parts: the more peaceful part in which management is the primary concern of the player, and the military campaign in which the player fights to restore order to the troubled kingdom of England. However, there is some limited fighting in the peaceful campaign (mostly beasts and bandits) and the player must definitely know how to build a good economy to support his army in the military campaign.

The game also offers additional modes of play, such as Kingmaker, Free Form play, multiplayer skirmish and others. There are also many ready-made historical castles which the player can either besiege or defend.

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Alternate Titles

• "要塞2" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Twierdza 2" -- Polish title

Part of the Following Groups

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

User Reviews

So close to being impressive...

Kyle Levesque (935)

Critic Reviews

Gamesmania.de	May 06, 2005	85 out of 100	85
Gameguru Mania	Jun 05, 2005	82 out of 100	82
PC Games (Germany)	Apr 29, 2005	80 out of 100	80
PC Powerplay	May, 2005	80 out of 100	80
IGN	Apr 30, 2005	6.7 out of 10	67
Armchair Empire, The	Jul 31, 2005	6 out of 10	60
Game Informer Magazine	Jun, 2005	6 out of 10	60
ActionTrip	May 04, 2005	51 out of 100	51
GameSpy	May 03, 2005		50
1UP	Aug 02, 2005	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

Awards

• PC Powerplay (Germany)
  • Issue 02/2006 - Most Sophisticated Patch in 2005 (because it was included as extra CD in the game box)

Related Web Sites

• FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2 (official website)
• Stronghold 2 (Official German site)