FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2 (Windows)
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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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FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2 Windows A military scenario victory screen.
FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2 Windows Pigs cannot be fed to peasants, but are served on feasts for guests.
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Alternate Titles

  • "要塞2" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Twierdza 2" -- Polish title
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So close to being impressive... Kyle Levesque (932) 2.86 Stars2.86 Stars2.86 Stars2.86 Stars2.86 Stars
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Critic Reviews

GameStar (Germany) May, 2005 86 out of 100 86
Gamigo May 10, 2005 8.2 out of 10 82
Gameguru Mania Jun 05, 2005 82 out of 100 82
JeuxVideoPC.com May 09, 2005 15 out of 20 75
IGN Apr 30, 2005 6.7 out of 10 67
Jeuxvideo.com Apr 22, 2005 12 out of 20 60
GameSpot Apr 28, 2005 5.9 out of 10 59
GameSpy May 03, 2005 2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars 50
1UP Aug 02, 2005 4 out of 10 40
Computer Gaming World (CGW) Sep, 2005 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 40
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Awards

  • PC Powerplay (Germany)
    • Issue 02/2006 - Most Sophisticated Patch in 2005 (because it was included as extra CD in the game box)
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Silverblade (1409) added FireFly Studios' Stronghold 2 (Windows) on May 24, 2005

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