Four Lords take control of the Kingdom, dividing it into their personal territories. The backstory to the campaign begins when the King invades a barbarian enemy, where the King is captured and held for ransom. The main game mode is the military campaign, which is based upon a map of England. Stronghold contains several modes of gameplay, with both combat based and economic missions. The goal is to create a stable economy and a strong military to defend against invaders, destroy enemy castles and accomplish the mission objectives. In Stronghold, the player takes the role of a lord in a kingdom.
īecause of its popularity, the game spawned four sequels: Stronghold: Crusader, Stronghold 2, Stronghold Legends and Stronghold 3 as well as several compilation packages. The game takes place in Medieval England and Wales around the time of AD 1066 however, since there is not always a time limit, scenarios can continue hundreds of years beyond that date.Īs well as earning many favourable reviews from reviewers such as PCGamer and GameSpy ( see Reception section), the game continues to boast a large community, who edit and create various material through the in-game Map Editor/Scenario Creator. There is both an economic and a military campaign to be played and both are discussed in the game manual.
The game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits, but also provides space for economic strategy and development. Stronghold is a historic real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Firefly Studios in 2001. Single-player, multiplayer ( IPX, TCP/IP or Modem)
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