A great RTS that is highly underrated, and very addicting. But, it takes some getting used to.

User Rating: 8.5 | Stronghold 2 PC
By dakkenly | Review Date:
Stronghold 2, the sequel to the hit game Stronghold, is a very historically accurate RTS placed in the 1000's to 1400's, the medieval times. In this RTS, you can play a peaceful campaign, mostly kingdom welfare, and the path of war campaign, highly focused on combat, if not all combat. The peaceful campaign shows you how to build up a kingdom; gathering resources, marketing resources, gaining honor, and taxing your village are just some of the things you learn. I see the peaceful campaign as a tutorial, as you need to utilize these skills but in very tight, fast situations. There is also free build, where you can build all you want, creating a giant citadel and such. In free build, there are preset areas you can build in, as well as maps you can create or download. Creating a map is not a thing you can just pick up; you need to at least read up on how to properly make a map. There are strict guidelines that you need to follow to have a working map; sometimes, it can get annoying when you have to go back over and over, doing a small thing and saving and going back... It just gets annoying, and Firefly needs to make an easier editing program. The path of war has a campaign, and also a short siege skirmish. The short siege skirmishes have you either sieging, or defending a castle with preset soldiers. Usually, sieging is harder. The castles in this part are also very historical, all based on real castles in history with a short historical overview on the castle and whom presided within. The campaign has you go from a freeman to a duke, battling with all sorts of threats such as the viking Olaf and his castle, or "The Bull" who has powerful berserkers. Overall, I think this is a wonderful RTS for someone who is looking for a bit more of a challenge, and an equal fight as well.

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