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Stronghold 2 is a real time strategy computer game released in April 2005 in which the player develops a stronghold in the middle ages. It is the sequel to Stronghold, released in 2001, also by Firefly Studios.

The game engine was enhanced over the original Stronghold to provide full 3-dimensional graphics. Other changes include new military and peace campaigns and the addition of crime and punishment, allowing players to torture unruly peasants. A number of new characters were also introduced.

Gameplay

In the game, the player takes on the role of a lord who rules over a medieval castle. With his available resources, the player places buildings or features, including many different kinds of food production, industry, civil, or military buildings and defences. Available peasants automatically choose jobs whenever a building requires one, so player micromanagement is minimal, he mostly needs to set up the various buildings in an efficient way while providing safety for his peasants. Military units are directly controlled individually or in groups, sometimes quite large with sieges or battles involving many hundreds on each side. One new addition to the original stronghold is the inclusion of estates, that a player can "buy" with his accumulated honor (gained by popularity, holding feasts, dances, jousting, etc.). Estates are semi-independent villages (without castle fortifications) that produce their own goods that the owner can send through carts to his castle or his allies.

The inclusion of fully 3D-rendered graphics allowed Stronghold 2 to include tower interiors as battlegrounds for units, and the ability to go observe castle inhabitants very closely, which is useful considering the new features of waste & rat management. As in the original Stronghold, players can choose very different styles of play modes: Kingmaker, Siege, War Campaign, Peace Campaign, Freeplay, Custom scenario, and in Multiplayer (Originally hosted by GameSpy). An extensive map editor allows for endless replayability.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}} From 2014, multiplayer is not supported by the service GameSpy.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[1]

According to Edge, Stronghold 2 sold at least 100,000 copies in the United States, but was beaten by its predecessor's 220,000 sales in the region. Total US sales of Stronghold games released during the 2000s reached 590,000 copies by August 2006.^[13]

References

1. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/stronghold-2 |title=Stronghold 2 for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=August 7, 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3141239&did=1 |title=Stronghold 2 |author=1UP staff |date=June 6, 2005 |website=1UP.com |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105152940/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3141239&did=1 |archivedate=January 5, 2010 |deadurl=yes |accessdate=July 24, 2018}}
3. ^{{cite magazine |title=Stronghold 2 |magazine=Computer Games Magazine |publisher=theGlobe.com |date=August 2005 |page=68}}
4. ^{{cite magazine |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_254.pdf |title=Stronghold 2 |last=Neigher |first=Eric |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=254 |date=September 2005 |pages=64–65 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051105124551/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3142497 |archivedate=November 5, 2005 |deadurl=no |accessdate=July 24, 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_stronghold2_pc |title=Stronghold 2 |last=Gillen |first=Kieron |date=May 3, 2005 |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |accessdate=July 24, 2018}}
6. ^{{cite magazine |title=Stronghold 2 |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=146 |date=June 2005 |page=135}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/stronghold-2-review/1900-6123188/ |title=Stronghold 2 Review |last=Beers |first=Craig |date=April 28, 2005 |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=July 24, 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/stronghold-2/609923p1.html |title=GameSpy: Stronghold 2 |last=Abner |first=William |date=May 3, 2005 |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |accessdate=July 24, 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/stronghold_2_pc_review/ |title=Stronghold 2 - PC - Review |last=Giacobbi |first=Kevin "BIFF" |date=May 4, 2005 |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005194958/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r24776.htm |archivedate=October 5, 2008 |deadurl=no |accessdate=July 24, 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/01/stronghold-2 |title=Stronghold 2 |last=Adams |first=Dan |date=April 30, 2005 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=July 24, 2018}}
11. ^{{cite magazine |title=Stronghold 2 |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Future US |volume=12 |issue=7 |date=July 2005 |page=64}}
12. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/burning-rubber-20050604-gdlfzy.html |title=Burning rubber |last=Wilcox |first=Mike |date=June 4, 2005 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424134055/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Games/Burning-rubber/2005/06/02/1117568310783.html |archivedate=April 24, 2017 |deadurl=no |accessdate=July 24, 2018}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/top-100-pc-games-21st-century/ |title=The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century |author=Edge staff |date=August 25, 2006 |website=Edge |publisher=Future plc |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017165955/http://www.edge-online.com/features/top-100-pc-games-21st-century/ |archivedate=October 17, 2012 |deadurl=yes}}

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