Stronghold Crusader

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Released July 2002

Stronghold Crusader is the second edition of Stronghold.

The medieval mixture of city building and real-time strategy of Stronghold continues with Stronghold Crusader. The twist: this time it's the Europeans, led by the ruthless Richard I, invading Phoenicia and Palestine to confront the forces of Islam, led by the cunning Saladin. Players will take command of either side and engage in fierce tactical combat including open field battles, sieges, and campaigns.

During the Third Crusade, Christian forces invaded the Holy Land, captured Jaffa, then stalled and failed to capture Jerusalem. They fought several bloody battles and countless skirmishes against Saladin, but neither side won a decisive victory. Eventually the cost of maintaining an army so far removed from Europe forced a peace accord and a withdrawal -- Saladin triumphed.

Stronghold Crusader offers players a chance to control either side and rewrite the history book during four extensive campaigns. Utilize many of original Units and new units including: Assassins, Horse Archers, Slaves, Greek Fire, Fire Watchmen, Arabian Swordsmen, Teutonic Knights, Grenadiers. A scenario editor allows the creation of new maps and missions, while the multiplayer options allow eight-player battles over a LAN or the Internet. There are 4 Campaigns and they are also historical.

There is also Skirmish mode that allows you to fight against 2 to 7 enemies and have allies. You can request help and goods and your allies can also request from you. The only negative thing is that computers won't request anything from each other so they will only request from players.

Units Military Civilian Characters

Buildings Castle Military Defenses Civilian

Single Player Crusader (Skirmish) Campaigns Castle Builder Custom Scenarios

Multi-Player Connections Skirmish

Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
• Processor: 300mhz (550mhz+ preferred)
• Memory: 64MB
• Hard Drive: 850MB
• Video: 4MB DirectX 8.1 Compatible
• Sound: DirectX 8.1 Compatible
• CD Rom: 8x Speed
• Modem: 56k (for Internet Play)

Files

• Patch
• Single-Multi-Player Demo v1.1 88 MB from GamersHell

External Links

• FireFly Studios
• Stronghold Knights

Sources

• Mark Hoogland@allgame

See Also

• Stronghold
• Stronghold 2
• Stronghold Legends
• Stronghold Crusader Extreme