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Stronghold: Crusader (2002)

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Evolution Of All Stronghold Games Collection

Hey everyone welcome to the realm of gamers where you can find lots of gameplay videos and trailers.
In this video we will watch a gameplay video for every game of the stronghold collection which started in 2001.

Stronghold 1:
Lets start with the very first game in the stronghold collection which is stronghold 1 which was published in 2001 .
The game has 2 types of gameplay, the first one is the combat game type in which you can play a military campaign or a multiplayer battle. The second type is economic in which you can play an economic campaign or a free building game.
There is also a map editor in which you can build a whole map and create everything including land, number of players, and types of resources.

Stronghold Crusader:
Stronghold Crusader was released in 2002. The game is set in the middle-east featuring new units, new opponents, and a skirmish mode in which you can play customized battles with AI components.
You can play against the computer in a crusader game which can be a custom game, or a 50-missions crusader game which has accelerated difficulty.
There is also a historical campaign which has 4 different stories.
The ability to create a new map from scratch is also available.
Multiplayer mode is up to 8 players and it has several maps with different types of resources.

Stronghold 2:
Stronghold 2 was published in 2005.
The game introduces new units, and new peace and military campaigns.
Stronghold 2 has received mixed reviews on most of the gaming websites and wasn’t as successful as most of other games from the stronghold collection.

Stronghold Legends:
Stronghold Legends was published in 2006 and the game uses the same graphic engine as stronghold 2.
In the single player mode there are 3 types of games, the legendary campaign which has 3 different difficulties, the legendary trails which is a set of skirmish missions with accelerated difficulties, and custom skirmish.
The game introduces new units, features, and buildings.
The round table is an entirely new building which has different units with different abilities. One of the most powerful units is the green dragon which is an extremely powerful creature that can be released for a limited period of time.

Stronghold Extreme:
Stronghold Crusader Extreme was published in 2008. The game looks the same as stronghold crusader but it has some new features including outpost and the power bar.
Outposts are buildings that automatically spawn different types of units for every player with no cost.
The power bar is an extremely exciting feature in which you do many special abilities like unleashing volleys of rocks or arrows and you can also summon some of the most powerful units or heal your troops.
You can play in a single player mode in a custom battle or through 20 linked missions.
Multiplayer mode is up to 8 players and it has 8 new AI opponents.
There is also an ability to create a map from scratch.

Stronghold 3:
Stronghold 3 was published in 2011.
Players can choose to play between 2 single player campaign modes: the military campaign or the economic campaign.
The game lacks skirmish mode which made fans very disappointed. New features added to the game include new units, new difficulty levels, King of The Hill and Capture the flag multiplayer modes, and new maps.
Unfortunately Stronghold 3 has received negative reviews as there were some many bugs and missing features in the game.

Stronghold Crusader 2:
The game was released in 2014 with so many new features including new units, new AI opponents, new battle interface, and a brand new feature in which 2 players can control the same castle and share units and resources while fighting against enemies.
In order to play multiplayer, you need to download and install GOG Galaxy and create an account then restart the game to enable multiplayer mode which is up to 8 players.

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Medieval Loop One by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
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Battle Of The Creek by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
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Breaking The Siege by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost
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