Sep 23, 2014  Stronghold Crusader 2 Review - GameRevolution. WATCH GALLERY. The first thing that you'll notice when making your initial tentative steps into Stronghold Crusader II.

From afar, the Stronghold games can seem daunting for the uninitiated. With their in-depth resource management mechanics, epic battles and vast swathes of content, they typically haven't proven especially accessible to cowed, strategy newbies. It's a joy to report then, that while developer Firefly Studios has carefully maintained the challenging spirit of the original, Stronghold Crusader 2 is also equally welcoming to the strategically stunted too.Well, in the beginning at least.Nevertheless from the offset, Firefly Studios Crusades era RTS sequel does its best to make newcomers feel welcome. Gleamville sign up. For a start there's a tutorial which performs its role admirably; drilling deep into player's skulls the necessities of feeding your people, keeping them housed, not taxing them too heavily and giving them plenty of active jobs in your battle campaign.Battles are rarely anything less than epic affairsLike any good teacher, the developer ensures that you not only consolidate what you've learned, but build upon those foundations with additional tutoring.