Stronghold 2 Deluxe

by 2K Games

Product Features

• More maps, opponents, and historical castles to battle! Crusade across Europe in a new game mode!
• Fight daring duels through castle keeps, over walls and inside great towers
• All new troop units and seige equipment and now formations allow epic warfare
• Look inside buildings and watch as medieval day-to-day life unfolds
• Hold lavish feasts and spectacular jousting tournaments that bestow honor upon you

Product Details

• ASIN: B000HD8O4O
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,977 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #78 in Video Games > PC Games > Arcade

Product Description

Build.  Battle.  Become a King.Product InformationPlay the ultimate castle simulation in Stronghold 2 Deluxe.  Expand yourlands and build and fortify your citadel. Entertain with jousts lavish feastsand tournaments or rule with an iron fist and dispense medieval justice to youroverworked and slovenly peasants.  Stronghold 2 is an accurate amazing anddynamic depiction of siege-warfare and castle-life ever portrayed.New Features More Maps Additional Opponents Additional Historical Castles  Crusade Across Europe in a New Game ModeProduct Features Fight daring duels through castle keeps over walls and inside great towers All new troop units and siege equipment and now formations allow epic warfare Look inside buildings and watch as medieval day-to-day life unfolds Hold lavish feasts and spectacular jousting tournaments that bestow honor upon you Windows Requirements Windows 98 Me 2000 XP 2 GHz processor 512 MB or RAM 2.5 GB Hard Disk space 64 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible Graphics Card DirectX 9.0c compatible Sound Card DVD-ROM Drive LAN and broadband Internet play supported 

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wow, August 22, 2009

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Johnny Hill "Swishtastic" (NC woot!) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Stronghold 2 Deluxe (Video Game)

This game is great. It runs fine on my system. I have a AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @ 2.4 Ghz, Onboard Geforce 6150se (not the greatest) with 128mb, and Windows Vista Home Premium. Runs like a champ. Its alot harder than Crusader by a long shot. If you have played crusader then you know its not so much about the castle and more about killing people. In this one its seems more about your castle. I mean you get lots of great units to use to kill your enemy, but to get there it takes great castle management. Very fun game once you get the hang of it!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Big, yet small, improvement, July 31, 2009

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Andrew J. Leavey "Drewoid13" (NY) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Stronghold 2 Deluxe (Video Game)

This product has many innovations and new concepts over the original and its expansion. The intricate lord and honor system adds new depth. When I first borrowed this game from my library, it would hardly run on my computer, meaning this isn't a game for an old system or one with a faint of heart graphic card. Aside from its technical requirements, the 3d graphics look their age, but not as good as, comparable games of the time. The new mechanics can seem overwhelming at time and there are several new layers of micromanagement. The castle building isn't necessarily improved as instead expanded with many new innovations for defending your stronghold. These add a small layer of depth but with each new defense requiring the user's attention, a small vital area of a bigger battle may be thus overlooked and then your lord is dead. The province system is new and unique; but it feels clunky when dealing with carting posts and the AI.

As my only wish, had this not been 3D, the quality, and my appreciation, would have been much higher for this game and its new mechanics. Overall its a slightly above average game but should not be a purchase for those who have low end systems or are not exuberant fans of the original stronghold.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stronghold a bit of a challenge, September 12, 2009

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Yachts (The Best Coast) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Stronghold 2 Deluxe (Video Game)

My only experience with Stronghold prior to this was with the original version. #2 is more of a challenge for sure, but it does have bugs which are annoying. I frequently find the torturers quit working, prisoners continue to languish in the jail and nothing I've tried will remedy the problem. All in all it's a good game and I'm glad I purchased it.