Stronghold Warchest

by Global Star

Product Features

• The original Stronghold game and original Stronghold Crusader game
• New Crusader skirmish trail
• Fifty new maps
• Eight new AI opponents (SC)
• Two complete strategy guides

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000ALSDS
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 25, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,806 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The time for poetry is over...now is the time to draw swords, man the walls, and defend your land. All of the castle-storming and rock-hurling excitement from the original series is here, along with challenging new maps and dangerous new enemies. Take up arms and employ catapults and battering rams to reduce the enemy castles to rubble. Reclaim the kingdom in Stronghold, venture forth to conquer the desert in Stronghold Crusader, and become Lord of both realms in the title game, Stronghold Warchest.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent game., April 13, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Stronghold Warchest (CD-ROM)

I bought this game while I was waiting for the release of Lords of the Realm III. I am very glad I made the purchase. This game has provided much entertainment. I really enjoy designing the castles, placing archers and crossbowmen on the walls and towers and placing engineers with pitch pots to shower the enemy with liquid fire. There is also a lot of management and strategy needed to succeed. For example You can only build a large castle with a large supply of stone. I also like the fact that if you dont have one item you could over produce and sell another in order to gain money to buy what you need. I would strongly recomend this game to Medieval strategy game fans. After playing Lords of the Realm III, I am really glad I bought Stonghold Warchest because while Lords of the Realm III sits in my garbage can, Stronghold sits in my PC.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, January 26, 2004

By 

Picturesque Music (In the sky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stronghold Warchest (CD-ROM)

I first bought Stronghold at the end of 2001 after playing, and instantly loving, the demo. My father and brother also played the demo and felt immediately compelled to buy the game. More recently, the sequel Crusader came out (demo also available), and ups the ante yet further.

This game reminds me in ways of Lords of the Realm II. Stronghold is far more reliant on economy than most RTS games, but this is by no means a shortcoming and the economy is not unwieldly in the least. The game truly is a gem and among a very small group of games that have successfully implemented real-time castle construction.

Requirements: It actually ran "ok" on a P2 350 with a decent bit of ram. I have since upgraded to a Celeron 1000 (pathetically slow in today's terms, I know) with 512 ram, and this game runs perfectly.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hours of FUN, FUN, FUN, March 5, 2004

By 

Tom Reynolds (Wuhan, China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stronghold Warchest (CD-ROM)

This pack includes the original Stronghold along with Stronghold: Crusader. Think of this as WarCraft II in medieval times. The game begins with a nice introduction and has an easily navigated menu system. It is a one player game but can be played over a network or Internet connection.

Play is very straightforward and there are help menus throughout. Game play is very fluid and exciting. It includes a set game with various campaigns to defeat the baddies. It also includes stand alone attacks and a great map editor. I can't say enough about the map editor as it lets you do 3-D terrain design (up to a point) and provides plenty of options. Perhaps the only disadvantage is that like all of these games the AI is limited and at times you find yourself yelling at the soldiers, "How can anyone be that dumb - take cover!"

Perhaps the coolest thing about this is being able to fight battles at real historical castles in Europe. They provide a brief historical description of the castle and its history and then you can kick derriere.

An added bonus is that there is a strong following of the game and an online community with whom you can exchange maps, engage in battle, participate in contests, etc. If you feel you are up for a medieval challenge and enjoy WarCraft, StarCraft type games this one will provide you with lots of entertainment.