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| PLATFORM: | Macintosh |
| CATEGORY: | Software |
| MANUFACTURER: | MacSoft |
| ESRB RATING: | Teen |
| TYPE: | Computer Games, Macintosh (Machintosh), Mac, Apple, Strategy (Strategic) |
| MEDIA: | CD-ROM |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 828068102012 |
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Customer Reviews of Stronghold (Mac)
Awesome Game In case you didn't already know, Stronghold is a game in which you build a castle kingdom from the ground up. You start out as a Nobleman whose father was murdered. Seeking revenge, you start your own kingdom to combat the 4 other armies populating the continent. In the early stages of the game, you start off with a small keep and then gradually throughout the game, you gain abilities to build walls, towers and gates as well as industry buildings such as bakeries, mills and so forth.
My favorite part of strategy games such as Age of Empires or Warcraft is learning the different types of buildings and having them all work together, forming a system that aids you against your foes. Of all the strategy games I've played, Stronghold achieves this best. The controls are a little clunky (it was designed to be used with right/left clicking) but I got used to it fairly fast. I also like that you can change angles; something that hasn't seem to have caught on in the RTS genre. The popularity meter is another favorite of mine. If you raise taxes or lower rations, your villagers won't like you as much. But if you leave it at no taxes and full rations, the villagers will eventually love you. You'll find that sometimes you have to balance things out; you'll have tons of money but no food, so in order to keep the villagers from hating you, you half their rations but give them all a small bribe. Or vice versa. Last but certainly not least, the setting is very authentic. The voices can be a little cheesy, but they keep teh game from becoming too dreary. Overall, it really draws me in and makes me feel like I'm really a Nobleman who owns a village.
At $[money]less than most games out now and with tons of replay value, I give Stronghold a 5 star rating.
Nice port; good game; lousy simulation
MacPlay have done a great job porting the PC game over to Mac. The game plays well and looks good. I haven't noticed any bugs.
The game is a riproaring Real Time Strategy/city builder game where you get to build a castle and its economy (everything from wheat farms to armorers) and then defend it against raging attackers.
The game is a terrible simulation of siege warfare because it confuses months and minutes. Unlike in Warcraft, nothing takes time to build, provided you have the raw materials for it. You can be building new walls or training up fresh archers in the same time it takes for enemy spearmen to climb ladders up your walls. You never have enough time to plan your castle, while in "real life" you'd have nothing but time while the masons laboriously placed stone on stone. It's also silly that spearmen can level a stone castle wall just by picking at it. These were clearly decisions to make gameplay more exciting, and if it's a fast game you're looking for, you'll like those decisions. If you like a thoughtful game like Civ 3, look elsewhere.
Stronghold
Civilization was o.k. but heres the new game that wil get castle builders on their toes. Stronghold is an excellent game that is definetely over rated there is not much blood but still some violenece. Stronghold would make an excellent Christmas or Hannukah gift . Stronghold is an excellent combination of medivial combat and real life strategy.