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Stronghold HD
''Stronghold'' is a historical real-time strategy video game developed by Firefly Studios and published in 2001 by Gathering of Developers for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits but also has prominent economic and infrastructure development elements. There is both an economic and a military campaign to be played and both are discussed in the game manual. In the English version, the game takes place in Medieval Britain around the year 1066; however, since there is not always a time limit, scenarios can continue hundreds of years beyond that date. ''Stronghold'' was a commercial success, with global sales above 1.5 million units by 2004. As well as earning many favourable reviews from reviewers such as ''PC Gamer'' and GameSpy, the game continues to boast a large community, who edit and create various material through the in-game Map Editor/Scenario Creator. The game's popularity led to several sequels: ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firefly Studios
Firefly Studios Limited (also stylized as FireFly Studios) is a British video game developer based in London. Formed in August 1999 by Simon Bradbury, David Lester, and Eric Ouellette, the company focuses on historic real-time strategy games for the PC and Macintosh systems. They are best known for their ''Stronghold'' series of games. In June 2021, the studio was acquired by Devolver Digital. History Firefly Studios was established in August 1999 by Simon Bradbury, David Lester, and Eric Ouellette, who met while working at Impressions Games. The studio released its first game, ''Stronghold,'' in 2001, to critical and commercial success. The later Stronghold releases, ''Stronghold 2'' (2005), and '' Stronghold Legends'' (2006), both received poor reviews and were given Metacritic scores of 63 percent and 57 percent respectively. The last of the series, '' Stronghold: Crusader Extreme'' (2008), received an average score of 40 percent on Metacritic. Around this time, the studio beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |