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Stronghold: Crusader Extreme
Released On: Jun 2, 2008
45
6.2
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
45
18% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
64% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
45
18% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
64% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
This game earns the name extreme, from the maps to the enemies to the combat.
This edition of Stronghold Crusaders is one of those games that leaves us to wonder, what were they thinking?
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 59 User Ratings
6.2
36% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
37% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
27% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 59 User Ratings
6.2
36% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
37% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
27% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
I love the Stronghold series (save for Stronghold Legends), and Crusader Extreme is no exception. That said, I can't help but feel it could've been so much better.
What's good: vastly expanded sprite limits for huge desert battles. New game mechanics pumping troops onto the field faster, and special abilities to counter them. New maps. New computer characters. New set of Crusader Path missions.
What's bad: No campaign. No castle builder. The improvements the game makes on Crusader are isolated to the string of missions in Extreme. Sure, new maps are cool, but this would've been much better if released as a patch/expansion, so that the improvements could be enjoyed in the original Crusader missions.
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I can only recommend this game to hardcore fans of the genre. Others would find it hard to get much enjoyment from it, especially when there are a lot of great RTS classics out there. This game is six years old and looks it m’lord.
Not only is Stronghold Crusader Extreme dated in terms of graphics and sound, but the interface is also slow and cumbersome.
Stronghold has always been a series that was pleasingly enjoyable to play and has always had bags of potential, but this recent rehash does nothing other than highlight just how out of date it has become.
Old and almost impossible, Stronghold Crusader Extreme is hard to recommend even to diehard fans of this RTS series.
Other than the fact that you can wage 10,000-unit battles, don't expect much difference between Stronghold Crusader Extreme and the regular, nonextreme Stronghold Crusader.
i like stronghold series but not this version . i hardly seen different of this and first one .
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The least favourite of the Stronghold games in my opinion. The graphics did not improve to any great extent and the A.I is very harder that other A.L I have faced in the previous games but at least it is more challenging for your enjoyment. I am just upset that this feels more of a "patch" than an actually game due to the only changes of troop limit and A.L. Although skirmish is somewhat enjoyable if you do want to try it.
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Summary Stronghold Crusader Extreme takes the addictive Crusader gameplay to a new level. Featuring massive battles, new outposts and tactical powers to master, Extreme carries on from where Crusader left off. The all new Extreme trail will provide a stiff challenge to any hardened Crusader player. For those new to Crusader, the original game ha...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Jun 2, 2008
Developer:
- FireFly Studios
Publisher: Gamecock Media Group
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